Nationality comparison by country
198 countries sortable by years of residence to naturalize and number of pathways. Each fact sheet details requirements, documentation and verified official source.
The 5 naturalization pathways with the shortest required residence time
- 1 yearBelizeCentral America1 year of residence immediately preceding the application; the spouse of a Belizean citizen is deemed legally resident FROM THE DATE OF MARRIAGE, even with irregular entry (Belizean Nationality Act, cap. 161, ss. 11(3)(b) and 11(4))
- 1 yearBrazilSouth America1 year
- 1 yearCanadaNorth America1 out of 2 years (365 days as a PR)
- 1 yearEl SalvadorCentral America1 year of residence in the country for Spaniards and Hispanic Americans of origin (including Central Americans) (1983 Constitution, art. 92.1)
- 1 yearSloveniaEurope1 year of actual residence in Slovenia before applying (Slovene emigrants and descendants up to 4th degree)
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198 results
| Region | Verified | Fact sheet | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | Asia | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Albania | Europe | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Algeria | Africa | 4 pathways | 7 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Andorra | Europe | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Angola | Africa | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Antigua and Barbuda | Caribbean | 6 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Argentina | South America | 4 pathways | 2 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Armenia | Europe | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Australia | Oceania | 5 pathways | 4 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Austria | Europe | 4 pathways | 6 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Azerbaijan | Europe | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Bahamas | Caribbean | 3 pathways | 6 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Bahrain | Asia | 3 pathways | 25 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Bangladesh | Asia | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Barbados | Caribbean | 5 pathways | 4 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Belarus | Europe | 4 pathways | 7 years | 2026-09-14 | Requirements |
 Belgium | Europe | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Belize | Central America | 4 pathways | 1 year | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Benin | Africa | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Bhutan | Asia | 3 pathways | 20 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Bolivia | South America | 3 pathways | 2 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | 5 pathways | 3 years | 2026-09-14 | Requirements |
 Botswana | Africa | 4 pathways | 10 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Brazil | South America | 5 pathways | 1 year | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Brunei | Asia | 4 pathways | 20 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Bulgaria | Europe | 3 pathways | 3 years | 2026-09-19 | Requirements |
 Burkina Faso | Africa | 7 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Burundi | Africa | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Cambodia | Asia | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Cameroon | Africa | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Canada | North America | 7 pathways | 1 year | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Cape Verde | Africa | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Central African Republic | Africa | 3 pathways | 35 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Chad | Africa | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Chile | South America | 5 pathways | 2 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 China | Asia | 3 pathways | No pathway by residence | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Colombia | South America | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Comoros | Africa | 5 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Costa Rica | Central America | 4 pathways | 2 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Côte d'Ivoire | Africa | 4 pathways | 2 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Croatia | Europe | 5 pathways | 8 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Cuba | Caribbean | 6 pathways | 2 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Cyprus | Europe | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-09-14 | Requirements |
 Czech Republic | Europe | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-09-14 | Requirements |
 Denmark | Europe | 4 pathways | 2 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Djibouti | Africa | 3 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Dominica | Caribbean | 4 pathways | 7 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Dominican Republic | Caribbean | 3 pathways | 2 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Ecuador | South America | 5 pathways | 2 years | 2026-09-14 | Requirements |
 Egypt | Africa | 5 pathways | 2 years | 2026-09-23 | Requirements |
 El Salvador | Central America | 6 pathways | 1 year | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Equatorial Guinea | Africa | 2 pathways | No pathway by residence | 2026-09-14 | Requirements |
 Eritrea | Africa | 2 pathways | 10 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Estonia | Europe | 4 pathways | 8 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Eswatini | Africa | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Ethiopia | Africa | 4 pathways | 2 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Fiji | Oceania | 5 pathways | 5 years | 2026-09-14 | Requirements |
 Finland | Europe | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 France | Europe | 4 pathways | 4 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Gabon | Africa | 3 pathways | 6 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Gambia | Africa | 4 pathways | 7 years | 2026-09-14 | Requirements |
 Georgia | Europe | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Germany | Europe | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Ghana | Africa | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Greece | Europe | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Grenada | Caribbean | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Guatemala | Central America | 4 pathways | 1 year | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Guinea | Africa | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Guinea-Bissau | Africa | 5 pathways | 3 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Guyana | South America | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Haiti | Caribbean | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Honduras | Central America | 7 pathways | 1 year | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Hungary | Europe | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Iceland | Europe | 3 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 India | Asia | 4 pathways | 1 year | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Indonesia | Asia | 4 pathways | 2 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Iran | Asia | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Iraq | Asia | 6 pathways | 1 year | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Ireland | Europe | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Israel | Asia | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Italy | Europe | 4 pathways | 2 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Jamaica | Caribbean | 6 pathways | 4 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Japan | Asia | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Jordan | Asia | 4 pathways | 4 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Kazakhstan | Asia | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Kenya | Africa | 3 pathways | 7 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Kiribati | Oceania | 4 pathways | 7 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Kosovo | Europe | 5 pathways | 3 years | 2026-09-14 | Requirements |
 Kuwait | Asia | 4 pathways | 15 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Kyrgyzstan | Asia | 3 pathways | 3 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Laos | Asia | 3 pathways | 10 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Latvia | Europe | 5 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Lebanon | Asia | 3 pathways | 1 year | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Lesotho | Africa | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-09-14 | Requirements |
