Birthactive
Citizenship at birth through a Marshallese parent
Birth to a Marshallese parent creates citizenship. Birth in the Marshall Islands alone to two foreign parents is not general jus soli.
Citizenship routes
Ancestryreviewed
Naturalizationreviewed
Birthreviewed
Investmentreviewed
Ancestryactive
Marshallese citizenship through a Marshallese parent
A child of a Marshall Islands citizen parent is a citizen under the Citizenship Act.
Naturalizationactive
Naturalization after ten years residence
Adults generally need about ten years ordinary residence, good character, Marshallese language and customs knowledge, self-support, and renunciation of prior nationality. Annual naturalization numbers are tightly limited. Cabinet grant is discretionary.