By Right of Blood: Does the Citizenship of your European Ancestor Entitle You to Dual Citizenship?

Amy Montemarano
8 min readJan 25, 2020
Photo by The New York Public Library on Unsplash

In the growing buzz about the opportunity for U.S. citizens to get dual citizenship through a process called “ancestral descendancy,” otherwise known as citizenship by descent, it’s worth paying attention to the details; that’s where the devils are. It is true that some countries offer this path to citizenship, but…

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Amy Montemarano

Lawyer who writes about navigating life with a serious health condition, legal issues in the therapeutic arena, and a bit of random miscellany.