8 most difficult countries to gain citizenship
China
Foreigners naturalizing in the country with 1.4bn population is very rare. It is also one of the most difficult citizenship to obtain in the world. Majority of foreigners remain with permanent resident status without acquiring citizenship. This is because you either has to be a relative of chinese citizen or live as permanent resident for a long time.Dual citizenship further prohibited for chinese citizens. However, acquiring citizenship in via Hong Kong is one way to get Chinese nationality.
