Birth to a North Macedonia parent creates nationality. Birth in North Macedonia alone to two foreign parents is not unrestricted jus soli under the modeled framework.
not verified against primary law — Not verified against primary law.
A spouse may naturalize after three years of marriage and one year of residence.
A child of a North Macedonia parent is a national under the constitutional nationality framework and nationality statute.
Discretionary naturalization under article 11 of the Law on Citizenship where admission serves a special economic (or scientific, cultural, sporting) national interest. The implementing decree, as amended in Official Gazette 255/2019, recognises an economic interest at EUR 400,000 invested directly in new capacities employing at least ten people on indefinite contracts for a year, or EUR 200,000 held at least two years in a qualifying private investment fund vetted by the Fund for Innovation and Technological Development. Every grant requires a Government opinion; approvals are case-by-case and low-volume.
Sources: Law on Citizenship of the Republic of North Macedonia, consolidated text July 2025 (Government portal / MOI) · Decree on criteria for special national interest, amendment in Official Gazette 255/2019 (Government portal / MOI) · Ministry of Interior - secondary legislation in force
Adults need at least seven years of lawful continuous residence before ordinary naturalization (Law on Citizenship, art. 7), plus secured housing and income, a clean criminal record, command of Macedonian, no security bar, and a loyalty oath. Grant is discretionary.
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