Citizenship by Naturalization
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| Country Name | Citizenship by Naturalization | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Yes | 5 years |
| Aland Islands | - | - |
| Albania | Yes | 5 years |
| Algeria | Yes | 7 years |
| American Samoa | - | - |
| Andorra | Yes | 25 years |
| Angola | Yes | 10 years |
| Anguilla | See United Kingdom | - |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Yes | 7 years |
| Argentina | Yes | 2 years |
| Armenia | Yes | 3 years |
| Aruba | See Netherlands | - |
| Australia | Yes | 4 years |
| Austria | Yes | 10 years |
| Azerbaijan | Yes | 5 years |
| Bahamas | Yes | 6-9 years |
| Bahrain | Yes | 25 years; 15 years for Arab nationals |
| Baker Island | - | - |
| Bangladesh | Yes | 5 years |
| Barbados | Yes | 5 years |
| Belarus | Yes | 7 years |
| Belgium | Yes | 5 years |
| Belize | Yes | 5 years |
| Benin | Yes | 10 years |
| Bermuda | Yes | 10 years |
| Bhutan | Yes | 10 years |
| Bolivia | Yes | 3 years |
| Bonaire, Saint Eustachius and Saba | - | - |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Yes | 8 years |
| Botswana | Yes | 10 years |
| Bouvet Island | - | - |
| Brazil | Yes | 4 years |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | - | - |
| British Virgin Islands | See United Kingdom | - |
| Brunei Darussalam | Yes | 12 years |
| Bulgaria | Yes | 5 years |
| Burkina Faso | Yes | 10 years |
| Burundi | Yes | 10 years |
| Cambodia | Yes | 7 years |
| Cameroon | Yes | 5 years |
| Canada | Yes | Minimum of 3 of last 5 years resident in Canada |
| Cape Verde | Yes | 5 years |
| Cayman Islands | See United Kingdom | - |
| Central African Republic | Yes | 35 years |
| Chad | Yes | 15 years |
| Chile | Yes | 5 years |
| China | Yes | While naturalization is theoretically possible, in practical terms it is extremely difficult; residency is required but not specified |
| Christmas Island | See Australia | - |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | See Australia | - |
| Colombia | Yes | 5 years |
| Comoros | Yes | 10 years |
| Cook Islands | - | - |
| Costa Rica | Yes | 7 years |
| Croatia | Yes | 5 years |
| Cuba | - | - |
| Curaçao | See Netherlands | - |
| Cyprus | Yes | 7 years |
| Czech Republic | Yes | 5 years |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Yes | 5 years |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Yes | 5 years |
| Denmark | Yes | 7 years |
| Djibouti | Yes | 10 years |
| Dominica | Yes | 5 years |
| Dominican Republic | Yes | 2 years |
| Ecuador | Yes | 3 years |
| Egypt | Yes | 10 years |
| El Salvador | Yes | 5 years |
| Equatorial Guinea | Yes | 10 years |
| Eritrea | Yes | 20 years |
| Estonia | Yes | 5 years |
| Ethiopia | Yes | 4 years |
| Falkland Islands | See United Kingdom | - |
| Faroe Islands | See Denmark | - |
| Federated States of Micronesia | Yes | 5 years |
| Fiji | Yes | At least 5 years residency out of the 10 years preceding application |
| Finland | Yes | 6 years |
| France | Yes | 5 years |
| French Guiana | - | - |
| French Polynesia | See France | - |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands | See France | - |
| Gabon | Yes | 10 years |
| Gambia | Yes | 5 years |
| Georgia | Yes | 10 years |
| Germany | Yes | 8 years |
| Ghana | Yes | 5 years |
| Gibraltar | See United Kingdom | - |
| Glorioso Islands | - | - |
| Greece | Yes | 10 years |
| Greenland | See Denmark | - |
| Grenada | Yes | 7 years for persons from a non-Caribbean state and 4 years for a person from a Caribbean state |
| Guadeloupe | - | - |
| Guam | See United States | - |
| Guatemala | Yes | 5 years with no absences of six consecutive months or longer or absences totaling more than a year |
| Guernsey | See United Kingdom | - |
| Guinea | No | - |
| Guinea-Bissau | Yes | 5 years |
| Guyana | No | - |
| Haiti | Yes | 5 years |
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands | - | - |
| Honduras | Yes | 1-3 years |
| Hong Kong | See China | - |
| Howland Island | - | - |
| Hungary | Yes | 8 years |
| Iceland | Yes | 3-7 years |
| India | Yes | 5 years |
| Indonesia | Yes | 5 continuous years |
| Iran | Yes | 5 years |
| Iraq | Yes | 10 years |
| Ireland | Yes | 4 of the previous 8 years |
| Isle of Man | See United Kingdom | - |
| Israel | Yes | 3 out of the 5 years preceding the application for naturalization |
| Italy | Yes | 4 years for EU nationals, 5 years for refugees and specified exceptions, 10 years for all others |
| Jamaica | Yes | 4 out of the previous 5 years |
| Japan | Yes | 5 years |
| Jarvis Island | - | - |
| Jersey | See United Kingdom | - |
| Johnston Atoll | - | - |
| Jordan | Yes | 15 years |
| Juan De Nova Island | - | - |
| Kazakhstan | Yes | 5 years |
| Kenya | Yes | 4 out of the previous 7 years |
| Kiribati | Yes | 7 years |
| Kosovo | Yes | 5 years |
| Kuwait | - | - |
| Kyrgyzstan | Yes | 5 years |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | Yes | 10 years |
