More and more countries are allowing dual citizenship to their citizens, but this number is growing at the same rate that countries are cracking down on citizens who hold multiple citizenships.
Below is an updated list of the main countries that allow dual citizenship:
- Albania.
- Australia: which, in addition to dual citizenship, also allows multiple citizenship.
- Barbados: which not only allows it to its citizens, but also to those living abroad.
- Bangladesh.
- Belgium.
- Bulgaria.
- Canada
- Chile
- Costa Rica: allows all its citizens to have several nationalities, however, to obtain Costa Rican nationality they are a little stricter.
- Croatia
- Cyprus.
- Czech Republic: allows multiple nationalities since 2014.
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Finland: has allowed dual citizenship since 2003, and all those who lost their citizenship before that year were given the option of reinstatement.
- France: also allows multiple nationality.
- Germany.
- Greece.
- Hungary: another country that also allows its citizens multiple citizenship.
- Iceland
- Ireland: allows all those with Irish ancestors to apply for Irish nationality.
- Israel.
- Italy: like Ireland, it allows you to claim an Italian passport, in case you have ancestors from there.
- Jamaica.
- Kosovo
- Latvia: which recently joined this list.
- Malta: in this case, Malta has invested one million dollars so that anyone can access its nationality.
- Mexico.
- Nigeria.
- Pakistan.
- Panama: it must be said that technically dual citizenship is not contemplated in Panama, but in practice it is something else. In the naturalization process, the government requires you to take an oath, which includes a renunciation of your previous citizenship, however, there are many countries that do not recognize such oath as a renunciation of citizenship, so it is possible to have dual citizenship in Panama.
- Machu Picchu.
- Peru.
- Philippines.
- Portugal.
- Romania.
- Serbia.
- Slovenia: whose nationality also confers EU citizenship.
- South Africa.
- South Korea.
- Spain: its citizens have 3 years to inform the government if they obtain another nationality, but there are exceptions for citizens of Portugal, Andorra, Philippines, Equatorial Guinea and Latin American countries.
- Sweden.
- Switzerland.
- Syria.
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- United States.
On the other hand, there are obviously countries that do not allow their citizens dual citizenship. Among them are:
- Andorra
- Austria.
- Bahrain.
- China.
- Djibouti.
- El Salvador.
- Estonia.
- India.
- Indonesia.
- Japan.
- Lithuania.
- Luxembourg.
- Malaysia.
- Montenegro.
- The Netherlands.
- Norway.
- Poland.
- Singapore.
- Slovakia.
- Tanzania.
- Thailand.
- Ukraine.
- United Arab Emirates.
- Venezuela.
We have seen that there are many options to choose a second nationality, although there are countries that may be somewhat stricter or involve more bureaucracy, but our team of experts will advise you on the best options, and will accompany you throughout the process to obtain dual citizenship.
