Naoero’s September naturalisation law remains separate from investment citizenship and the 2017 route
The Act distinguishes its new arrangement from the 2024 investment programme and naturalisation under the 2017 law.
Naoero’s official legislation database records that the Naturalisation Citizenship Act 2026, No. 37, was certified and commenced on 17 September 2026. It establishes a separate arrangement with objectives including reducing statelessness and enabling intergovernmental arrangements addressing citizenship and travel-document issues.[1]
Principal applicants must be at least 18 and meet other statutory conditions. Applications must go through a Cabinet-appointed agent. Following departmental due diligence, the Minister decides on citizenship in consultation with Cabinet. Further criteria, procedures and fees may be prescribed separately; commencement alone does not establish that applications are operationally open.[1]
Before a citizenship certificate is conferred, section 13 requires an oath or affirmation of allegiance and payment of the applicable government contribution into the Treasury Fund. The amount is not established here; humanitarian objectives do not mean free or automatic citizenship.[1]
Sections 25 and 26 keep this arrangement separate from applications under the 2024 Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Act and naturalisation under the 2017 Citizenship Act. An application under the wrong Act must be rejected, with reapplication under the appropriate law possible. The new Act should not be read as changing the investment programme’s fees or eligibility.[1]
Official sources
This article provides general information. Individual applications are subject to the applicable rules and the competent authority’s assessment.