How can a foreigner obtain Vietnamese citizenship?
Based on 1 discussion · Last activity: 27 days ago
TL;DR
Vietnamese citizenship is only accessible through a simplified procedure — marriage to a Vietnamese citizen or exceptional merits to the country; investment alone does not qualify you for citizenship.
What the community said
The decision to grant citizenship is made personally by the President of Vietnam — it's not a fixed-price formal procedure, but an individual case-by-case review.
29 days ago
Investing in Vietnam does not by itself grant citizenship rights. It can only serve as grounds for an investor visa or residence permit (temporary residence card).
29 days ago Investor visa / residence permit
A simplified naturalization procedure exists for people with exceptional merits to Vietnam or those married to a Vietnamese citizen. However, no confirmed successful cases via the marriage route have been reported.
29 days ago Marriage to Vietnamese citizen / exceptional merits