| Latvia | Yes | 5 years |
| Lebanon | - | - |
| Lesotho | Yes | 5 years |
| Liberia | Yes | 2 years |
| Libya | Yes | Varies from 3 to 5 years |
| Liechtenstein | Yes | 5 years |
| Lithuania | Yes | 10 years |
| Luxembourg | Yes | 7 years |
| Macau | See China | - |
| Macedonia | - | - |
| Madagascar | - | - |
| Malawi | Yes | 10 out of 12 years preceding application |
| Malaysia | - | - |
| Maldives | - | - |
| Mali | Yes | 5 years |
| Malta | Yes | 5 years |
| Marshall Islands | Yes | 5 years |
| Martinique | - | - |
| Mauritania | Yes | 5 years |
| Mauritius | Yes | 5 out of the previous 7 years including the last 12 months |
| Mayotte | - | - |
| Mexico | Yes | 5 years |
| Midway Islands | - | - |
| Moldova | Yes | 10 years |
| Monaco | Yes | 10 years |
| Mongolia | Yes | 5 years |
| Montenegro | Yes | 10 years |
| Montserrat | See United Kingdom | - |
| Morocco | Yes | 5 years |
| Mozambique | Yes | 5 years |
| Myanmar | - | - |
| Namibia | Yes | 5 years |
| Nauru | - | - |
| Nepal | Yes | 15 years |
| Netherlands | Yes | 5 years |
| New Caledonia | See France | - |
| New Zealand | Yes | 3 years |
| Nicaragua | Yes | 4 years |
| Niger | - | - |
| Nigeria | Yes | 15 years |
| Niue | - | - |
| Norfolk Island | See Australia | - |
| North Korea | - | - |
| Northern Mariana Islands | See United States | - |
| Norway | Yes | 7 years |
| Oman | - | - |
| Pakistan | Yes | 4 out of the previous 7 years and including the 12 months preceding application |
| Palau | No | - |
| Palestinian Territories | - | - |
| Panama | Yes | 5 years |
| Papua New Guinea | Yes | 8 years |
| Paraguay | Yes | 3 years |
| Peru | Yes | 2 years |
| Philippines | Yes | 10 years |
| Pitcairn Islands | See United Kingdom | - |
| Poland | Yes | 5 years |
| Portugal | Yes | 10 years; 6 years if from a Portuguese-speaking country |
| Puerto Rico | See United States | - |
| Qatar | Yes | 20 years; 15 years if an Arab national |
| Republic of Congo | Yes | 10 years |
| Reunion | - | - |
| Romania | Yes | 5 years |
| Russia | Yes | 3-5 years |
| Rwanda | Yes | 10 years |
| Saint Barthelemy | See France | - |
| Saint Helena | See United Kingdom | - |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Yes | 14 years |
| Saint Lucia | Yes | 8 years |
| Saint Martin | See France | - |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | See France | - |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Yes | 7 years |
| Samoa | Yes | 5 years |
| San Marino | Yes | 30 years |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Yes | 5 years |
| Saudi Arabia | Yes | 5 years |
| Senegal | Yes | 5 years |
| Serbia | Yes | 5 years |
| Seychelles | Yes | 5 years |
| Sierra Leone | Yes | 5 years |
| Singapore | Yes | 10 years |
| Sint Maarten | See Netherlands | - |
| Slovakia | Yes | 5 years |
| Slovenia | Yes | 10 years, the last 5 of which have been continuous |
| Solomon Islands | Yes | 7 years |
| Somalia | Yes | 7 years |
| South Africa | Yes | 10 years |
| South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands | - | - |
| South Korea | Yes | 5 years |
| South Sudan | Yes | 10 years |
| Spain | Yes | 10 years for persons with no ties to Spain |
| Sri Lanka | Yes | 7 years |
| Sudan | Yes | 10 years |
| Suriname | Yes | 5 years |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | See Norway | - |
| Swaziland | - | - |
| Sweden | Yes | 5 years |
| Switzerland | Yes | 12 years including at least 3 of the last 5 years prior to application |
| Syria | Yes | 10 years |
| Taiwan | Yes | 5 years |
| Tajikistan | Yes | 5 years or 3 years of continuous residence prior to application |
| Tanzania | Yes | 5 years |
| Thailand | Yes | 5 years |
| Timor-Leste | Yes | 10 years |
| Togo | Yes | 5 years |
| Tokelau | See New Zealand | - |
| Tonga | Yes | 5 years |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Yes | 8 years |
| Tunisia | Yes | 5 years |
| Turkey | Yes | 5 years |
| Turkmenistan | Yes | 7 years |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | See United Kingdom | - |
| Tuvalu | No | - |
| Uganda | Yes | an aggregate of 20 years and continuously for the last 2 years prior to applying for citizenship |
| Ukraine | Yes | 5 years |
| United Arab Emirates | Yes | 30 years |
| United Kingdom | Yes | 5 years |
| United States | Yes | 5 years |
| Uruguay | Yes | 3-5 years |
| US Virgin Islands | See United States | - |
| Uzbekistan | Yes | 5 years |
| Vanuatu | Yes | 10 years |
| Vatican City | No | - |
| Venezuela | Yes | 10 years; reduced to five years in the case of applicants from Spain, Portugal, Italy, or a Latin American or Caribbean country |
| Vietnam | Yes | 5 years |
| Wake Island | - | - |
| Wallis and Futuna | See France | - |
| Western Sahara | - | - |
| Yemen | Yes | 10 years |
| Zambia | Yes | 5 years for those with an ancestor who was a citizen of Zambia, otherwise 10 years residency is required |
| Zimbabwe | Yes | 5 years |