
41 of the 66 passports on the Patrician.ch table allow dual citizenship in 2026, 6 of them with conditions. 14 restrict it to some cases and 11 do not allow it.
In short, current to October 2026
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Sorted from allowed to not allowed, then by passport strength. "As published" is the position in the country's own terms. Each passport links to its page with mobility, the naturalization route and the investment options.
| Passport | Dual nationality | As published | Taxes citizens abroad | Route to citizenship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | Allowed | Yes | No | 8 years of residence since June 2026, Swedish language requirement, civics test, income floor |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | Allowed | Yes, since 2020 | No | 8 years of residence in the last 11, 6 in the last 10 with sufficient income |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | Allowed | Yes | No | 5 years of legal residence |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | Allowed | Yes, since 2015 | No | 9 years of residence, tests required |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | Allowed | Yes | No | 8 years of residence since the 2024 reform |
| 🇫🇷 France | Allowed | Yes | No | 5 years of residence, 2 with a French degree |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | Allowed | Yes, since 2024 | No | 5 years of residence since 2024 |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | Allowed | Yes | No | 5 years of residence, 1 continuous before applying |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | Allowed | Yes | No | 10 years of residence, 4 for EU nationals |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | Allowed | Yes | No | 5 years of residence, language test |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Allowed | Yes | No | 10 years of residence and a C permit, including 2 to 5 years in the canton depending on the canton |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | Allowed | Yes | No | 7 years of residence, language test |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | Allowed | Yes | No | 5 years in the last 7, discretionary |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | Allowed | Yes | No | 10 years of residence, 7 for EU and CPLP nationals, since May 2026 |
| 🇬🇧 the United Kingdom | Allowed | Yes | No | 5 years to settlement, 1 more to citizenship |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | Allowed | Yes | No | 8 years of residence |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | Allowed | Yes | No | 3 years as a permanent resident |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | Allowed | Yes | No | 3 years of residence within 5 as a permanent resident |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | Allowed | Yes | No | 4 years of residence, 1 as a permanent resident |
| 🇨🇿 the Czech Republic | Allowed | Yes, since 2014 | No | 5 years as a permanent resident |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | Allowed | Yes | No | 5 years as a resident |
| 🇺🇸 the United States | Allowed | Yes | Yes, worldwide, for life | 5 years as a green card holder, 3 if married to a citizen |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | Allowed | Yes | No | 7 years of residence |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | Allowed | Yes | No | 8 years of residence |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | Allowed | Yes | No | 8 years of residence, 4 or 5 for highly skilled workers |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | Allowed | Yes | No | 4 years of residence, 1 if married to a Brazilian |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | Allowed | Yes | No | 2 years of residence |
| 🇰🇳 St Kitts and Nevis | Allowed | Yes | No | Citizenship by investment, months not years |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | Allowed | Yes | No | Citizenship by investment, months not years |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | Allowed | Yes | No | Citizenship by investment, months not years |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | Allowed | Yes | No | Citizenship by investment, months not years |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | Allowed | Yes | No | 5 years of residence, or citizenship by investment |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | Allowed | Yes | No | 5 years as a permanent resident |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | Allowed | Yes | No | Citizenship by investment, months not years |
| 🇳🇷 Nauru | Allowed | Yes | No | Citizenship by investment, 3 to 4 months |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | Allowed, with conditions | Yes, after 5 years abroad | No | 8 years of residence |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | Allowed, with conditions | Yes under the Law of Return. Naturalization normally requires giving up the other passport | No | Law of Return: Jews, their children, grandchildren, and spouses become citizens on arrival |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | Allowed, with conditions | Yes by birth. Naturalization requires renouncing the other nationality | No | 5 years of residence, 2 if married |
| 🇱🇨 St Lucia | Allowed, with conditions | Yes by birth or investment. Naturalization by residence requires renouncing the other nationality | No | Citizenship by investment, months not years |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | Allowed, with conditions | Yes, since 2026, with states on a government list | No | 5 years of residence |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | Allowed, with conditions | Yes, must declare | No | 5 years of residence |
| 🇦🇪 the UAE | Restricted | Case by case | No | No standard path |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | Restricted | Restricted, some categories | No | 5 years of residence |
