Belgium has recently raised the administrative cost of becoming a Belgian citizen from 150€ to 1,000€. There were even talks of raising it to 5, 000€, which would have made it the most expensive in the world. Here is a list of citizenship acquisition fees in various developed countries around the world, listed from highest to lowest. Becoming a citizen is free in only two of these countries: Luxembourg and Japan.
Fees outside the Eurozone were converted to euros using current April 2025 exchange rates.
Fees outside the Eurozone were converted to euros using current April 2025 exchange rates.
| Country | Fee in Euro (€) |
|---|---|
| Switzerland | 3,100 |
| United Kingdom | 1,850 |
| Ireland | 1,125 |
| Netherlands | 1,105 |
| Greece | 1,100 |
| Austria | 1,050 |
| Belgium | 1,000 |
| United States | 638 |
| Cyprus | 500 |
| Finland | 440 |
| Canada | 415.84 |
| Australia | 308 |
| Italy | 300 |
| Germany | 255 |
| New Zealand | 244.50 |
| Slovenia | 195 |
| Denmark | 147 |
| Sweden | 130 |
| Bulgaria | 128 |
| Malta | 123.30 |
| Czech Republic | 80 |
| Spain | 80 |
| Latvia | 60 |
| France | 55 |
| Lithuania | 51 |
| Poland | 50 |
| Romania | 38 |
| Estonia | 13 |
| Luxembourg | 0 |
| Japan | 0 |