 Liberia | Africa | 4 pathways | 1 year | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Libya | Africa | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Liechtenstein | Europe | 3 pathways | 10 years | 2026-09-14 | Requirements |
 Lithuania | Europe | 4 pathways | 7 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Luxembourg | Europe | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Madagascar | Africa | 3 pathways | 2 years | 2026-09-14 | Requirements |
 Malawi | Africa | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Malaysia | Asia | 4 pathways | 2 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Maldives | Asia | 3 pathways | 12 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Mali | Africa | 3 pathways | 1 year | 2026-09-14 | Requirements |
 Malta | Europe | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Marshall Islands | Oceania | 4 pathways | 10 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Mauritania | Africa | 5 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Mauritius | Africa | 7 pathways | 4 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Mexico | Central America | 6 pathways | 2 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Micronesia | Oceania | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Moldova | Europe | 4 pathways | 1 year | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Monaco | Europe | 3 pathways | 10 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Mongolia | Asia | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Montenegro | Europe | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Morocco | Africa | 4 pathways | 2 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Mozambique | Africa | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Myanmar | Asia | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Namibia | Africa | 3 pathways | 10 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Nauru | Oceania | 4 pathways | 7 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Nepal | Asia | 3 pathways | 15 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Netherlands | Europe | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 New Zealand | Oceania | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Nicaragua | Central America | 6 pathways | 2 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Niger | Africa | 5 pathways | 1 year | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Nigeria | Africa | 4 pathways | 15 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 North Korea | Asia | 3 pathways | No pathway by residence | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 North Macedonia | Europe | 4 pathways | 8 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Norway | Europe | 4 pathways | 2 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Oman | Asia | 3 pathways | 8 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Pakistan | Asia | 3 pathways | 4 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Palau | Oceania | 4 pathways | No pathway by residence | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Palestine | Asia | 3 pathways | No pathway by residence | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Panama | Central America | 4 pathways | No pathway by residence | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Papua New Guinea | Oceania | 6 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Paraguay | South America | 3 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Peru | South America | 3 pathways | 2 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Philippines | Asia | 5 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Poland | Europe | 5 pathways | 2 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Portugal | Europe | 9 pathways | 3 years | 2026-09-14 | Requirements |
 Qatar | Asia | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Republic of the Congo | Africa | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Romania | Europe | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Russia | Europe | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Rwanda | Africa | 7 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | Caribbean | 6 pathways | 14 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Saint Lucia | Caribbean | 6 pathways | 7 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Caribbean | 3 pathways | No pathway by residence | 2026-09-14 | Requirements |
 Samoa | Oceania | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-09-14 | Requirements |
 San Marino | Europe | 3 pathways | 10 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 São Tomé and Príncipe | Africa | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-09-14 | Requirements |
 Saudi Arabia | Asia | 3 pathways | 10 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Senegal | Africa | 4 pathways | 10 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Serbia | Europe | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Seychelles | Africa | 3 pathways | 15 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Sierra Leone | Africa | 4 pathways | 8 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Singapore | Asia | 4 pathways | 1 year | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Slovakia | Europe | 4 pathways | 4 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Slovenia | Europe | 5 pathways | 1 year | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Solomon Islands | Oceania | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Somalia | Africa | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 South Africa | Africa | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 South Korea | Asia | 4 pathways | 2 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 South Sudan | Africa | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Spain | Europe | 4 pathways | 1 year | 2026-09-23 | Requirements |
 Sri Lanka | Asia | 3 pathways | 1 year | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Sudan | Africa | 4 pathways | 2 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Suriname | South America | 3 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Sweden | Europe | 4 pathways | 2 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Switzerland | Europe | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Syria | Asia | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Taiwan | Asia | 4 pathways | No pathway by residence | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Tajikistan | Asia | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Tanzania | Africa | 3 pathways | 10 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Thailand | Asia | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Timor-Leste | Asia | 5 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Togo | Africa | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Tonga | Oceania | 5 pathways | 2 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Trinidad and Tobago | Caribbean | 6 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Tunisia | Africa | 4 pathways | 2 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Türkiye | Europe | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Turkmenistan | Asia | 3 pathways | 7 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Tuvalu | Oceania | 3 pathways | 7 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Uganda | Africa | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-12 | Requirements |
 Ukraine | Europe | 4 pathways | 2 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 United Arab Emirates | Asia | 3 pathways | 30 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 United Kingdom | Europe | 5 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 United States | North America | 8 pathways | 1 year | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Uruguay | South America | 3 pathways | 3 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Uzbekistan | Asia | 4 pathways | 3 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Vanuatu | Oceania | 7 pathways | 2 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Vatican City | Europe | 3 pathways | No pathway by residence | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Venezuela | South America | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Vietnam | Asia | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Western Sahara | Africa | 3 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-20 | Requirements |
 Yemen | Asia | 4 pathways | 4 years | 2026-10-14 | Requirements |
 Zambia | Africa | 4 pathways | 5 years | 2026-06-21 | Requirements |
 Zimbabwe | Africa | 2 pathways | 5 years | 2026-09-23 | Requirements |
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