Birthactive
Citizenship at birth through a Palauan parent
Birth to a Palauan parent creates citizenship. Birth in Palau alone to two foreign parents is not general jus soli.
Citizenship routes
Ancestryreviewed
Naturalizationreviewed
Birthreviewed
Investmentreviewed
Ancestryactive
Palauan citizenship through a Palauan parent
A child of a Palauan citizen parent is a citizen under constitutional citizenship rules, subject to dual-nationality declaration rules at majority in some cases.
Naturalizationactive
Naturalization limited to Palauan ancestry
Palau does not operate an open residence naturalization path for unrelated foreigners. Statutory naturalization eligibility is limited to persons of recognized Palauan ancestry who meet age, residence, and other Citizenship Act conditions. Grant remains discretionary.