Time to Permanent Residency or Citizenship

This ranking compares how quickly a country opens a durable status route for foreigners. The raw value shows the estimated years until a realistic permanent-residence or ordinary citizenship route; where no ordinary route is reliably visible, it shows "no predictable route".
1 Argentina2 years 2 years 100
1 Australia2 years 2 years 100
1 Canada2 years 2 years 100
1 New Zealand2 years 2 years 100
1 Peru2 years 2 years 100
6 Dominican Republic3 years 3 years 92
6 Ecuador3 years 3 years 92
6 Paraguay3 years 3 years 92
6 Uruguay3 years 3 years 92
10 Albania5 years 5 years 80
10 Andorra5 years 5 years 80
10 Armenia5 years 5 years 80
10 Austria5 years 5 years 80
10 Barbados5 years 5 years 80
10 Belgium5 years 5 years 80
10 Belize5 years 5 years 80
10 Bermuda5 years 5 years 80
10 Brazil5 years 5 years 80
10 Bulgaria5 years 5 years 80
10 Cayman Islands5 years 5 years 80
10 Chile5 years 5 years 80
10 Chinese Taipei5 years 5 years 80
10 Colombia5 years 5 years 80
10 Cook Islands5 years 5 years 80
10 Costa Rica5 years 5 years 80
10 Croatia5 years 5 years 80
10 Cyprus5 years 5 years 80
10 Czech Republic5 years 5 years 80
10 Denmark5 years 5 years 80
10 Estonia5 years 5 years 80
10 Faroe Islands5 years 5 years 80
10 Finland5 years 5 years 80
10 France5 years 5 years 80
10 Georgia5 years 5 years 80
10 Germany5 years 5 years 80
10 Gibraltar5 years 5 years 80
10 Greece5 years 5 years 80
10 Greenland5 years 5 years 80
10 Guadeloupe5 years 5 years 80
10 Hungary5 years 5 years 80
10 Iceland5 years 5 years 80
10 Ireland5 years 5 years 80
10 Israel5 years 5 years 80
10 Italy5 years 5 years 80
10 Latvia5 years 5 years 80
10 Liechtenstein5 years 5 years 80
10 Lithuania5 years 5 years 80
10 Luxembourg5 years 5 years 80
10 Malta5 years 5 years 80
10 Martinique5 years 5 years 80
10 Mauritius5 years 5 years 80
10 Mexico5 years 5 years 80
10 Moldova5 years 5 years 80
10 Monaco5 years 5 years 80
10 Montenegro5 years 5 years 80
10 Netherlands5 years 5 years 80
10 North Macedonia5 years 5 years 80
10 Norway5 years 5 years 80
10 Panama5 years 5 years 80
10 Poland5 years 5 years 80
10 Portugal5 years 5 years 80
10 Réunion5 years 5 years 80
10 Romania5 years 5 years 80
10 Saint-Martin5 years 5 years 80
10 San Marino5 years 5 years 80
10 Serbia5 years 5 years 80
10 Seychelles5 years 5 years 80
10 Slovakia5 years 5 years 80
10 Slovenia5 years 5 years 80
10 South Africa5 years 5 years 80
10 Spain5 years 5 years 80
10 Sweden5 years 5 years 80
10 Switzerland5 years 5 years 80
10 Turkey5 years 5 years 80
10 Turks and Caicos Islands5 years 5 years 80
10 United Kingdom5 years 5 years 80
10 United States5 years 5 years 80
78 American Samoa7 years 7 years 64
78 Anguilla7 years 7 years 64
78 Antigua and Barbuda7 years 7 years 64
78 Aruba7 years 7 years 64
78 Bahamas7 years 7 years 64
78 Bosnia and Herzegovina7 years 7 years 64
78 Botswana7 years 7 years 64
78 British Virgin Islands7 years 7 years 64
78 Brunei7 years 7 years 64
78 Cape Verde7 years 7 years 64
78 Curacao7 years 7 years 64
78 Dominica7 years 7 years 64
78 Fiji7 years 7 years 64
78 French Guiana7 years 7 years 64
78 Grenada7 years 7 years 64
78 Guam7 years 7 years 64
78 Hong Kong7 years 7 years 64
78 Jamaica7 years 7 years 64
78 Japan7 years 7 years 64
78 Korea Republic7 years 7 years 64
78 Kosovo7 years 7 years 64
78 Macau7 years 7 years 64
78 Malaysia7 years 7 years 64
78 Maldives7 years 7 years 64
78 Mayotte7 years 7 years 64
78 Montserrat7 years 7 years 64
78 Namibia7 years 7 years 64
78 New Caledonia7 years 7 years 64
78 Niue7 years 7 years 64
78 Northern Mariana Islands7 years 7 years 64
78 Palau7 years 7 years 64
78 Puerto Rico7 years 7 years 64
78 Rwanda7 years 7 years 64
78 Saint Kitts and Nevis7 years 7 years 64
78 Saint Lucia7 years 7 years 64
78 Saint Pierre and Miquelon7 years 7 years 64
78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7 years 7 years 64
78 Samoa7 years 7 years 64
78 Singapore7 years 7 years 64
78 Sint Maarten7 years 7 years 64
78 Tahiti7 years 7 years 64
78 Thailand7 years 7 years 64
78 Trinidad and Tobago7 years 7 years 64
78 U.S. Virgin Islands7 years 7 years 64
78 Vanuatu7 years 7 years 64
78 Wallis and Futuna7 years 7 years 64
124 Azerbaijan10 years 10 years 42
124 Benin10 years 10 years 42
124 Bolivia10 years 10 years 42
124 Cambodia10 years 10 years 42
124 China10 years 10 years 42
124 El Salvador10 years 10 years 42
124 Gambia10 years 10 years 42
124 Ghana10 years 10 years 42
124 Guatemala10 years 10 years 42
124 Guyana10 years 10 years 42
124 Honduras10 years 10 years 42
124 India10 years 10 years 42
