Poland
Polish citizenship by descent (Act on Polish Citizenship)
Eligibility confirmation by document evidence. Coming soon.
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Italy
Italian citizenship by descent (Law 74/2025, in force 24 May 2025)
Two-generation limit upheld by the Constitutional Court on 12 March 2026. The 27 March 2025 cutoff decides which rules apply.
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Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 (as amended); Foreign Births Register
Eligibility through an Irish-born parent, grandparent, or great-grandparent via Foreign Births Register registration.
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Germany
German citizenship by descent (Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetz)
Decades-long claim processing. Coming soon.
No wizard yetCzechia
Czech citizenship by descent (Act No. 186/2013)
Limited descent recognition, with a separate declaration path. Coming soon.
No wizard yetSlovakia
Slovak citizenship by descent (Act No. 40/1993)
Narrow descent claims, often through direct ancestors only. Coming soon.
No wizard yetHungary
Hungarian citizenship by descent (Act LV of 1993)
Simplified naturalization for ethnic Hungarian ancestors. Coming soon.
No wizard yetPortugal
Portuguese nationality by descent (Lei da Nacionalidade)
Multi-generational claims for Portuguese Sephardic and other descendants. Coming soon.
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