A guide, not legal advice
Everything here, the guides and the tools alike, is general information about claiming citizenship through a parent, grandparent or earlier ancestor. It isn’t legal or immigration advice. Families differ, and a single detail, such as the year a grandparent naturalized or married, can change the outcome.
Laws move, sometimes without warning
Countries amend their nationality laws, fees and procedures, occasionally overnight: Italy did exactly that in March 2025. Every country is re-read monthly and each guide shows its verified date, yet a page can still fall behind.
So before applying, ordering certificates or paying a fee, open the official page linked in the guide, or ask the embassy or consulate.
Only the country decides
Your status can only be confirmed by that country’s own authorities: its government, embassy or consulate. The “Do I qualify?” checker and the other tools suggest a likely answer from what you enter. They aren’t a ruling, and they can get it wrong.
No reviews of individual cases
We can’t look over your documents, advise on your family’s situation or predict whether an application will succeed. For that, go to the embassy or consulate, or a qualified immigration lawyer in that country.
Independent of every government
My Descent Passport has no link to, and no approval from, any government, embassy, consulate or register office. Official websites are linked so you can check the facts yourself.
Fees, waits and other sites
- Fees are quoted as the official source published them on the verified date. They change, and what you pay in your own currency depends on the exchange rate.
- Waiting times are the authority’s own published figures where it gives any. In practice they vary widely.
- We can’t take responsibility for what other websites we link to say.
Found an error?
Tell us at hello@mydescentpassport.com: which page, and what seems out of date. It’s fixed once confirmed against the official source.