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Citizenship / Nationality Questions by Country

South America — countries documented in the supplied census questionnaires

French Guiana

Status
Yes
Year
2026
Form
2026 Census of Population — Individual Questionnaire
Question
4
Quelle(s) est (sont) votre (vos) nationalité(s) ?

Responses:

Code / itemResponse
1Française — French; you were born French (“Vous êtes né(e) français(e)”).
2Vous êtes devenu(e) français(e) — French by acquisition, including by naturalization, declaration, or at majority.
3Étrangère(s) — Foreign nationality; indicate your nationality or nationalities.

Question type: 2 — multiple-response nationality question with specified categories and write-in foreign nationality

Source: antilles_guyane_2026_individual_FR.pdf

Chile

Status
Yes
Year
2024
Form
Censo de Población y Vivienda 2024 — Cuestionario Censal
Question
27
¿Cuál es su nacionalidad?

Responses:

Code / itemResponse
1Chilena (exclusivamente) — Chilean exclusively
2Chilena y otra (doble nacionalidad) — Chilean and another (dual nationality)
3Otra nacionalidad — Other nationality

Additional field: For codes 2–3, the questionnaire asks for the name of the country of the other nationality.

Question type: 2 — specified response

Source: Chile_2024_cuestionario_viviendas_particulares_INE.pdf

Brazil

Status
Yes
Year
2022
Form
Censo Demográfico 2022 — Questionário Amostra
Question
11.03
Qual é a sua nacionalidade?

Responses:

Code / itemResponse
1Brasileiro nato — Brazilian by birth
2Naturalizado brasileiro — Naturalized Brazilian
3Estrangeiro — Foreigner

Follow-up: For a naturalized Brazilian, the questionnaire also asks the year residence was established in Brazil.

Question type: 2 — specified response

Source: brazil_2022_long_enumeration_form_IPUMS_PT.pdf

Guyana

Status
Yes
Year
2022
Form
2022 Population & Housing Census — Individual Questionnaire
Question
P3.3
What is your nationality/citizenship?

Responses:

Code / itemResponse
1Guyanese by birth
2Guyanese by naturalization
3Non-Guyanese — name of country of option 2 or 3
4Not stated

Question type: 2 — specified nationality/citizenship status with country identification for non-Guyanese

Source: guyana_2022_combined_EN.pdf

Falkland Islands

Status
Yes
Year
2021
Form
Falkland Islands Census 2021 — Draft Census Form
Question
13
What is your citizenship? If you hold more than one citizenship, please tick all that apply and state the one which you consider to be your MAIN citizenship.

Responses:

ResponseInterpretation
British citizenBritish citizenship
British Overseas Territories citizenBritish Overseas Territories citizenship
Chilean citizenChilean citizenship
Filipino citizenFilipino citizenship
Zimbabwean citizenZimbabwean citizenship
Citizen of another country or territory — please state country belowOther citizenship; specify country or territory

Question type: 2 — multiple-response citizenship question with a main-citizenship designation and write-in for other citizenship

Source: falkland_2021_questions_draft_EN.pdf