UAE

Golden Visa

10-year renewable residency. No path to citizenship for most expats.

Saudi Arabia

Premium Residency

Permanent residency available via Premium Residency program. No citizenship path.

Canada

Express Entry → PR

PR on arrival. Citizenship after 3 years (1095 days in 5 years).

UK

Skilled Worker → ILR

1 year after ILR for citizenship.

Ireland

CSEP → Stamp 4

5 years residence for citizenship (3 of last 4 years).

Australia

482 → PR (186)

4 years for citizenship after PR.

New Zealand

Skilled Worker → PR

PR after 2 years on work visa. Citizenship after 5 years.

Germany

Blue Card → PR

5-year naturalization (reduced from 8). Civic exam required.

Sweden

Work Permit → PR

Citizenship after 5 years total residence. No language test required.

Finland

Work → PR

Citizenship after 5 years. Finnish/Swedish B1 required.

Germany

Standard → PR

B1 German required for PR.

Netherlands

HSM → PR

Civic integration exam required.

France

Talent → PR

Civic exam now required for citizenship.

Portugal

D7/D8 → PR

Citizenship timeline extended to 10 years (policy change).

USA

H-1B → Green Card

Highly variable. Country-of-birth backlogs can add years.

Denmark

Pay Limit → PR

9 years for citizenship. Danish language test required.

Spain

Work → PR

10-year standard citizenship. 2 years for some nationalities.

Austria

RWR → PR

Citizenship at 6 years with B2 German + integration.

Qatar

Permanent Residency

PR after 20 years continuous residence. Citizenship extremely rare.

Switzerland

Work → C Permit

C permit after 5-10 years depending on nationality. Citizenship after 10-12 years.