Your Ancestry May Be Worth
More Than You Think
Discover the citizenship you may already be entitled to. Find out whether you qualify for another citizenship through your ancestors — with the clarity, documents, and guidance you actually need.
From uncertainty
to a clear path forward
Discover Your Line
Take our eligibility quiz. Enter what you know about your ancestors — names, dates, countries. We'll tell you which citizenship paths may be open to you.
Know Your Documents
Get a tailored checklist of every document you need — who issues it, how to request it, what it costs, and the specific apostille and translation requirements for your case.
Choose Your Path
Use the free guides to work out whether you qualify, then the country guide to actually execute — or add an hour with us on your specific case. We're honest about what you can handle alone and where you need a lawyer.
Detailed pathways for 6 countries
Each guide covers eligibility rules, required documents, costs, timelines, and the specific pitfalls that trip up most applicants.
Know your family emigrated but don't know the details?
Request a preliminary eligibility assessment and genealogical research to see if you qualify for citizenship. If you do, we include the full execution guide for your country — one purchase, $349.
Built on clarity,
not mystification
The citizenship-by-descent industry thrives on complexity. We believe the process is learnable, and most people are capable of more than agencies give them credit for.
Verified & Current
Every legal rule and process on this site carries a 'last verified' date. We actively track law changes — including Italy's contested 2025 reforms, Spain's closed Ley de Nietos window, and Ireland's FBR processing shifts.
Guidance, Not Legal Advice
We organize information and tell you what you need. We don't pretend to be lawyers, and nothing we sell is legal advice. When a case genuinely needs one — a broken chain, a judicial route — we say so instead of selling you something else.
Honest About Costs
We show you exactly what agencies charge, what DIY costs, and where the real complexity lies. If you can handle it yourself, we'll tell you. If you need help, we won't upsell you on what you don't.
I spent two years and $4,000 in mistakes so you don't have to.
If you research citizenship by descent, you end up with two bad options: forum posts that contradict each other, or agencies charging $12,000+ for work many people can do themselves.
Most of the money gets lost on small, avoidable mistakes — the wrong type of birth certificate, a translation the consulate won't accept, a missed naturalization date. So I wrote down what I learned: which documents you need, where to get them, what they cost, and the order to do it all in.
A guide is $149. If it doesn't save you at least ten hours, email me within 14 days and I'll refund you — no questions.
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