• Immigrants to Honduras need not be of Honduran descent to become citizens.honduras flag icon. (with clipping path) image by Andrey Zyk from Fotolia.com
  
  Honduras offers citizenship and naturalization not only to foreign born aliens, but to those who have no familial or historical ties with it. In this regard, approved people who complete all materials, pass health requirements, and fulfill the necessary residency under a legal visa may be eligible to become citizens. While formal notions of dual citizenship do not apply in Honduras, the Honduran naturalized citizen need not revoke or lose their previous citizenship to gain permanent residency or eventual naturalization.
  
  

Dual Citizenship

• Honduras does not recognize dual citizenship for adults. The only cases where it is allowed under Honduran law is for those people under the age of 21 years (or minors) and for those Hondurans who have been accepted elsewhere as naturalized residents. This of course does not mean that a U.S. citizen that has become a Honduran citizen will forfeit any of the benefits guaranteed by the former, but simply that this will not be a status accredited them by Honduran authorities.
  
  

Residency Visas

• Before you are eligible for Honduran citizenship, you must first apply and be accepted for a residency visa. Honduran law directs you to your nearest Honduran embassy or consulate. There you will be required to present paperwork regarding your health, financial status, references from local law enforcement, passport photos, etc. The application will then be processed by the consulate or embassy. If you are granted permanent residency, then you will be capable of acquiring formal citizenship after three years.
  
  

Nationality and Citizenship Law

• This law first outlines what constitutes Honduran citizenship. People born in the country are automatically citizens and are privileged with all the pertaining rights. The law also outlines those provisions which govern the behavior and admissibility of foreigners. All immigration issues fall under the purview of national law and the country reserves the right to govern immigration in accordance with its interests. In this case, the law also establishes those prohibitions and limitations to be placed on allowing foreigners to be given residence, naturalization and citizenship.