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Unlock Your Heritage. Reclaim Your Citizenship
Citizenship by descent is the legal right to acquire a country’s citizenship based on the nationality or citizenship of one or both parents (or grandparents), regardless of where the person was born. This principle, also known as "jus sanguinis," allows children to inherit citizenship from their ancestors rather than from their birthplace.
For Americans, citizenship by descent presents a compelling avenue to global mobility, business advantages, and personal security. This path often entails fewer hurdles and expenses compared to other immigration routes. By asserting ancestry-based citizenship, individuals and their families can gain new rights, broader access, and lasting benefits.
However, given the ever-changing nature of citizenship by descent regulations, countries may update their laws quickly, without warning.
Citizenship By Ancestry Eligibility
If you have parents, grandparents, or even great-grandparents from other countries, you may already be eligible for citizenship - no investment or residency required. Citizenship by descent is one of the most overlooked paths to securing a second passport, offering powerful benefits including global mobility, dual citizenship rights, and intergenerational legacy.
At Immigration Diligence, we help you uncover and verify your eligibility, compile the required documentation, and manage the application process end-to-end. Based out of Washington DC, our team specializes in navigating the legal, genealogical, and bureaucratic complexities that come with ancestry-based claims.
Let us help you turn your ancestry into opportunity. Set up a consultation with us today.
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Who can you include on your application:
In our consultation with you, we will determine your country’s rules regarding which individuals can be included. In the event that you may not qualify, we can help figure out creative pathways for your unique case, such as working with any living ancestors of yours to file an application from their position in order to ensure you obtain the benefits as well.
Application Processing Time:
Application time varies by country. In our experience, most countries and consulates take between 1 to 3 years to process your case. However, the biggest hurdle is the time taken to gather your documentation.
Documentation Requirement:
This varies by country, but generally a “paper trail” that connects you to the person in your lineage is required. In most cases, you will need birth, marriage and death certificates for all individuals in the chain connecting you to the ancestor who was a citizen of the country in question. Our team will work with you to determine the quality of whatever documentation you possess and work with our partners in your country of ancestry to obtain any other documentation that may be required.
Language Requirement:
In most cases, language proficiency is not required for citizenship by descent applications. However, some countries may require basic proficiency depending on factors such as your heritage links to the country. We will provide resources to help you with your application.
See Comparison of Popular Citizenship by Descent Programs
Although requirements vary by country, our citizenship by descent program page lists requirements that may apply to you.
Expert-Led, Heritage-Driven
Our team specializes in navigating the legal, genealogical, and bureaucratic complexities that come with ancestry-based claims. Whether you're exploring citizenship by descent for lifestyle freedom, global access, honoring your ancestors, or long-term family planning, we provide discreet, white-glove support every step of the way - from initial records retrieval to liaising with foreign governments. Reconnect with your roots. Expand your world. Let us help you turn your ancestry into opportunity.
The best time to begin your citizenship by descent inquiry was yesterday. The second best time is today. Schedule a call with our citizenship by descent experts now.
Who all can be included
Extend your benefits to your spouse, dependent children, and dependent parents.
Residency Requirement
The Portuguese golden visa residency requirement is very flexible, making it an attractive investment migration option for Americans. You can maintain your residency with just an average of seven days per year in Portugal.
When some countries require investors to stay in the country at least six months per year, Portugal only requires seven days. This allows you to maintain your current lifestyle in the United States while fulfilling the golden visa requirements and working towards citizenship by essentially taking a week-long vacation to Portugal once a year!
Citizenship Requirement
After five years of legal “residency” under the golden visa program, applicants may apply for Portuguese citizenship or permanent residency.
To qualify for citizenship, in addition to fulfilling the five years of investment, applicants must also learn basic Portuguese to an A2 level. However, in lieu of a language test, applicants may also attend 150 hours of virtual Portuguese language lessons from a government-approved language school. Upon completion of the 150 hours, the applicant is considered to have satisfied the language requirement.