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Explore 42 citizenship-by-descent countries across the globe. Learn about each path, see what's possible, and take a free eligibility test in minutes.

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Comprehensive guides, popular eligibility routes, and essential next steps.

Canada

Descendant citizenship routes and step-by-step guide.

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Ireland

Descent and Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) routes.

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Italy

1948 rule, judicial and administrative paths.

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Mexico

By descent and consular registration options.

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El Salvador

By descent — parent-born and other routes.

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All 42 supported countries

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From ancestry to evidence

A simple 4-step journey to explore your eligibility and build your case.

  1. Check eligibility

    See if you or your ancestors qualify in the countries you select.

  2. Build your ancestry tree

    Add relatives and documents to confirm lineage and connections.

  3. See required documents

    Get a personalized list of documents for your chosen path and country.

  4. Retrieve records

    Find birth, marriage, and other records to complete your application.

Popular guides and tools

GuideU.S. naturalization records for citizenship by descent

Understand how USCIS, the National Archives, federal courts, and state or local courts divide U.S. naturalization records.

Read guide GuideNew York vital records for citizenship by descent

A complete jurisdiction-first guide to New York City and New York State birth, marriage, and death records, certified copies, amendments, exemplification, apostilles, and rejection prevention.

Read guide GuideFirst Irish passport through an Irish-born parent

Understand the distinction between Irish citizenship through an Irish-born parent and Foreign Birth Registration.

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