Here are 9 countries offering ancestry-based citizenship to Americans looking to leave US after the election

In the aftermath of the 2024 statesmanlike election, galore Americans, particularly celebrities, person pledged to springiness up their citizenship and determination elsewhere. 

For Americans exploring dual citizenship options oregon seeking a 2nd passport, galore countries connection pathways to citizenship based connected ancestry. 

These countries often let citizens of overseas nations to assertion nationality done parents, grandparents oregon nonstop ancestors. Here is simply a database of 9 countries offering citizenship by descent, arranged alphabetically.

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1. Ghana

Under Ghana's Citizenship Act of 2002, individuals with a Ghanaian genitor tin use for citizenship. The country’s "Year of Return" inaugural encourages African Americans and Afro Caribbeans to reconnect with their heritage.

Ghana besides offers the "Right of Abode" program, allowing those with African descent to unrecorded indefinitely successful the state without needing a visa, provided they tin papers their lineage.

2. Germany

Germany provides citizenship by descent to individuals with a German parent, grandparent oregon great-grandparent. Special provisions beryllium for those whose ancestors mislaid citizenship nether the Nazi authorities owed to political, radical oregon spiritual persecution. 

Children calved earlier July 1, 1993, to a German begetter and a non-German parent whitethorn assertion citizenship if paternity was established by property 23.

India's iconic Taj Mahal successful the metropolis of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, is the last resting spot for the Mughal King Shah Jahan and his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. (Pallava Bagla/Getty Images)

3. Hungary

Hungary allows individuals with Hungarian parents oregon grandparents to assertion citizenship, careless of the fig of generations abroad. Knowledge of the Hungarian connection is not a requirement. 

Citizenship done naturalization is besides imaginable for those joined to a Hungarian national for astatine slightest 5 years, oregon 10 years without children.

4. India

India does not let dual citizenship but offers Overseas Citizenship of India, oregon OCI, status. This designation includes a lifelong, multiple-entry visa and benefits akin to non-resident Indians (NRIs), similar economical and acquisition privileges. 

To qualify, applicants indispensable person an Indian genitor oregon grandparent and cannot beryllium of Pakistani oregon Bangladeshi origin.

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5. Ireland

Ireland automatically considers individuals citizens if they person a genitor calved successful the state earlier Jan. 1, 2005.

Those with Irish grandparents tin use for citizenship done the "Foreign Birth Registration" process, which is administered successful Dublin. This pathway is besides unfastened to great-grandchildren, though further documentation is typically required.

6. Italy

Italy grants citizenship by descent if the applicant’s Italian ancestor did not naturalize overseas earlier the commencement of their kid successful his oregon her nonstop line.

For cases involving a pistillate ancestor, her kid indispensable person been calved aft Jan. 1, 1948. Naturalization is besides disposable for those joined to an Italian national oregon those who person resided successful Italy for astatine slightest 10 years.

View of the Colosseum successful Rome, Italy, connected Oct. 19. (Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

7. Poland

Poland offers citizenship by descent to those who tin hint their lineage to ancestors calved successful Poland oregon its erstwhile territories. 

Applicants indispensable beryllium that their ancestors lived successful Poland aft 1920, and clasp their citizenship. Original Polish-issued documents are required.

8. Portugal

Portugal extends citizenship to individuals with astatine slightest 1 grandparent who holds Portuguese citizenship. 

Applicants indispensable supply commencement certificates connecting them to their Portuguese ancestor and applications are processed exclusively successful Portugal, requiring an in-person visit.

Work continues connected the operation of Jesus Christ of the Sagrada Familia, which, erstwhile completed, volition marque the temple the tallest successful the satellite astatine 172.5 meters high, surpassing the Ulmer Munster religion successful the German metropolis of Ulm successful Barcelona, Spain, connected Oct. 25. (Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

9. Spain

Spain provides citizenship to individuals with a Spanish genitor oregon grandparent. Adoptees nether the property of 18 by Spanish nationals whitethorn besides apply. 

To finalize citizenship, applicants indispensable walk 2 exams: the DELE A2 for basal Spanish-language proficiency and the CCSE, which evaluates cognition of Spanish civilization and the constitution.

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