Country ranking for field: citizenship residency requirement for naturalization 2023

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1flag of Central African RepublicCentral African Republic35 
2flag of United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates30 years 
3flag of San MarinoSan Marino30 years 
4flag of BahrainBahrain25 years; 15 years for Arab nationals 
5flag of AndorraAndorra25 years 
6flag of QatarQatar20 years; 15 years if an Arab national 
7flag of EritreaEritrea20 years 
8flag of NigeriaNigeria15 years 
9flag of NepalNepal15 years 
10flag of ChadChad15 years 
11flag of JordanJordan15 years 
12flag of Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis14 years 
13flag of SwitzerlandSwitzerland12 years including at least 3 of the last 5 years prior to application 
14flag of BruneiBrunei12 years 
15flag of EgyptEgypt10 years 
16flag of Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea10 years 
17flag of MoldovaMoldova10 years 
18flag of SyriaSyria10 years 
19flag of SudanSudan10 years 
20flag of SpainSpain10 years for persons with no ties to Spain 
21flag of East TimorEast Timor10 years 
22flag of South SudanSouth Sudan10 years 
23flag of SingaporeSingapore10 years 
24flag of GabonGabon10 years 
25flag of GeorgiaGeorgia10 years 
26flag of GreeceGreece10 years 
27flag of SloveniaSlovenia10 years the last 5 of which have been continuous 
28flag of CongoCongo10 years 
29flag of IraqIraq10 years 
30flag of RwandaRwanda10 years 
31flag of PortugalPortugal10 years; 6 years if from a Portuguese-speaking country 
32flag of PhilippinesPhilippines10 years 
33flag of LaosLaos10 years 
34flag of LithuaniaLithuania10 years 
35flag of MalaysiaMalaysia10 out 12 years preceding application 
36flag of MontenegroMontenegro10 years 
37flag of DjiboutiDjibouti10 years 
38flag of MonacoMonaco10 years 
39flag of ComorosComoros10 years 
40flag of BurundiBurundi10 years 
41flag of AngolaAngola10 years 
42flag of YemenYemen10 years 
43flag of AustriaAustria10 years 
44flag of VenezuelaVenezuela10 years; reduced to five years in the case of applicants from Spain Portugal Italy or a Latin American or Caribbean country 
45flag of VanuatuVanuatu10 years 
46flag of BeninBenin10 years 
47flag of BhutanBhutan10 years 
48flag of BotswanaBotswana10 years 
49flag of Burkina FasoBurkina Faso10 years 
50flag of BermudaBermuda10 years 
51flag of GermanyGermany8 years 
52flag of Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago8 years 
53flag of HungaryHungary8 years 
54flag of North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia8 years 
55flag of Saint LuciaSaint Lucia8 years 
56flag of Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina8 years 
57flag of Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea8 years 
58flag of KiribatiKiribati7 years 
59flag of NorwayNorway7 years 
60flag of Costa RicaCosta Rica7 years 
61flag of DenmarkDenmark7 years 
62flag of Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands7 years 
63flag of SomaliaSomalia7 years 
64flag of CyprusCyprus7 years 
65flag of GrenadaGrenada7 years for persons from a non-Caribbean state and 4 years for a person from a Caribbean state 
66flag of LuxembourgLuxembourg7 years 
67flag of Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda7 years 
68flag of TurkmenistanTurkmenistan7 years 
69flag of MalawiMalawi7 years 
70flag of Sri LankaSri Lanka7 years 
71flag of Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines7 years 
72flag of AlgeriaAlgeria7 years 
73flag of CambodiaCambodia7 years 
74flag of BelarusBelarus7 years 
75flag of FinlandFinland6 years 
76flag of The BahamasThe Bahamas6-9 years 
77flag of PolandPoland5 years 
78flag of ThailandThailand5 years 
79flag of VietnamVietnam5 years 
80flag of TogoTogo5 years 
81flag of PanamaPanama5 years 
82flag of TanzaniaTanzania5 years 
83flag of NamibiaNamibia5 years 
84flag of The GambiaThe Gambia5 years 
85flag of MozambiqueMozambique5 years 
86flag of MoroccoMorocco5 years 
87flag of MongoliaMongolia5 years 
88flag of ZambiaZambia5 years for those with an ancestor who was a citizen of Zambia otherwise 10 years residency is required 
89flag of TajikistanTajikistan5 years or 3 years of continuous residence prior to application 
90flag of RomaniaRomania5 years 
91flag of South KoreaSouth Korea5 years 
92flag of TunisiaTunisia5 years 
93flag of TurkeyTurkey5 years 
94flag of SwedenSweden5 years 
95flag of SurinameSuriname5 years 
96flag of São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé and Príncipe5 years 
97flag of TaiwanTaiwan5 years 
98flag of UkraineUkraine5 years 
