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There are a number of different ways to obtain a Green Card to become a permanent resident in the U.S.A. A Green Card gives you certain rights and obligations, and with a Green Card, you can later apply to naturalize as a U.S. citizen. Participate in the Green Card lottery The United States’ Diversity ImmigrantContinue reading “USA Permanent Residence Card (“Green Card”)”

Many Brazilians or other people residing in former Portuguese territory have Portuguese ancestry. A child of a Portuguese parent, or grandchild of a Portuguese citizen may claim Portuguese citizenship by descent. If you are the grandchild of a Portuguese citizen, your parent will have to claim citizenship, which you will then get. If the ancestorContinue reading “Portugal”

Polish citizenship is passed down via bloodline, or “jus sanguinis.” Which means the when a Polish person has a child, the child is automatically considered a Polish citizen. Thus, if your parents were Polish, you were born Polish. This is true for your grandparents or your great grandparents. However, the Polish ancestors must not haveContinue reading “Poland”

Italian citizenship is passed down via bloodline, or “jus sanguinis.” Which means the when an Italian person has a child, the child is automatically considered an Italian citizen. Thus, if your parents were Italian, you were born Italian. This is true for your grandparents or your great grandparents, subject to a few restrictions: First, theContinue reading “Italy”

In general, regaining Austrian citizenship via ancestry is a very straightforward process. However, usually Austrian law does not allow for dual citizenship, and gaining Austrian citizenship may mean giving up your current citizenship. Austrian citizenship is passed down by birth, or jus sanguinis. Before September 1st, 1983, the citizenship could only be passed to childrenContinue reading “Austria”