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I think in Germany, if your mother was german, then you are a german national. My friend was born in Germany and was living in the USA when her daughter was born. The daughter was therefore a German National.
I am irish and so my children will gain their irish citizenship thru us (we were both born there). I think it can go back to your grandparents ; greatgrandparents is tricky. You need to get their original birth certificate ; not the short one, the long one.
Similarly, my dad (and his ancestors before him) was born in Portugal, but he became a US citizen as a child and has lived here his whole life. Does anyone know the process, or if it is even possible, for me to apply for dual citizenship? I want to move to and work in Europe...
Thanks!
My father has Austrian citizenship. I guess this means I'm eligible for one too. My question is what are the benefits of having an Austrian citizenship if I live in the U.S.?
I was reading how a descendant of citizens of Spain (as in the case of my partner, whose grandparents are from Spain), someone wanting to become a Spanish citizen through ancestry will only have to have ONE year of residence.
The only thing I am not sure of is if her Grandparents would qualify her if they were no longer citizens after coming to the US, or if they're no longer alive (her Granfather is dead, Grandma not sure, lost touch when she was young)....
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If your grandfather (both maternal and paternal) were Spanish when your father was born, then you are Spanish. No residency requiered. No matter if alive or dead. You can ask for your passport at any Spanish Embassy or Consulate.
Italians, Germans and Irish are far more generous.
My father has Austrian citizenship. I guess this means I'm eligible for one too. My question is what are the benefits of having an Austrian citizenship if I live in the U.S.?
If your father is Austrian, you're Austrian. As to benefits if you live in the US, you never know.
Similarly, my dad (and his ancestors before him) was born in Portugal, but he became a US citizen as a child and has lived here his whole life. Does anyone know the process, or if it is even possible, for me to apply for dual citizenship? I want to move to and work in Europe...
Thanks!
If your father was born in Portugal, you're Portuguese notwithstanding his current citizenship. You can ask the Portuguese citizenship (EU) at any Portuguese Embassy or Consulate. It's a automatic process.
Do you have much documentation? No doubt it's different for each country.
About ten years ago, I took a trip to London with a friend whose father was English; she was looking into obtaining citizenship. Don't know if it is still the case, but at the time, citizenship could only be obtained through the father's side of the family. My friend had quite a bit of paperwork, but it didn't seem like she got very far with her attempt--maybe she didn't try hard enough, though.
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If his father was English, he's English. It's an automatic process. He only has to prove that his father is English.
Start by looking on consulate websites for the countries of interest. Each EU country defines citizenship in different ways. I did it for my Italian citizenship. I was born in Italy and my Father is an Italian citizen. Italy required a direct bloodline of citizenship, i.e. one of your parents had to have citizenship, if they didn't you couldn't obtain it. The process will require birth certificates/passports of the person who you will claim citizenship from as well as your own identification.
If you were born in Italy and your father was Italian, you're Italian.
If your grandparents were Italians, just the same.
With U.S. in slump, dual citizenship in EU countries attracts Americans (http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2008/06/07/s1a_dual_citizenship_0608.html - broken link)
Needless to say, I am VERY intrigued by this. Before I get too excited I'd like to hopefully hear from someone who has done it. I'm wondering what kind of paperwork/proof you'd need? If I were to do this it would be based on a Grandparent or Great Grandparent. My Grandfather had Austrian citizenship until his death in the mid 80's, my G-Grandfather was born in Ireland. Another G-Grandfather born in Germany.
I have no idea if this would be possible but I am going to investigate for certain. I have for a long time had the desire to live and work abroad but never considered it really feasible.
Anyone else?
I'm pretty sure you would not be eligible for Irish Citizenship - you would be if one of your grandparents had been born in Ireland but since it was a great-grandparent, you are too far removed. The only way around that is if each generation down the line registered their Irish Citizenship - but according to this, it had to be done before the birth of the next generation: Irish citizenship through birth or descent-Information from CitizensInformation.ie
So it's too late for that.
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