99flag of The NetherlandsThe Netherlands5 years 
100flag of South AfricaSouth Africa5 year 
101flag of UzbekistanUzbekistan5 years 
102flag of SlovakiaSlovakia5 years 
103flag of Sierra LeoneSierra Leone5 years 
104flag of SeychellesSeychelles5 years 
105flag of SenegalSenegal5 years 
106flag of Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia5 years 
107flag of TongaTonga5 years 
108flag of United KingdomUnited Kingdom5 years 
109flag of SamoaSamoa5 years 
110flag of United StatesUnited States5 years 
111flag of AfghanistanAfghanistan5 years 
112flag of ZimbabweZimbabwe5 years 
113flag of MexicoMexico5 years 
114flag of Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo5 years 
115flag of IndonesiaIndonesia5 continuous years 
116flag of IndiaIndia5 years 
117flag of MauritiusMauritius5 out of the previous 7 years including the last 12 months 
118flag of Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau5 years 
119flag of GuatemalaGuatemala5 years with no absences of six consecutive months or longer or absences totaling more than a year 
120flag of GhanaGhana5 years 
121flag of FranceFrance5 years 
122flag of Federated States of MicronesiaFederated States of Micronesia5 years 
123flag of EswatiniEswatini5 years 
124flag of EstoniaEstonia5 years 
125flag of El SalvadorEl Salvador5 years 
126flag of DominicaDominica5 years 
127flag of Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire5 years 
128flag of JapanJapan5 years 
129flag of Czech RepublicCzech Republic5 years 
130flag of CroatiaCroatia5 years 
131flag of ColombiaColombia5 years 
132flag of ChileChile5 years 
133flag of CameroonCameroon5 years 
134flag of Cabo VerdeCabo Verde5 years 
135flag of BulgariaBulgaria5 years 
136flag of BelizeBelize5 years 
137flag of BelgiumBelgium5 years 
138flag of BarbadosBarbados5 years 
139flag of BangladeshBangladesh5 years 
140flag of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan5 years 
141flag of IranIran5 years 
142flag of HaitiHaiti5 years 
143flag of LesothoLesotho5 years 
144flag of KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan5 years 
145flag of AlbaniaAlbania5 years 
146flag of KazakhstanKazakhstan5 years 
147flag of LatviaLatvia5 years 
148flag of KosovoKosovo5 years 
149flag of LiechtensteinLiechtenstein5 years 
150flag of MauritaniaMauritania5 years 
151flag of Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands5 years 
152flag of MaltaMalta5 years 
153flag of MaliMali5 years 
154flag of EthiopiaEthiopia4 years 
155flag of NicaraguaNicaragua4 years 
156flag of BrazilBrazil4 years 
157flag of PakistanPakistan4 out of the previous 7 years and including the 12 months preceding application 
158flag of JamaicaJamaica4 out of the previous 5 years 
159flag of AustraliaAustralia4 years 
160flag of KenyaKenya4 out of the previous 7 years 
161flag of IrelandIreland4 of the previous 8 years 
162flag of ItalyItaly4 years for EU nationals 5 years for refugees and specified exceptions 10 years for all others 
163flag of BoliviaBolivia3 years 
164flag of New ZealandNew Zealand3 years 
165flag of ArmeniaArmenia3 years 
166flag of UruguayUruguay3-5 years 
167flag of RussiaRussia3-5 years 
168flag of EcuadorEcuador3 years 
169flag of ParaguayParaguay3 years 
170flag of IsraelIsrael3 out of the 5 years preceding the application for naturalization 
171flag of SerbiaSerbia3 years 
172flag of IcelandIceland3 to 7 years 
173flag of ArgentinaArgentina2 years 
174flag of PeruPeru2 years 
175flag of Dominican RepublicDominican Republic2 years 
176flag of LiberiaLiberia2 years 
177flag of HondurasHonduras1 to 3 years 
178flag of ChinaChinawhile naturalization is theoretically possible in practical terms it is extremely difficult; residency is required but not specified 
179flag of GuyanaGuyanana 
180flag of OmanOmanunknown 
181flag of PalauPalaunote - no procedure for naturalization 
182flag of North KoreaNorth Koreaunknown 
183flag of LibyaLibyavaries from 3 to 5 years 
184flag of Holy SeeHoly Seenot applicable 
185flag of KuwaitKuwaitnot specified 
186flag of MaldivesMaldivesunknown 
187flag of FijiFijiat least 5 years residency out of the 10 years preceding application 
188flag of GuineaGuineana 
189flag of CubaCubaunknown 
190flag of UgandaUgandaan aggregate of 20 years and continuously for the last 2 years prior to applying for citizenship 
191flag of TuvaluTuvaluna 
192flag of NigerNigerunknown 
193flag of MadagascarMadagascarunknown 
194flag of LebanonLebanonunknown 
195flag of CanadaCanadaminimum of 3 of last 5 years resident in Canada 
196flag of MyanmarMyanmarnone 


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