Number of years of residence required for naturalization in Europe by country

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Source: Dual Citizenship Report, reddit.com/user/JoeFalchetto

How many years of residence required for naturalization?

*Duration of legal residence before a national of a foreign state, without any cultural, historical, or marriage ties or connections to the state in question, can request citizenship under that state’s naturalization laws (years).

San Marino: 30 years

Andorra: 20 years

Austria: 10 years

Italy: 10 years

Latvia: 10 years

Liechtenstein: 10 years

Lithuania: 10 years

Moldova: 10 years

Monaco: 10 years

Montenegro: 10 years

Poland: 10 years

Slovenia: 10 years

Spain: 10 years

Switzerland: 10 years

Denmark: 9 years

Bosnia and Herzegovina: 8 years

Croatia: 8 years

Estonia: 8 years

Germany: 8 years

Hungary: 8 years

North Macedonia: 8 years

Romania: 8 years

Slovakia: 8 years

Belarus: 7 years

Greece: 7 years

Iceland: 7 years

Norway: 7 years

Albania: 5 years

Belgium: 5 years

Bulgaria: 5 years

Czech Republic: 5 years

Finland: 5 years

France: 5 years

Ireland: 5 years

Kosovo: 5 years

Luxembourg: 5 years

Malta: 5 years

Netherlands: 5 years

Portugal: 5 years

Russia: 5 years

Sweden: 5 years

Ukraine: 5 years

United Kingdom: 5 years

Serbia: 3 years

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