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Pathways to Palau Residency and Citizenship

Palau

The covered Compact route is narrowly screened for sole U.S. citizenship because Palau’s Compact contains a separate multiple-nationality provision. Admission, local occupational rules, and the law governing habitual residence still matter; a U.S. passport is not local citizenship.

See the regional guide and investment and citizenship comparison for the covered options and their limits.

Ways to qualify

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Other routes

Nationality-specific schemes and special cases.

Palau U.S. Compact Residence U.S. citizens can use the Compact of Free Association as a basis to seek admission, reside, and take lawful employment in Palau. residency