Birthactive
Citizenship at birth where both parents are Bhutanese
Citizenship transmits at birth only where both parents are Bhutanese citizens; Bhutan has no unrestricted jus soli and limited anti-statelessness safeguards.
Citizenship routes
Ancestryreviewed
Naturalizationreviewed
Birthreviewed
Investmentreviewed
Naturalizationactive
Naturalization as the spouse of a citizen
A spouse of a Bhutanese may naturalize after fifteen years of residence, instead of twenty.
Ancestryactive
Bhutanese citizenship where both parents are citizens
A person is a natural-born Bhutanese citizen only if both parents are citizens of Bhutan (Constitution art. 6); a single Bhutanese parent does not by itself transmit citizenship.
Naturalizationactive
Naturalization after 15 to 20 years residence
Naturalization requires at least fifteen years of residence (twenty years for applicants without a Bhutanese parent) plus Dzongkha proficiency, knowledge of culture and history, a clean record, and an oath; grant is discretionary (Cabinet/Royal approval).