| 🇳🇱 the Netherlands | Restricted | No, with exceptions for spouses and birth | No | 5 years of residence |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | Restricted | Restricted, nationals of Ibero-American countries, Andorra, the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea or Portugal and Sephardic Jews excepted | No | 10 years, 2 for nationals of Ibero-American countries, Andorra, the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea or Portugal and Sephardic Jews |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | Restricted | No, with exceptions | No | 10 years, 6 in some cases |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | Restricted | Restricted to EU, EFTA, NATO and a few others | No | 5 years as a permanent resident, language test |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | Restricted | No for naturalization, with exceptions | No | 10 years of residence, 5 continuous |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | Restricted | No for naturalization, with exceptions for descent and marriage | No | 8 years of continuous residence |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | Restricted | No, narrow exceptions | No | 10 years of residence, language test |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | Restricted | No for naturalization, except EU, EEA and Swiss citizens, spouses of Bulgarians and citizens of states with a reciprocity treaty | No | 5 years of permanent residence |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | Restricted | No, prior nationality must be renounced | No | 10 years of residence, then a sovereign decision |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | Restricted | Restricted | No | 5 years of residence, renunciation usually required |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | Restricted | No, exceptions by decree | No | 10 years, discretionary, Premium Residency is the realistic prize |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | Restricted | Restricted. The Nationality Act ends Thai nationality on naturalization abroad | No | 5 consecutive years of domicile in Thailand |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Not allowed | No | No | PR first (no set waiting period), citizenship 2 years after PR, discretionary |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Not allowed | No | No | 10 years of residence in practice since April 2026, 5 by statute |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | Not allowed | No | No | 10 years of residence, rarely granted |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | Not allowed | No | No | 8 years of residence, the last 5 permanently |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | Not allowed | No | No | 30 years, or 10 with a community vote |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | Not allowed | Chinese nationality law, no dual | No | 7 years of residence for permanent residency, nationality is Chinese |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | Not allowed | No | No | 20 years of residence, 10 for some |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | Not allowed | No | No | 25 years of residence, rarely granted |
| 🇨🇳 China | Not allowed | No | No | Almost never granted to foreigners |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | Not allowed | No | No | 5 consecutive or 10 non-consecutive years of residence, renunciation required |
| 🇮🇳 India | Not allowed | No, OCI card instead | No | 12 years of residence, renunciation required |
Sources: nationality laws and the citizenship authority of each country, as in force at publication. A country that allows dual nationality can still require a declaration, a permission or a minimum period abroad, which is what "with conditions" marks.
A second passport by home passport: Americans · British citizens · Canadians · Indians · South Africans.
The strongest passports, ranked: the passport table. Where a second passport comes fastest: residence and citizenship by investment.
41 of the 66 passports on the Patrician.ch table allow it, including Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Denmark, Finland and France.
6 of them attach conditions, marked in the table above.
Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Estonia, Liechtenstein, Hong Kong, Andorra, Qatar, China, Indonesia and India.
14 more restrict it to some cases.
41 of the 66 passports on the Patrician.ch table allow it, 35 outright and 6 with conditions.
14 restrict it to some cases and 11 do not allow it. The table covers 66 passports, not every country in the world.
23 of the 35 European passports on the Patrician.ch table allow it: Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Greece, Malta, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Iceland, Romania and Cyprus, and with conditions Slovakia and Ukraine.
Restricted to some cases: the Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Latvia, Slovenia, Croatia, Lithuania, Bulgaria and Monaco. Not allowed: Estonia, Liechtenstein and Andorra.
The United States allows a second nationality, so the position of the other country decides. 40 of the other 65 passports on the Patrician.ch table allow it, 6 of them with conditions, including Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Denmark, Finland and France.
14 restrict it to some cases. Not allowed: Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Estonia, Liechtenstein, Hong Kong, Andorra, Qatar, China, Indonesia and India.
The United Kingdom allows a second nationality, so the position of the other country decides. 40 of the other 65 passports on the Patrician.ch table allow it, 6 of them with conditions, including Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Denmark, Finland and France.
14 restrict it to some cases. Not allowed: Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Estonia, Liechtenstein, Hong Kong, Andorra, Qatar, China, Indonesia and India.
Allowed. The position of the United States: Yes.
The US also taxes its citizens on worldwide income for life, wherever they live.
Allowed.
The position of Germany: Yes, since 2024.
Not allowed.
The position of Singapore: No.
Not allowed.
The position of Japan: No.
Not allowed.
The position of Malaysia: No.
Restricted.
The position of the Netherlands: No, with exceptions for spouses and birth.
Restricted.
The position of Spain: Restricted, nationals of Ibero-American countries, Andorra, the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea or Portugal and Sephardic Jews excepted.
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