Fastest Countries to Become a Citizen

One of the most commonly asked questions we receive here at Nomad Capitalist is: What is the fastest way to get the second passport and become a dual citizen?

There are four different ways to do it, depending on your needs - some more, some less quick:

- citizenship by investment, which may be the fastest option, in cases of St Kitts and Nevis or Vanuatu;
- citizenship by descent, mostly connected with European countries and Canada, with UK and Ireland being the quickest options;
- citizenship by naturalization, where the "best" countries, in this case, are Dominica, Peru, Armenia, etc.
- citizenship by marriage, that could be tricky, but also worth considering.

The bottom line is - know your end goal and what you want to achieve by gaining that second citizenship and choose wisely.

1:20 - Citizenship by investment
2:31 - Citizenship by descent
3:52 - Naturalization
5:43 - Citizenship by marriage
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Andrew Henderson is the world's most sought-after consultant on legal offshore tax reduction, investment immigration, and global citizenship. He works exclusively with six- and seven-figure entrepreneurs and investors who want to "go where they're treated best".

Andrew has spent the last 11 years studying and personally implementing the Nomad Capitalist lifestyle, and has started offshore companies, opened offshore bank accounts, obtained multiple second passports, and purchased real estate in a total of 20 countries.

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DISCLAIMER: The information in this video should not be considered tax, financial, investment, or any kind of professional advice. Only a professional diagnosis of your specific situation can determine which strategies are appropriate for your needs. Nomad Capitalist can and does not provide advice unless/until engaged by you.

[lucasbridges]

Andrew, thank you for taking the time to directly address some of the questions that I have previously brought up and for another excellent video.

[m.ummohammedshammeeri]

If we are statless what is the fastest country citizenship to get

[tayyirawashahtrawasiay]

In Turkey it takes around 3 to 4 months to get a citizenship

Invest $250K on property and you and your family are entitled to citizenship
I think that is fast and relatively cheap.

[stefflouis]

I am a French and permanent resident in the USA. I will have dual citizenship this year. Where should I go after? I like old Europe more than NYC now.

[m.t]

Thank you Andrew for all the good work.
I am American looking for a safe and cheap place to retire on $1000 a month.
I would like to go somewhere where I can become a resident and then a citizen.

[ScipioAfricanus]

Japan requires 5 years of continuous residency and paying taxes. Just got my passport this April after a year from the date of applying. For the best passport in the world, 6~7 years isn’t bad at all. Although you need to know enough Japanese up to secondary school level. Cost of the application itself is free.

[vashtanarada]

Hey there. Unfortunately I don't come from a decent country and I do need another citizenship to escape my own passport. I don't like their customs I don't belong to them. I am about to finish my degree and I am desperate for a country that will accept me and give me a way out. So if anyone got any ideas or advice please let me know. Ty!

[BucketListTravellers]

Seems like a lot of patience and perseverance is required, whatever option you choose!

[Baz]

Andrew, do you have any comment on US brokerages closing accounts of US citizens living abroad? I've seen some reports of this online. Thanks!

[nomadkickbox]

The Tier A Passport is going to take longer!

[mvnroger]

IM NOT A RICHI RICH BT I JUST DONT LIKE MY COUNTRY JUST NEED A CHANGE SIMPLE -_- sometimes u just need a change GG

[orhancadrc]

what about Argentina? It is 2 years residency but is it likely or just an iffy option?

[veganengineer]

Why don't you ever talk about brazilian citizenship by marriage? I hear you can apply for citizenship after 1 year of being married to a brazilian citizen...or maybe they've changed things?

[philemonemmanuel]

I love these. im tired of being a Nigerian

[danzelimako]

How many dual citizenship can a person have?

[stevenharrisnz]

For Argentina, exactly how many days per year do you have to be inside Argentina borders to qualify for the citizenship?

[Teamawesomese]

🤣😂 Andrew’s comments on “marrying for citizenship.”

If you have insurance experience marry a Bermuda girl or guy and you will be on the top of the list for extremely high paying low stress and tax free (up to the FEITC limit; I think it’s around $110, 000) insurance jobs in Bermuda.

Gay marriage just became legal in Bermuda in 2016. So it works if you want to marry the same sex!

I jokingly had this Bermuda plan for years but then I met my Dominican girlfriend (now fiancée) who will be my wife in 2021.

There just wasn’t enough Bermudians around me. Best to meet Bermudians you don’t mind marrying by just chilling in Bermuda. Bermuda has an digital nomad 1 year residency program now. It was just announced like a month or two ago. So you got one year to find your wife!

[arnoldziffle]

What if you were born in a foreign country, but legally naturalized in that be reversed?

[Wise]

Hey Andrew what about CHILE...are they actually naturalizing people after the 5 year residency period?

[mohammadabdulkader]

Your video is very well and authentic if possible please make video with subtitle i think it's will be underestand every words for people who is not belongs to english speaking countries.Thanks a lot.