For your nationality or ancestry

Citizenship and residence by ancestry or nationality

Open only to citizens of certain countries or to people with family roots here. Unlike free movement, each needs an application. 50 routes in 34 countries.

Asia & Pacific · 11

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Ex-citizen descendant visa (E32B)

Investment needed: from $30k

Stay 5 yrs, renewableNeeds money in the bank

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Descendant settlement visa (E32G)

Income needed: $15k+ a year

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Ex-citizen visa (E32A)

Investment needed: $25k+

Stay 5 yrs, renewableNeeds money in the bank

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Ex-citizen settlement visa (E32E)

Income needed: $15k+ a year

🇰🇷 South Korea

Korean F-4 overseas Korean visa

First stay: 2 yrs

Can work: limitedNeeds certified translations

🇵🇭 Philippines

Quota Immigrant (13)

🇰🇭 Cambodia

K visa (Khmer origin)

🇳🇵 Nepal

NRN visa (Nepali origin)

First stay: 1 yr

🇮🇳 India

OCI card by descent

Can work: yes

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan

Compatriot visa (VTD)

First stay: 2 yrs

🇵🇰 Pakistan

Pakistan Origin Card

Europe · 29

🇵🇹 Portugal

CPLP residence

First stay: 2 yrs

🇵🇹 Portugal

Portuguese nationality for grandchildren

🇵🇹 Portugal

Portuguese naturalisation for great-grandchildren

🇪🇸 Spain

Spanish nationality by descent and option

🇮🇹 Italy

Italian citizenship by descent

Can work: yesNeeds certified translations

🇬🇷 Greece

Greek citizenship by descent

🇬🇷 Greece

Greek expatriate naturalisation

🇩🇪 Germany

German citizenship by declaration

🇩🇪 Germany

German citizenship by descent

🇩🇪 Germany

German restorative naturalisation

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

British citizenship by descent

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

BN(O) visa

First stay: 5 yrs

Needs a place to live

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

UK Ancestry visa

First stay: 5 yrs

Can work: yes

🇲🇹 Malta

Maltese citizenship by descent

🇭🇷 Croatia

Croatian citizenship for emigrant descendants

Needs certified translations

🇸🇮 Slovenia

Slovenian expatriate naturalisation

🇸🇮 Slovenia

Slovenian citizenship by origin

Needs certified translations

🇨🇿 Czechia

Czech citizenship by declaration

🇭🇺 Hungary

Hungarian simplified naturalisation

Needs certified translations

🇵🇱 Poland

Polish citizenship confirmation

🇷🇸 Serbia

Serbian origin residence

First stay: 1 yr

🇦🇲 Armenia

Armenian citizenship by origin

🇦🇲 Armenia

Special residence status

First stay: 10 yrs

🇦🇲 Armenia

Armenian origin residence

First stay: 1 yr

🇮🇪 Ireland

Irish citizenship by descent

🇱🇹 Lithuania

Lithuanian citizenship restoration

🇸🇰 Slovakia

Slovak citizenship by ancestry

🇲🇰 North Macedonia

Macedonian origin residence

First stay: 1 yr

Needs health cover

🇱🇮 Liechtenstein

EEA residence lottery

First stay: 5 yrs

Needs health cover

Americas · 6

🇲🇽 Mexico

Mexican nationality by descent

Can work: yes

🇨🇴 Colombia

Colombian nationality by descent

Needs certified translations

🇧🇷 Brazil

Brazilian nationality by descent

🇦🇷 Argentina

Argentine nationality by option

Needs certified translations

🇸🇷 Suriname

PSA status (Surinamese descent)

First stay: 6 mo

Needs certified translations

🇸🇷 Suriname

Indefinite residence (Surinamese origin)

Africa · 4

🇲🇺 Mauritius

Diaspora · Professional

Income needed: MUR 100k+ a month ≈ $2,100

🇲🇺 Mauritius

Diaspora · Self-employed

Investment needed: MUR 250k+ ≈ $5,260

Needs money in the bank

🇲🇺 Mauritius

Diaspora · Young professional

🇨🇻 Cabo Verde

CPLP residence

First stay: 1 yr

≈ USD figures are approximate: daily reference rates from ExchangeRate-API, dated 12 Oct 2026, refreshed when the site is updated.