Which Descent Countries Allow Dual Citizenship With the United States, Dated
What countries allow dual citizenship with the US? All six a descent claim runs through, each rule dated, and the German one that changed on 27 June 2024.
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The Rule
Two Lines, Three Passports: Whether Each Country Lets You Hold a Third
There is no worldwide limit on how many citizenships you can have, only each country's rule about its own. Ireland, Canada, Germany, Italy, Poland and the US.
Registration, Proof, Certificate, Confirmation: What Each Country Calls the Grant, and Who Issues It
Registration, proof, certificate, recognition, confirmation: what a certificate of citizenship by descent is called in each country, and who issues it.
Which Claims Need a Lawyer, and Which the Register Takes on a Form
Most claims are a form the register takes from you. Four situations need a citizenship by descent lawyer: a court, a discretion, a restoration, a disputed loss.
You May Already Be a Citizen: the Countries Where the Line Passes at Birth Without a Form
How do you know if you have dual citizenship already? In Canada, Germany, Italy and Poland a qualifying line makes you one at birth. Ireland is different.
Does the Line Hold? The Grandparent Rule in Six Countries, as One Table
Whether a grandparent born in Ireland, Canada, Germany, Italy, Poland or the UK passes citizenship by descent to you, and where the answer is stop here.