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Here's a list of the easiest countries to get citizenship today! Whether it's by descent, citizenship by investment, or naturalization - the list tells you where you can find your new country.
Know about any countries not on the list? Please add them below.
Source: https://wherecani.live/blog/view/where-is-the-easiest-country-to-get-citizenship/
Argentina allows people who were born in the country ( regardless of where your parents were born) the right to birthright citizenship. Jus Soli (law of the soil) is found mainly in the Americas and not in Europe.
Ireland allows you to get citizenship by descent if you come from a line of Irish citizens - up to 3 generations earlier. So, even if you were not born in Ireland but your grandpa, mom, or great-gran was an Irish citizen, you could qualify too. But, for you to qualify through the citizenship of your great-grandparent, you or your parent needs to be registered on the Foreign Births Registry.
This type of citizenship is often not for your average Joe because you need to have quite a large wad of cash available. To get citizenship in Malta, you'll need to earn more than €100,000 or have savings of €500,000. Plus, you'll need to DONATE a non-refundable €650,000 to the Malta National Development Fund.
Peru has one of the shortest citizenship by naturalization programs. To make this country your forever-home, you must legally stay in the country for 2 years before applying for citizenship and pass other criteria. Check out how to get the easiest citizenship) for Peru (and other countries).
Some countries have an age limit of over 65 to be considered a retiree but NOT Nicaragua. If you're over the age of 45 ( and can afford retirement 😉), then Nicaragua is one of the easiest places to get citizenship.
Who doesn't want this view... PERMANENTLY? Barbados lets you apply for citizenship if you were born there even if your parents were only on vacation. It's your birthright... So, go for it!
Canada is one of the most popular go-to countries if you ever want to emigrate. Yet, it's also one of the easiest countries to get citizenship.
To become an official Canadian:
The language test can either be English or French (Parles-vouz français?)
If you can show that you're a descendant of people that were persecuted for political, racial, sexual orientation, or religious grounds during the Nazi dictatorship then Germany & Austria offers you citizenship.
If your ancestors were from the Sephardic Jewish community and you can prove this, then can apply for the Portugal Sephardic Jewish citizenship program.
A once-off donation of US$100,000 could get you Antiguan citizenship. But, for a family over 5, you'll need to donate US$125,000.
Plus, you'll need to pay USD$25000 (for a family of 4) as a processing fee and USD$15000 for each dependant after that. Easy...But costly!
If you're a citizen of any Commonwealth countries, you get a two-year discount on your Citizenship by Naturalization. The standard wait is 7 years, but it drops to 5 for Commonwealth nationals.
