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> Many European countries automatically make people their citizens by lineage, not place of birth. Automatically? Source?

Scoundreller 8y ago
The general concept is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_sanguinis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_sanguinis Croatia: http://eudo-citizenship.eu/NationalDB/docs/CRO%20Law%20on%20Croatian%20Citizenship_consolidated%2028_10_2011_ENGLISH.pdf http://eudo-citizenship.eu/NationalDB/docs/CRO%20Law%20on%20... Section 4: "A child acquires Croatian citizenship by origin: [various criteria about who your parents are]" There's no "may" or "can". Germany: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_nationality_law#Descent_from_a_German_parent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_nationality_law#Descent... "A person born of a parent with German citizenship at the time of the child's birth is a German citizen. Place of birth is not a factor in citizenship determination based on parentage." Italy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_nationality_law#Attribution_of_citizenship_through_jus_sanguinis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_nationality_law#Attrib... "Italian citizenship is granted by birth through the paternal line, with no limit on the number of generations, or through the maternal line for individuals born after 1 January 1948." France: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_nationality_law#French_citizenship_by_birth_abroad_to_at_least_one_French_citizen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_nationality_law#French_... "French citizenship by birth abroad to at least one French citizen The child (legitimate or natural) is French if at least one parent is French." Some countries (like France) require the birth to be registered, while others do not.
gikku 8y ago
There are literally tens of millions of Americans that are Italian citizens, from their grandfather or great-grandfather, without knowing it.
masonic 8y ago
There are also cases where a US-born may be eligible for other citizenship but must apply. (Ireland, for example, if either parent was Irish.)

Scoundreller 8y ago

The general concept is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_sanguinis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_sanguinis Croatia: http://eudo-citizenship.eu/NationalDB/docs/CRO%20Law%20on%20Croatian%20Citizenship_consolidated%2028_10_2011_ENGLISH.pdf http://eudo-citizenship.eu/NationalDB/docs/CRO%20Law%20on%20... Section 4: "A child acquires Croatian citizenship by origin: [various criteria about who your parents are]" There's no "may" or "can". Germany: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_nationality_law#Descent_from_a_German_parent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_nationality_law#Descent... "A person born of a parent with German citizenship at the time of the child's birth is a German citizen. Place of birth is not a factor in citizenship determination based on parentage." Italy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_nationality_law#Attribution_of_citizenship_through_jus_sanguinis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_nationality_law#Attrib... "Italian citizenship is granted by birth through the paternal line, with no limit on the number of generations, or through the maternal line for individuals born after 1 January 1948." France: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_nationality_law#French_citizenship_by_birth_abroad_to_at_least_one_French_citizen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_nationality_law#French_... "French citizenship by birth abroad to at least one French citizen The child (legitimate or natural) is French if at least one parent is French." Some countries (like France) require the birth to be registered, while others do not.

gikku 8y ago

There are literally tens of millions of Americans that are Italian citizens, from their grandfather or great-grandfather, without knowing it.

masonic 8y ago

There are also cases where a US-born may be eligible for other citizenship but must apply. (Ireland, for example, if either parent was Irish.)