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Country legal profile:
Ethiopia
Legal grounds, timelines, costs and key restrictions in one structured country profile.
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Legal profile
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Legal ground
Naturalization
Ordinary naturalization is built around qualifying lawful residence plus integration and good-character requirements.
- Indicative timeline
- от 4 лет
- Costs
- от $2 000 + резиденция
- Legacy Partners professional support
- $5 000
Who it suits
A foreign national with the required period of qualifying lawful residence and the other statutory conditions.
Evidence to prepare
Residence history, physical-presence/absence records, police certificates, income/tax evidence, language and integration evidence where applicable.
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What is specific to this country
Ethiopia: the selected ground is Naturalization. The catalogue's headline route is Naturalization / Descent, with an indicative from 4 years timeline and from $2 000 + residence costs budget. This jurisdiction records 7 legal grounds and flags these practical constraints: Renunciation requirement · Language · Criminal record · Financial self-sufficiency.
Second / multiple citizenship
Ethiopia: the database flags a renunciation requirement/risk. Check exceptions for the applicant's nationality and legal ground, and sequence the steps so the new status is legally secure before any irreversible renunciation.
Track-specific parameters
A06 · ETH 4-5
A foreign national with the required period of qualifying lawful residence and the other statutory conditions.
от 4 лет
Ethiopia: the database flags a renunciation requirement/risk. Check exceptions for the applicant's nationality and legal ground, and sequence the steps so the new status is legally secure before any irreversible renunciation.
Renunciation requirement · Language · Criminal record · Financial self-sufficiency
The legal basis is identified; the current procedure is rechecked at filing.
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