Citizenship by Descent
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| Country Name | Citizenship by Descent | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Yes | At least one parent must have been born in - and continuously lived in - Afghanistan |
| Aland Islands | - | - |
| Albania | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Albania |
| Algeria | Yes | The mother must be a citizen of Algeria |
| American Samoa | - | - |
| Andorra | Yes | The mother must be an Andorran citizen or the father must have been born in Andorra and both parents maintain permanent residence in Andorra |
| Angola | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Angola |
| Anguilla | See United Kingdom | - |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Yes | - |
| Argentina | Yes | - |
| Armenia | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Armenia |
| Aruba | See Netherlands | - |
| Australia | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia |
| Austria | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Austria |
| Azerbaijan | Yes | - |
| Bahamas | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of The Bahamas |
| Bahrain | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Bahrain |
| Baker Island | - | - |
| Bangladesh | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Bangladesh |
| Barbados | Yes | - |
| Belarus | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Belarus |
| Belgium | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Belgium |
| Belize | Yes | - |
| Benin | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Benin |
| Bermuda | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of the UK |
| Bhutan | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Bhutan |
| Bolivia | Yes | - |
| Bonaire | Saint Eustachius and Saba | - |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Botswana | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Botswana |
| Bouvet Island | - | - |
| Brazil | Yes | - |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | - | - |
| British Virgin Islands | See United Kingdom | - |
| Brunei Darussalam | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Brunei |
| Bulgaria | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Bulgaria |
| Burkina Faso | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Burkina Faso |
| Burundi | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Burundi |
| Cambodia | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Cambodia |
| Cameroon | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Cameroon |
| Canada | Yes | - |
| Cape Verde | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Cabo Verde |
| Cayman Islands | See United Kingdom | - |
| Central African Republic | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of the Central African Republic |
| Chad | Yes | Both parents must be citizens of Chad |
| Chile | Yes | - |
| China | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of China |
| Christmas Island | See Australia | - |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | See Australia | - |
| Colombia | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen or permanent resident of Colombia |
| Comoros | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of the Comoros |
| Cook Islands | - | - |
| Costa Rica | Yes | - |
| Croatia | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Croatia |
| Cuba | Yes | - |
| Curaçao | See Netherlands | - |
| Cyprus | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Cyprus |
| Czech Republic | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Czechia |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Cote d'Ivoire |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Denmark | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Denmark |
| Djibouti | Yes | The mother must be a citizen of Djibouti |
| Dominica | Yes | - |
| Dominican Republic | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of the Dominican Republic |
| Ecuador | Yes | - |
| Egypt | Yes | If the father was born in Egypt |
| El Salvador | Yes | - |
| Equatorial Guinea | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Equatorial Guinea |
| Eritrea | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Eritrea |
| Estonia | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Estonia |
| Ethiopia | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Ethiopia |
| Falkland Islands | See United Kingdom | - |
| Faroe Islands | See Denmark | - |
| Federated States of Micronesia | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of FSM |
| Fiji | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Fiji |
| Finland | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Finland |
| France | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of France |
| French Guiana | - | - |
| French Polynesia | See Frace | - |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands | See France | - |
| Gabon | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Gabon |
| Gambia | Yes | - |
| Georgia | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Georgia |
| Germany | Yes | At least one parent must be a German citizen or a resident alien who has lived in Germany at least 8 years |
| Ghana | Yes | At least one parent or grandparent must be a citizen of Ghana |
| Gibraltar | See United Kindgon | - |
| Glorioso Islands | - | - |
| Greece | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Greece |
| Greenland | See Denmark | - |
| Grenada | Yes | - |
| Guadeloupe | - | - |
| Guam | See United States | - |
| Guatemala | Yes | - |
| Guernsey | See United Kingdom | - |
| Guinea | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Guinea |
| Guinea-Bissau | Yes | - |
| Guyana | Yes | - |
| Haiti | Yes | At least one parent must be a native-born citizen of Haiti |
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands | - | - |
| Honduras | Yes | - |
| Hong Kong | See China | - |
| Howland Island | - | - |
| Hungary | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Hungary |
| Iceland | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Iceland |
| India | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of India |
| Indonesia | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Indonesia |
| Iran | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Iran |
| Iraq | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Iraq |
| Ireland | Yes | - |
| Isle of Man | See United Kingdom | - |
| Israel | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Israel |
| Italy | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Italy |
| Jamaica | Yes | - |
| Japan | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Japan |
| Jarvis Island | - | - |
| Jersey | See United Kingdom | - |
| Johnston Atoll | - | - |
| Jordan | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Jordan |
| Juan De Nova Island | - | - |
| Kazakhstan | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Kazakhstan |
| Kenya | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Kenya |
| Kiribati | Yes | At least one parent must be a native-born citizen of Kiribati |
| Kosovo | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Kosovo |
| Kuwait | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Kuwait |
| Kyrgyzstan | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Kyrgyzstan |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Laos |
| Latvia | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Latvia |
| Lebanon | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Lebanon |
| Lesotho | Yes | - |
| Liberia | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Liberia |
| Libya | Yes | At least one parent or grandparent must be a citizen of Libya |
| Liechtenstein | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Liechtenstein; in the case of a child born out of wedlock |
| Lithuania | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Lithuania |
| Luxembourg | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Luxembourg |
| Macau | See China | - |
| Macedonia | - | - |
