what countries have birthright citizenship

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Countries that have birthright citizenship (jus soli), granting citizenship automatically to individuals born in their territory regardless of parents' nationality or immigration status, include: North America:

  • United States (with some restrictions)
  • Canada
  • Mexico

Central America and the Caribbean:

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • Dominica
  • El Salvador
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Jamaica
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

South America:

  • Most countries except Colombia (which requires one parent to be a citizen or legal resident) and the Dominican Republic (which restricts citizenship for children of Haitian migrants)

Africa:

  • South Africa (children born to citizens or permanent residents)
  • Lesotho
  • Tanzania
  • Tunisia (with some ancestry conditions)
  • Egypt (children born to Egyptian parents or found abandoned in Egypt)
  • Morocco (with conditions)
  • Namibia (with conditions)
  • São Tomé and Príncipe (with conditions)
  • Sudan (with conditions)

Asia:

  • Pakistan (except children of diplomats)
  • Thailand (if parents have legally resided for 5 years)
  • Israel (conditional citizenship between ages 18-21 if no other citizenship)

Australia and Oceania:

  • Australia (children born and living in the country for first 10 years, with conditions)
  • Tuvalu
  • Fiji

Europe:

  • Most European countries do not grant unconditional birthright citizenship; they combine jus soli with jus sanguinis and residency requirements for parents.

This list reflects countries offering unconditional or near-unconditional birthright citizenship as of 2025, with some countries applying additional conditions such as parental legal status or residency