Observed arrival · 2026-10-24
Ancestry Passport maps citizenship-by-descent routes
A guide for Americans exploring citizenship by descent, with country-by-country eligibility information and free tools for preparing application files.
- For
- Americans tracing ancestry for citizenship eligibility
- Worth noticing
- The country list marks routes as open, restricted, changing, or closed, including Spain's October 22, 2025 deadline.
Field notes
The country entries distinguish routes rather than treating descent as one universal rule: Ireland's listing centers on an Irish-born grandparent, while Poland's gives no fixed generational limit if the ancestor held citizenship after the modern state was founded. The site also labels routes as open, restricted, changing, or closed. It says its file-preparation tools include official form links, checklists, request letters, and trackers.
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