Birthactive
Citizenship at birth through a Belarusian parent
Birth to a Belarusian parent creates nationality. Birth in Belarus alone to foreign parents is not unrestricted jus soli; territorial rules cover children who would otherwise be stateless.
Citizenship routes
Ancestryreviewed
Naturalizationreviewed
Birthreviewed
Investmentreviewed
Ancestryactive
Belarusian citizenship through a Belarusian parent
A child at least one of whose parents is a Belarusian citizen at birth acquires citizenship by descent (jus sanguinis), regardless of birthplace.
Naturalizationactive
Naturalization after about seven years residence
Ordinary naturalization generally requires about seven years of residence plus knowledge of a state language and a lawful source of income; spouses of citizens and persons of Belarusian descent qualify on a sharply reduced (about one-year) term. Grant is discretionary (presidential).