Ranking · 76 countries · updated 2026-10-08
Countries that allow dual citizenship, 2026
"Allowed" means you can usually keep your original nationality when you naturalise. "Limited" means only some nationalities or cases may keep it. "Not allowed" means you must normally renounce it.
The top three are Argentina, Peru and the Dominican Republic. Click any country for its full guide to visas, costs, safety and citizenship.
| # | Country | Dual citizenship | Citizenship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina | Allowed | 2 yrs |
| 2 |  Peru | Allowed | 2 yrs |
| 3 |  Dominican Republic | Allowed | 2 yrs |
| 4 |  Canada | Allowed | 3 yrs |
| 5 |  Ecuador | Allowed | 3 yrs |
| 6 |  Brazil | Allowed | 4 yrs |
| 7 |  Australia | Allowed | 4 yrs |
| 8 |  United States | Allowed | 5 yrs |
| 9 |  Mexico | Allowed | 5 yrs |
| 10 |  Chile | Allowed | 5 yrs |
| 11 |  Uruguay | Allowed | 5 yrs |
| 12 |  Colombia | Allowed | 5 yrs |
| 13 |  Ireland | Allowed | 5 yrs |
| 14 |  France | Allowed | 5 yrs |
| 15 |  Germany | Allowed | 5 yrs |
| 16 |  Belgium | Allowed | 5 yrs |
| 17 |  Luxembourg | Allowed | 5 yrs |
| 18 |  Malta | Allowed | 5 yrs |
| 19 |  Albania | Allowed | 5 yrs |
| 20 |  Turkey | Allowed | 5 yrs |
| 21 |  New Zealand | Allowed | 5 yrs |
| 22 |  Rwanda | Allowed | 5 yrs |
| 23 |  Cape Verde | Allowed | 5 yrs |
| 24 |  United Kingdom | Allowed | 6 yrs |
| 25 |  Costa Rica | Allowed | 7 yrs |
| 26 |  Iceland | Allowed | 7 yrs |
| 27 |  Greece | Allowed | 7 yrs |
| 28 |  Cyprus | Allowed | 7 yrs |
| 29 |  Mauritius | Allowed | 7 yrs |
| 30 |  Kenya | Allowed | 7 yrs |
| 31 |  Ghana | Allowed | 7 yrs |
| 32 |  Sweden | Allowed | 8 yrs |
| 33 |  Norway | Allowed | 8 yrs |
| 34 |  Finland | Allowed | 8 yrs |
| 35 |  Hungary | Allowed | 8 yrs |
| 36 |  Romania | Allowed | 8 yrs |
| 37 |  Denmark | Allowed | 9 yrs |
| 38 |  Portugal | Allowed | 10 yrs |
| 39 |  Switzerland | Allowed | 10 yrs |
| 40 |  Italy | Allowed | 10 yrs |
| 41 |  Czech Republic | Allowed | 10 yrs |
| 42 |  Paraguay | Limited | 3 yrs |
| 43 |  Panama | Limited | 5 yrs |
| 44 |  Netherlands | Limited | 5 yrs |
| 45 |  South Korea | Limited | 5 yrs |
| 46 |  Taiwan | Limited | 5 yrs |
| 47 |  Vietnam | Limited | 5 yrs |
| 48 |  South Africa | Limited | 5 yrs |
| 49 |  Morocco | Limited | 5 yrs |
| 50 |  Poland | Limited | 8 yrs |
| 51 |  Slovakia | Limited | 8 yrs |
| 52 |  Croatia | Limited | 8 yrs |
| 53 |  Serbia | Limited | 8 yrs |
| 54 |  Thailand | Limited | 8 yrs |
| 55 |  Spain | Limited | 10 yrs |
| 56 |  Slovenia | Limited | 10 yrs |
| 57 |  Bulgaria | Limited | 10 yrs |
| 58 |  Latvia | Limited | 10 yrs |
| 59 |  Georgia | Limited | 10 yrs |
| 60 |  Philippines | Limited | 10 yrs |
| 61 |  Singapore | Not allowed | 4 yrs |
| 62 |  Indonesia | Not allowed | 5 yrs |
| 63 |  Estonia | Not allowed | 8 yrs |
| 64 |  Austria | Not allowed | 10 yrs |
| 65 |  Lithuania | Not allowed | 10 yrs |
| 66 |  Montenegro | Not allowed | 10 yrs |
| 67 |  Japan | Not allowed | 10 yrs |
| 68 |  Namibia | Not allowed | 10 yrs |
| 69 |  Oman | Not allowed | 20 yrs |
| 70 |  Qatar | Not allowed | 25 yrs |
| 71 |  Bahrain | Not allowed | 25 yrs |
| 72 |  United Arab Emirates | Not allowed | Very rare |
| 73 |  Saudi Arabia | Not allowed | Very rare |
| 74 |  Kuwait | Not allowed | Very rare |
| 75 |  Hong Kong | Not allowed | Very rare |
| 76 |  Malaysia | Not allowed | Very rare |
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