124 Indonesia10 years 10 years 42
124 Jordan10 years 10 years 42
124 Kazakhstan10 years 10 years 42
124 Kenya10 years 10 years 42
124 Kiribati10 years 10 years 42
124 Kyrgyzstan10 years 10 years 42
124 Laos10 years 10 years 42
124 Lesotho10 years 10 years 42
124 Madagascar10 years 10 years 42
124 Malawi10 years 10 years 42
124 Marshall Islands10 years 10 years 42
124 Micronesia10 years 10 years 42
124 Mongolia10 years 10 years 42
124 Morocco10 years 10 years 42
124 Nauru10 years 10 years 42
124 Nepal10 years 10 years 42
124 Nicaragua10 years 10 years 42
124 Philippines10 years 10 years 42
124 Russia10 years 10 years 42
124 São Tomé and Príncipe10 years 10 years 42
124 Saudi Arabia10 years 10 years 42
124 Senegal10 years 10 years 42
124 Solomon Islands10 years 10 years 42
124 Sri Lanka10 years 10 years 42
124 Suriname10 years 10 years 42
124 Swaziland10 years 10 years 42
124 Tanzania10 years 10 years 42
124 Timor-Leste10 years 10 years 42
124 Tonga10 years 10 years 42
124 Tunisia10 years 10 years 42
124 Tuvalu10 years 10 years 42
124 Uganda10 years 10 years 42
124 Ukraine10 years 10 years 42
124 Uzbekistan10 years 10 years 42
124 Vietnam10 years 10 years 42
124 Zambia10 years 10 years 42
124 Zanzibar10 years 10 years 42
173 Algeria15 years 15 years 18
173 Bangladesh15 years 15 years 18
173 Belarus15 years 15 years 18
173 Bhutan15 years 15 years 18
173 Burkina Faso15 years 15 years 18
173 Comoros15 years 15 years 18
173 Djibouti15 years 15 years 18
173 Egypt15 years 15 years 18
173 Ethiopia15 years 15 years 18
173 Gabon15 years 15 years 18
173 Guinea-Bissau15 years 15 years 18
173 Ivory Coast15 years 15 years 18
173 Liberia15 years 15 years 18
173 Mauritania15 years 15 years 18
173 Mozambique15 years 15 years 18
173 Papua New Guinea15 years 15 years 18
173 Sierra Leone15 years 15 years 18
173 Tajikistan15 years 15 years 18
173 Togo15 years 15 years 18
173 Zimbabwe15 years 15 years 18
193 Angola20 years 20 years 9
193 Burundi20 years 20 years 9
193 Cameroon20 years 20 years 9
193 Chad20 years 20 years 9
193 Congo20 years 20 years 9
193 Congo DR20 years 20 years 9
193 Cuba20 years 20 years 9
193 Equatorial Guinea20 years 20 years 9
193 Guinea20 years 20 years 9
193 Haiti20 years 20 years 9
193 Iran20 years 20 years 9
193 Iraq20 years 20 years 9
193 Lebanon20 years 20 years 9
193 Mali20 years 20 years 9
193 Myanmar20 years 20 years 9
193 Niger20 years 20 years 9
193 Nigeria20 years 20 years 9
193 Pakistan20 years 20 years 9
193 Palestine20 years 20 years 9
193 Western Sahara20 years 20 years 9
213 Afghanistanno predictable route no predictable route 0
213 Bahrainno predictable route no predictable route 0
213 Central African Republicno predictable route no predictable route 0
213 Eritreano predictable route no predictable route 0
213 Korea DPRno predictable route no predictable route 0
213 Kuwaitno predictable route no predictable route 0
213 Libyano predictable route no predictable route 0
213 Omanno predictable route no predictable route 0
213 Qatarno predictable route no predictable route 0
213 Somaliano predictable route no predictable route 0
213 South Sudanno predictable route no predictable route 0
213 Sudanno predictable route no predictable route 0
213 Syriano predictable route no predictable route 0
213 Turkmenistanno predictable route no predictable route 0
213 United Arab Emiratesno predictable route no predictable route 0
213 Venezuelano predictable route no predictable route 0
213 Yemenno predictable route no predictable route 0

Last rating: June 22nd, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value shows the estimated number of years until an ordinary lawful foreign resident can realistically reach permanent residence or ordinary citizenship. Lower values are better because durable status becomes predictable earlier.

Nomadino uses official immigration and nationality rules as the main anchor and checks them against GLOBALCIT, OECD migration context, existing Nomadino residence indicators, digital government, rule of law and regional comparators.

If a country has no practically predictable route to permanent residence or ordinary citizenship, Nomadino shows the raw value as "no predictable route". This covers cases where ordinary durable status for foreigners is not reliably reachable in law or practice.

The rating is derived from fixed anchors: up to 2 years gives 100 points, 5 years remains clearly positive and 10 years sits in the middle range. "No predictable route" corresponds to 0 points. This rewards short durable-status routes without overvaluing tiny year differences.