https://mydescentpassport.com/changes.xml 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z My Descent Passport tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-13:change-2026-11-13-italy-italy-s-fee-is-per-application 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z

Italy charges €600 per application at a consulate, not refunded whatever the outcome. We had said “per adult application,” which the consulate’s page doesn’t say.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-13:change-2026-11-13-hungary-hungary-s-language-requirement 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z

For simplified naturalization you must prove your knowledge of Hungarian. We had said you must show you can speak it.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-13:change-2026-11-13-croatia-croatia-s-language-test 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z

Emigrants’ descendants don’t take a language test. We had added “since 2020,” which the government’s overview doesn’t say.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-13:change-2026-11-13-philippines-when-the-philippine-report-of-birth-copy 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z

You can order the Philippine Statistics Authority copy of a Report of Birth from 6 months after approval. We had said it arrives about 6 to 12 months later.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-13:change-2026-11-13-spain-spain-s-democratic-memory-law-deadline 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z

On October 22, 2025 the Democratic Memory Law option stopped taking new appointment requests, and people who asked in time can still file. We had said the route closed.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-13:change-2026-11-13-sweden-sweden-s-fees-for-keeping-and-regaining- 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z

Regaining Swedish citizenship by application is free, the notification route open to Nordic citizens costs SEK 475, and applying to keep it at 22 is free.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-13:change-2026-11-13-sweden-sweden-s-age-22-rule 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z

Born abroad and never lived in Sweden? You lose Swedish citizenship at 22 unless you have visited often or for longer periods, or you apply to keep it between 18 and 22.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-13:change-2026-11-13-sweden-what-sweden-s-us-172-is-for 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z

The cost estimator’s US$172 is the Swedish Embassy in the US’s fee for an ordinary passport (SEK 1,600), from its fee list of July 1, 2026, now linked as a source.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-13:change-2026-11-13-switzerland-the-language-part-of-swiss-simplified-na 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z

Applying from abroad, no language level is set: the interview is held in a Swiss national language, and your knowledge of one is among the ties assessed. We had said you must be able to get by in one.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-13:change-2026-11-13-belgium-who-loses-belgian-citizenship-at-28 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z

Born abroad after January 1, 1967? You lose Belgian citizenship at 28 only if you also hold another nationality and your main home was outside Belgium from 18 to 28, unless you declare before then that you want to keep it.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-13:change-2026-11-13-india-the-cost-of-an-oci-card-in-the-us 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z

A new OCI card costs US$275 plus US$3 for the Indian Community Welfare Fund, plus a VFS Global service fee (US$15.90 on the embassy’s page, US$19 on VFS Global’s), and paying by card adds 3.75%. We had given one total of US$297.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-13:change-2026-11-13-cyprus-cyprus-s-fees-with-their-stamps 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z

Registering through a Cypriot parent costs €20 plus an €8.54 stamp, and Cypriot-origin registration €50 plus two €8.54 stamps. We had listed a consular birth certificate fee of €28.54.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-13:change-2026-11-13-uk-how-long-a-british-passport-takes-from-a 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z

It depends on the country you live in, so check GOV.UK’s page for yours. We had said to allow at least 6 weeks everywhere, which GOV.UK says for some countries, such as Ukraine.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-13:change-2026-11-13-uk-british-citizenship-by-double-descent 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z

A new answer: born abroad to a parent who was British by descent, you’re usually not British at birth, except through UK Crown service, but you may be able to register, depending on where and when you were born.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-13:change-2026-11-13-finland-finland-s-age-22-rule 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z

Dual citizens lose Finnish citizenship at 22 only without a sufficient connection to Finland. Applying for a passport or ID card, or giving a free notice, between 18 and 21 counts as one.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-13:change-2026-11-13-slovakia-slovakia-s-route-for-descendants 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z

Citizenship on the descendants’ route may be granted without a language test, but it isn’t automatic.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-13:change-2026-11-13-latvia-how-long-latvia-takes 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z

A child of a Latvian citizen is registered within a month of the office receiving all the documents. Exiles’ descendants wait four months.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-08:change-2026-11-08-india-new-guide-india-and-the-oci-card 2026-11-08T00:00:00Z

Indian citizenship by descent and the OCI card, step by step from the US, in three pages.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-08:change-2026-11-08-switzerland-new-guide-switzerland 2026-11-08T00:00:00Z

