🇻🇳 Vietnam · Citizenship
Naturalization and citizenship-by-investment: residence years, language and civics tests, dual-citizenship rules, and multi-passport planning.
Vietnam follows a single-nationality principle for Vietnamese citizenship, with limited exceptions. Ordinary naturalisation is discretionary and generally requires permanent residence, Vietnamese integration and livelihood capacity.
- Government reporting on Decree 191/2025 says naturalisation conditions include fluent Vietnamese, five years residence up to application and ability to ensure a living in Vietnam.
- Vietnamese law states a one-nationality principle; applicants normally should not assume dual citizenship is available.
- Special-merit and benefit-to-Vietnam cases exist, but they remain official discretionary routes.
Official authorities
- Government Portal — nationality conditions 2025
Official government summary of 2025 nationality conditions.
- Government legal text — single-nationality principle
Official legal text stating the one-nationality principle.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.