Dual citizenship means being a citizen of two countries simultaneously. Not every country allows dual citizenship, and the rules vary among those that do. According to the search results, around 49% of all countries allow dual citizenship. However, some countries allow dual citizenship only under certain conditions, such as Argentina, which has dual citizenship agreements only with Italy and Spain.
Here is a list of countries that allow dual citizenship:
- Albania
- Central African Republic
- The Gambia
- Latvia
- Peru
- Switzerland
- Algeria
- Chile
- Germany
- Lebanon
- Philippines
- Syria
- Andorra
- Croatia
- Bulgaria
- Hong Kong
- Liechtenstein
- Netherlands
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Australia
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Canada
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Finland
- France
- Greece
- Iceland
- India
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kosovo
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- New Zealand
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain (only Iberoamerican states)
- Sweden
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
Some countries allow dual citizenship only by descent, such as Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Croatia, Bulgaria, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Cambodia.
On the other hand, some countries do not allow dual citizenship or only do in certain cases. For example, Andorra, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cuba, Estonia, Guyana, Japan, Monaco, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Qatar, San Marino, Suriname, and Tanzania do not allow dual citizenship with the US.
It is important to note that just because the United States allows dual citizenship, it doesn’t necessarily mean your country of origin does too. Some countries, such as China and India, will not recognize your status as a naturalized American on their soil. You may even lose your citizenship automatically in those countries upon becoming a U.S. citizen.
