NationalityLaws

Nationality law, country by country.

Clear, current guides to dual citizenship, citizenship by descent, naturalization, and second-passport pathways — for 196 countries.

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Afghanistan
Asia
Conditional
Albania
Europe
Dual OK
Algeria
Africa
Conditional
Andorra
Europe
No Dual
Angola
Africa
No Dual
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean
Dual OK
Argentina
South America
Dual OK
Armenia
Asia
Dual OK
Australia
Oceania
Dual OK
Austria
Europe
Conditional
Azerbaijan
Asia
No Dual
Bahrain
Middle East
No Dual
Bangladesh
Asia
Conditional
Barbados
Caribbean
Dual OK
Belarus
Europe
No Dual
Belgium
Europe
Dual OK
Belize
Central America
Dual OK
Benin
Africa
Dual OK
Bhutan
Asia
No Dual
Bolivia
South America
Conditional
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Europe
Conditional
Botswana
Africa
No Dual
Brazil
South America
Dual OK
Brunei
Asia
No Dual
Bulgaria
Europe
Dual OK
Burkina Faso
Africa
Conditional
Burundi
Africa
Conditional
Cabo Verde
Africa
Dual OK
Cambodia
Asia
Dual OK
Cameroon
Africa
No Dual
Canada
North America
Dual OK
Central African Republic
Africa
No Dual
Chad
Africa
No Dual
Chile
South America
Dual OK
China
Asia
No Dual
Colombia
South America
Dual OK
Comoros
Africa
Conditional
Congo (Brazzaville)
Africa
No Dual
Congo (DRC)
Africa
No Dual
Costa Rica
Central America
Dual OK
Cote d'Ivoire
Africa
No Dual
Croatia
Europe
Dual OK
Cuba
Caribbean
No Dual
Cyprus
Europe
Dual OK
Czech Republic
Europe
Dual OK
Denmark
Europe
Dual OK
Djibouti
Africa
No Dual
Dominica
Caribbean
Dual OK
Dominican Republic
Caribbean
Dual OK
Ecuador
South America
Dual OK
Egypt
Africa
Conditional
El Salvador
Central America
Dual OK
Equatorial Guinea
Africa
No Dual
Eritrea
Africa
Conditional
Estonia
Europe
Conditional
Eswatini
Africa
No Dual
Ethiopia
Africa
No Dual
Fiji
Oceania
No Dual
Finland
Europe
Dual OK
France
Europe
Dual OK
Gabon
Africa
No Dual
Gambia
Africa
No Dual
Georgia
Asia
Conditional
Germany
Europe
Dual OK
Ghana
Africa
Dual OK
Greece
Europe
Dual OK
Grenada
Caribbean
Dual OK
Guatemala
Central America
Conditional
Guinea
Africa
No Dual
Guinea-Bissau
Africa
Conditional
Guyana
South America
Dual OK
Haiti
Caribbean
Dual OK
Honduras
Central America
Conditional
Hungary
Europe
Dual OK
Iceland
Europe
Dual OK
India
Asia
No Dual
Indonesia
Asia
Conditional
Iran
Middle East
Conditional
Iraq
Middle East
Dual OK
Ireland
Europe
Dual OK
Israel
Middle East
Conditional
Italy
Europe
Dual OK
Jamaica
Caribbean
Dual OK
Japan
Asia
No Dual
Jordan
Middle East
Conditional
Kazakhstan
Asia
No Dual
Kenya
Africa
Dual OK
Kiribati
Oceania
No Dual
Kosovo
Europe
Dual OK
Kuwait
Middle East
No Dual
Kyrgyzstan
Asia
No Dual
Laos
Asia
No Dual
Latvia
Europe
Conditional
Lebanon
Middle East
Dual OK
Lesotho
Africa
No Dual
Liberia
Africa
No Dual
Libya
Africa
No Dual
Liechtenstein
Europe
Dual OK
Lithuania
Europe
Conditional
Luxembourg
Europe
Dual OK
Madagascar
Africa
Conditional
Malawi
Africa
No Dual
Malaysia
Asia
No Dual
Maldives
Asia
No Dual
Mali
Africa
Dual OK
Malta
Europe
Dual OK
Marshall Islands
Oceania
Conditional
Mauritania
Africa
No Dual
Mauritius
Africa
Dual OK
Mexico
North America
Dual OK
Micronesia
Oceania
No Dual
Moldova
Europe
Dual OK
Monaco
Europe
Conditional
Mongolia
Asia
No Dual
Montenegro
Europe
Conditional
Morocco
Africa
Dual OK
Mozambique
Africa
No Dual
Myanmar
Asia
No Dual
Namibia
Africa
No Dual
Nauru
Oceania
Conditional
Nepal
Asia
No Dual
Netherlands
Europe
Conditional
New Zealand
Oceania
Dual OK
Nicaragua
Central America
Dual OK
Niger
Africa
No Dual
Nigeria
Africa
Dual OK
North Korea
Asia
No Dual
North Macedonia
Europe
Dual OK
Norway
Europe
Dual OK
Oman
Middle East
No Dual
Pakistan
Asia
Conditional
Palau
Oceania
No Dual
Panama
Central America
Dual OK
Papua New Guinea
Oceania
No Dual
Paraguay
South America
Dual OK
Peru
South America
Dual OK
Philippines
Asia
Conditional
Poland
Europe
Dual OK
Portugal
Europe
Dual OK
Qatar
Middle East
No Dual
Romania
Europe
Dual OK
Russia
Europe
Conditional
Rwanda
Africa
Dual OK
Saint Lucia
Caribbean
Dual OK
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Caribbean
Dual OK
Samoa
Oceania
Dual OK
San Marino
Europe
Dual OK
Sao Tome and Principe
Africa
Dual OK
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
No Dual
Senegal
Africa
Dual OK
Serbia
Europe
Dual OK
Seychelles
Africa
Dual OK
Sierra Leone
Africa
Conditional
Singapore
Asia
No Dual
Slovakia
Europe
No Dual
Slovenia
Europe
Conditional
Solomon Islands
Oceania
No Dual
Somalia
Africa
Dual OK
South Africa
Africa
Conditional
South Korea
Asia
Conditional
South Sudan
Africa
Dual OK
Spain
Europe
Conditional
Sri Lanka
Asia
Conditional
St. Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean
Dual OK
Sudan
Africa
Conditional
Suriname
South America
Conditional
Sweden
Europe
Dual OK
Switzerland
Europe
Dual OK
Syria
Middle East
Conditional
Taiwan
Asia
Conditional
Tajikistan
Asia
Conditional
Tanzania
Africa
No Dual
Thailand
Asia
Conditional
The Bahamas
Caribbean
Dual OK
Timor-Leste
Asia
No Dual
Togo
Africa
Conditional
Tonga
Oceania
No Dual
Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean
Dual OK
Tunisia
Africa
Dual OK
Turkey
Middle East
Dual OK
Turkmenistan
Asia
No Dual
Tuvalu
Oceania
Conditional
Uganda
Africa
Dual OK
Ukraine
Europe
No Dual
United Arab Emirates
Middle East
No Dual
United Kingdom
Europe
Dual OK
United States
North America
Dual OK
Uruguay
South America
Dual OK
Uzbekistan
Asia
No Dual
Vanuatu
Oceania
Dual OK
Vatican City
Europe
Dual OK
Venezuela
South America
Dual OK
Vietnam
Asia
Conditional
Yemen
Middle East
No Dual
Zambia
Africa
No Dual
Zimbabwe
Africa
Conditional