| Madagascar | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Madagascar; in the case of a child born out of wedlock |
| Malawi | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Malawi |
| Malaysia | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Malaysia |
| Maldives | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Maldives |
| Mali | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Mali |
| Malta | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Malta |
| Marshall Islands | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of the Marshall Islands |
| Martinique | - | - |
| Mauritania | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Mauritania |
| Mauritius | Yes | - |
| Mayotte | - | - |
| Mexico | Yes | - |
| Midway Islands | - | - |
| Moldova | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Moldova |
| Monaco | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Monaco; in the case of a child born out of wedlock |
| Mongolia | Yes | Both parents must be citizens of Mongolia; one parent if born within Mongolia |
| Montenegro | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Montenegro |
| Montserrat | See United Kingdom | - |
| Morocco | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Morocco; if the father is unknown or stateless |
| Mozambique | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Mozambique |
| Myanmar | - | - |
| Namibia | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Namibia |
| Nauru | - | - |
| Nepal | Yes | - |
| Netherlands | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of the Netherlands |
| New Caledonia | See France | - |
| New Zealand | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of New Zealand |
| Nicaragua | Yes | - |
| Niger | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Niger |
| Nigeria | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Nigeria |
| Niue | - | - |
| Norfolk Island | See Australia | - |
| North Korea | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of North Korea |
| Northern Mariana Islands | See United States | - |
| Norway | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Norway |
| Oman | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Oman |
| Pakistan | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Pakistan |
| Palau | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Palau |
| Palestinian Territories | - | - |
| Panama | Yes | - |
| Papua New Guinea | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Papua New Guinea |
| Paraguay | Yes | At least one parent must be a native-born citizen of Paraguay |
| Peru | Yes | - |
| Philippines | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of the Philippines |
| Pitcairn Islands | See United Kingdom | - |
| Poland | Yes | Both parents must be citizens of Poland |
| Portugal | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Portugal |
| Puerto Rico | See United States | - |
| Qatar | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Qatar |
| Republic of Congo | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of the Republic of Congo |
| Reunion | - | - |
| Romania | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Romania |
| Russia | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Russia |
| Rwanda | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Rwanda; if the father is stateless or unknown |
| Saint Barthelemy | See France | - |
| Saint Helena | See United Kingdom | - |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Yes | - |
| Saint Lucia | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Saint Lucia |
| Saint Martin | See France | - |
| Saint Martin | - | - |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | See France | - |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Samoa | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Samoa |
| San Marino | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of San Marino |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Sao Tome and Principe |
| Saudi Arabia | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Saudi Arabia; a child born out of wedlock in Saudi Arabia to a Saudi mother and unknown father |
| Senegal | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Senegal |
| Serbia | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Serbia |
| Seychelles | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of the Seychelles |
| Sierra Leone | Yes | At least one parent or grandparent must be a citizen of Sierra Leone |
| Singapore | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Singapore |
| Slovakia | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Slovakia |
| Slovenia | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Slovenia; both parents if the child is born outside of Slovenia |
| Solomon Islands | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of the Solomon Islands |
| Somalia | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Somalia |
| South Africa | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of South Africa |
| South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands | - | - |
| South Korea | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of South Korea |
| South Sudan | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of South Sudan |
| Spain | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Spain |
| Sri Lanka | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Sri Lanka |
| Sudan | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Sudan |
| Suriname | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Suriname |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | See Norway | - |
| Swaziland | - | - |
| Sweden | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Sweden; in the case of a child born out of wedlock |
| Switzerland | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Switzerland |
| Syria | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Syria; if the father is unknown or stateless |
| Taiwan | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Taiwan |
| Tajikistan | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Tajikistan |
| Tanzania | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Tanzania; if a child is born abroad |
| Thailand | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Thailand |
| Timor-Leste | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Timor-Leste |
| Togo | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Togo |
| Tokelau | Yes | - |
| Tonga | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Tonga; if a child is born out of wedlock |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Yes | - |
| Tunisia | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Tunisia |
| Turkey | Yes | at least one parent must be a citizen of Turkey |
| Turkmenistan | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Turkmenistan |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | See United Kingdom | - |
| Tuvalu | Yes | For a child born abroad |
| Uganda | Yes | At least one parent or grandparent must be a native-born citizen of Uganda |
| Ukraine | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Ukraine |
| United Arab Emirates | Yes | The father must be a citizen of the United Arab Emirates; if the father is unknown |
| United Kingdom | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of the United Kingdom |
| United States | Yes | - |
| Uruguay | Yes | - |
| US Virgin Islands | See United States | - |
| Uzbekistan | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Uzbekistan |
| Vanuatu | Yes | Both parents must be citizens of Vanuatu; in the case of only one parent |
| Vatican City | No | - |
| Venezuela | Yes | - |
| Vietnam | Yes | At least one parent must be a citizen of Vietnam |
| Wake Island | See United States | - |
| Wallis and Futuna | See France | - |
| Western Sahara | - | - |
| Yemen | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Yemen; if the father is unknown |
| Zambia | Yes | If at least one parent was a citizen of Zambia |
| Zimbabwe | Yes | The father must be a citizen of Zimbabwe; in the case of a child born out of wedlock |