Hi All,

I’m an American expat looking to get EU citizenship.

Best,

high_elbow

  • MegamillionsJackpot@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Many options at 5 years without investment. Malta is fastest at 1 year with investment.

    Austria 6 years

    Belgium 5 years

    Bulgaria 5 years

    Croatia 5 years

    Cyprus 6 years

    Czech Republic 10 years

    Denmark 6 years

    Estonia 5 years

    Finland 5 years

    France 5 years

    Germany 8 years

    Greece 12 years

    Hungary 5 years

    Ireland 5 years

    Italy 10 years

    Latvia 5 years

    Lithuania 5 years

    Luxembourg 5 years

    Malta 1 year (investment)

    Netherlands 5 years

    Poland 6 years

    Portugal 5 years

    Romania 5 years

    Slovakia 5 years

    Slovenia 10 years

    Spain 5 years

    Sweden 5 years

    • ecstatic_duck_friend@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      I’m going to speak for France because it’s the one I know. 5 years is the time you can start sending your application, and then it takes some time for them to review it, invite you for an interview, and decide whether naturalization can be granted.

      So it’s not just those 5 years (during which you pay taxes, you usually need at least three years of tax receipts to be considered for citizenship), but also the time during which you wait for a decision.

      I’d say you need at least 6 years. You also should use that time to learn French to at least B1 level.

    • Primary-Bluejay-1594@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Not fact checking all of these, but at the very least Spain is 5 years after achieving permanent residency, which takes five years. So it’s 10 years total living in Spain on a non-temporary visa (years spent on temp visas, like a student visa, only count for half a year when it comes to achieving permanent residency).

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      1 year ago

      Do you know which don’t have a language requirement (beyond A1, which I assume is doable, B1 is for Poland and tough)