Ancestry & citizenship

You might already be Canadian, eh?

A 2025 law reopened citizenship by ancestry. A Canadian parent, grandparent, or great-grandparent may be all it takes.

Come home to Ghana, for good

The diaspora's right to live and work here for life.

One Irish grandparent makes you an EU citizen

If a grandparent was born on the island of Ireland, an EU passport is your birthright.

If your parent or grandparent was born in Italy, you may already be Italian

Citizenship by descent (jure sanguinis) can make you an Italian and EU citizen while you keep your US passport. Italy's 2025 reform changed the rules, so here's exactly who still qualifies.

Join Your Partner in the Netherlands

Your partner already lives in the Netherlands. Here's how the family reunification visa gets you there, and lets you work once you arrive.

Spanish citizenship in two years, not ten

Hold a Latin American or Puerto Rican passport? Spain lets you become a citizen after just two years of residence, and keep your original one.