Birthactive
Citizenship at birth through a Samoan parent
Birth to a Samoan parent creates Samoan citizenship. Birth in Samoa alone to two foreign parents is not general unrestricted jus soli.
Citizenship routes
Ancestryreviewed
Naturalizationreviewed
Birthreviewed
Investmentreviewed
Ancestryactive
Samoan citizenship through a Samoan parent
A child of a Samoan citizen parent is Samoan under the Citizenship Act lineage rules.
Investmentpending verification
Citizenship Investment Act exists; current programme operation needs verification
Samoa has a Citizenship Investment Act and was reviewing the programme framework in 2025, but current application operations and qualifying guidelines are not yet verified for live recommendations.
Sources: Samoa Citizenship Investment Act 2015 · Samoa MCIL - 2025 policy framework workshop
Naturalizationactive
Naturalization after residence
Foreign adults may apply after five years continuous permanent residence, with character and intention-to-reside conditions. Grant is discretionary.