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ARTICLE · 09 FEBRUARY 2022

Citizenship-by-Ancestry: A Pathway To Obtaining Second Citizenship And Passport By Bloodline

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Nothing quite revealed the true power of a second passport like the inability to travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Polly Ho
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Nothing quite revealed the true power of a second passport like the inability to travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"With COVID-19 travel restrictions still persisting two years into the pandemic, inquiries for foreign citizenship have never been higher. Citizenship-by-Ancestry options are becoming particularly popular, as they offer direct pathways to foreign citizenships through the applicants' bloodlines," states Jean-Francois Harvey, Global Managing Partner of leading business immigration law firm Harvey Law Group.

Citizenship-by-Ancestry is where an individual acquires the citizenship of either his parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and in some cases even more distant ancestors, irrespective of where the individual was born. Today, more than 50 countries around the world offer some form of Citizenship-by-Ancestry pathway, each with its own eligibility criteria, process, and complexity.

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