Ancestryactive
Citizenship by descent through a Nauruan parent
A person born outside Nauru is a citizen if, at the time of birth, either parent was a citizen.
Sources: Naoero Citizenship Act 2017
Citizenship routes
Ancestryreviewed
Naturalizationreviewed
Birthreviewed
Investmentreviewed
Birthactive
Citizenship connected to birth in Nauru
A person born in Nauru is a citizen at birth if either parent is a citizen. A person born in Nauru to non-citizen parents may later apply after twenty continuous years of residence. Foundling and otherwise-stateless birth situations are also protected under the constitutional and statutory framework.
Sources: Naoero Citizenship Act 2017
Investmentactive
Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Program
A statutory contribution programme administered by the Nauru Program Office under the Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Act 2024, under which a foreign adult may acquire economic and climate resilience citizenship after a prescribed contribution and due diligence, without a residence requirement.
Sources: Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Act 2024 · Nauru Program Office — Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Program · Government of Nauru — climate resilience citizenship programme launch
Naturalizationactive
Naturalization through marriage to a Nauruan citizen
A foreign spouse may apply after seven continuous years of lawful marriage and residence with the Nauruan spouse, subject to character, health, commitment to reside and no-criminal-conviction conditions. Cabinet may waive the residence period.
Sources: Naoero Citizenship Act 2017