Swiss citizenship through a parent, including the age 25 rule and getting a Swiss passport from abroad.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-08:change-2026-11-08-uk-new-guide-scottish-citizenship-by-descen 2026-11-08T00:00:00Z

Why there’s no Scottish citizenship, and what applies instead: British citizenship and the UK Ancestry visa.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-08:change-2026-11-08-philippines-new-guide-the-philippines 2026-11-08T00:00:00Z

Philippine citizenship by descent through the Report of Birth, and dual citizenship under Republic Act 9225, in two pages.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-08:change-2026-11-08-luxembourg-new-guide-luxembourg 2026-11-08T00:00:00Z

Luxembourg citizenship through a parent or grandparent, by option.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-08:change-2026-11-08-cyprus-new-guide-cyprus 2026-11-08T00:00:00Z

Cypriot citizenship through a parent, or registration for people of Cypriot origin.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-08:change-2026-11-08-belgium-new-guide-belgium 2026-11-08T00:00:00Z

Belgian citizenship through a parent, and the age 28 rule for people born abroad.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-08:change-2026-11-08-finland-new-guide-finland 2026-11-08T00:00:00Z

Finnish citizenship through a parent, the age 22 rule, and the way back for former Finns.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-08:change-2026-11-08-denmark-new-guide-denmark 2026-11-08T00:00:00Z

Danish citizenship through a parent, and the age 22 rule.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-08:change-2026-11-08-mexico-new-guide-mexico 2026-11-08T00:00:00Z

Mexican nationality by descent: registering a birth at a consulate, and common questions.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-08:change-2026-11-08-sweden-new-guide-sweden 2026-11-08T00:00:00Z

Swedish citizenship through a parent, including older births and the age 22 rule.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-08:change-2026-11-08-norway-new-guide-norway 2026-11-08T00:00:00Z

Norwegian citizenship through a parent, keeping it at 22, and the way back after losing it.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-08:change-2026-11-08-netherlands-new-guide-the-netherlands 2026-11-08T00:00:00Z

Dutch nationality through a parent, the 13-year rule for people born abroad, and opting in.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-11-08:change-2026-11-08-canada-new-lost-canadians-and-five-examples 2026-11-08T00:00:00Z

A new page on Lost Canadians, and on /canada five worked examples (“Am I a Canadian citizen?”) and a section on Canadian dual citizenship.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-08-10:change-2026-08-10-italy-italy-allows-reviews-of-refused-minor-is 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z

An Interior Ministry circular told offices to follow the Court of Cassation’s July 2026 ruling. People refused under the old rules on the “minor issue” can ask the office that refused them to review their original application, without applying again.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-07-26:change-2026-07-26-italy-italy-s-top-court-narrows-the-minor-issu 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z

The Court of Cassation’s joint sections ruled that a child born with another citizenship as well as Italian didn’t lose Italian citizenship when their Italian parent later naturalized. It matters for applications under the old rules.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-07-23:change-2026-07-23-italy-italy-s-new-rules-go-to-the-eu-court-of- 2026-07-23T00:00:00Z

Italy’s Constitutional Court asked the EU’s top court whether the 2025 limits can apply to people born before them, and put its own case on hold until then. The limits haven’t been struck down, so they still apply.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-07-15:change-2026-07-15-slovakia-slovakia-drops-the-residence-permit-for- 2026-07-15T00:00:00Z

People whose parent, grandparent or great-grandparent was a Czechoslovak citizen born in Slovakia no longer need a Slovak residence permit to apply for citizenship. There’s still no language test, and the good-character rules still apply.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-06-30:change-2026-06-30-denmark-denmark-s-declaration-route-for-former-d 2026-06-30T00:00:00Z

Former Danes who lost their citizenship by becoming citizens of another country before September 1, 2015 could get it back by declaration until this date. Most now need to live in Denmark again or naturalize.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-06-30:change-2026-06-30-india-india-launches-the-digital-e-oci-card 2026-06-30T00:00:00Z

OCI cardholders no longer need a new card when they get a new passport after 20: they update their passport details online instead. India also launched a digital e-OCI card that day.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-06-17:change-2026-06-17-finland-finland-adds-a-citizenship-test-from-202 2026-06-17T00:00:00Z

Finland’s parliament approved changes to the Citizenship Act that bring in a citizenship test. They apply to applications made on or after March 1, 2027.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-05-19:change-2026-05-19-portugal-portugal-s-new-nationality-law-takes-eff 2026-05-19T00:00:00Z

Grandchildren of Portuguese citizens can still apply from abroad, but must now show knowledge of Portuguese language and culture.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-04-23:change-2026-04-23-belgium-belgium-s-top-court-relaxes-the-age-5-de 2026-04-23T00:00:00Z

The Constitutional Court ruled it unconstitutional that a child born abroad can’t become Belgian when the Belgian parent, also born abroad, died within 5 years of the birth without making the declaration. Parliament must change the law; until then courts and authorities must put it right.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-03-12:change-2026-03-12-italy-italy-s-constitutional-court-upholds-the 2026-03-12T00:00:00Z

The court rejected a challenge brought by the Court of Turin. The law limiting citizenship by descent stayed in force.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-02-28:change-2026-02-28-italy-italy-extends-the-deadline-for-children- 2026-02-28T00:00:00Z

Decree-Law 200 of December 31, 2025 was turned into law, setting a new deadline of May 31, 2029 to register the children of Italian citizens it covers (those already under 18 on May 24, 2025).

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-02-19:change-2026-02-19-italy-italy-will-move-adult-applications-to-ro 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z

Law 11/2026 took effect. From January 1, 2029, adults living abroad will apply by post to a Foreign Ministry office in Rome, not their consulate. Until then each consulate can take only a limited number of adult applications a year (the limit can’t be set below 100). Decisions are due within 36 months.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2026-01-01:change-2026-01-01-italy-italy-makes-declarations-for-children-fr 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Making the declaration to register a child born abroad as Italian is free from January 1, 2026.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2025-12-31:change-2025-12-31-luxembourg-luxembourg-s-route-for-descendants-of-19 2025-12-31T00:00:00Z

The last day to sign a declaration reclaiming Luxembourg nationality as a descendant of someone who was Luxembourgish on January 1, 1900. Certificates had to be requested by the end of 2018. Adults whose parent or grandparent is or was Luxembourgish can still opt for nationality.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2025-12-15:change-2025-12-15-canada-canada-scraps-its-first-generation-limit 2025-12-15T00:00:00Z

Bill C-3 took effect. People born abroad before this date who were cut off by the first-generation limit are recognized as Canadian. For later births, a Canadian parent born abroad needs 1,095 days in Canada.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2025-12-12:change-2025-12-12-cyprus-cyprus-removes-the-investment-route-from 2025-12-12T00:00:00Z

An amendment deleted the old citizenship-by-investment provision and set out how decisions to take citizenship away are made and reviewed. It doesn’t change citizenship by descent.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2025-10-22:change-2025-10-22-spain-spain-stops-taking-appointment-requests- 2025-10-22T00:00:00Z

The period for asking for an appointment to opt for Spanish nationality under the Democratic Memory Law closed on October 22, 2025.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2025-05-23:change-2025-05-23-italy-italy-s-decree-becomes-law-74-2025 2025-05-23T00:00:00Z

Law 74 of May 23, 2025 turned the March decree into law, with changes. It took effect on May 24, 2025, making the new limits on citizenship by descent permanent.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2025-03-28:change-2025-03-28-italy-italy-tightens-citizenship-by-descent-ov 2025-03-28T00:00:00Z

Most people born abroad now need a parent or grandparent who held only Italian citizenship. Applications made before the cut-off follow the old rules.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2025-03-15:change-2025-03-15-romania-romania-brings-back-a-language-requireme 2025-03-15T00:00:00Z

Law 14/2025 requires most applicants, including descendants reclaiming citizenship, to show Romanian at B1 level, and allows up to two years for a decision.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2024-06-27:change-2024-06-27-germany-germany-allows-dual-citizenship 2024-06-27T00:00:00Z

Germans no longer lose their citizenship when they become citizens of another country. Losses before that date aren’t undone.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2021-08-20:change-2021-08-20-germany-germany-opens-a-new-route-for-descendant 2021-08-20T00:00:00Z

A change to Germany’s nationality law, in force from August 20, 2021, created a legal right to naturalization for people persecuted by the Nazi regime, which also applies to all their descendants.

tag:mydescentpassport.com,2021-05-17:change-2021-05-17-mexico-mexico-extends-nationality-to-children-o 2021-05-17T00:00:00Z

A change to Mexico’s constitution means children of Mexican parents are Mexican by birth even if the parent was also born abroad, opening a route for grandchildren.