Americans using their ancestry to gain European citizenship - 40% of Americans eligible

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The whites returning to Europe is beneficial and important to achieving land-back goals.

If you are white, you are living on stolen land.

Only white people? Explain that.

Sigh.

Start here, boomer:

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/10/1127837659/native-land-map-ancestral-tribal-lands-worldwide

I think PP was saying all POC are living on stolen land, except for the POC indigenous folks. Not white people. Everyone.

Only the whites are colonizers and oppressors.

[Anonymous]

Ugh, I got the worst of both worlds - my US ancestry goes too far back to qualify for any of these but my ancestors squandered all their opportunities for generational wealth and power.

If I'm going to be too blueblooded to leave this dumpster fire of a country I should at least be allowed to be part of the aristocracy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ugh, I got the worst of both worlds - my US ancestry goes too far back to qualify for any of these but my ancestors squandered all their opportunities for generational wealth and power.

If I'm going to be too blueblooded to leave this dumpster fire of a country I should at least be allowed to be part of the aristocracy.

Same here. I'm stuck here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If FIL is eligible for Irish citizenship as a grandson of someone born in Ireland, can that make it easier for DH or DS to get it? FIL's grandmother was born in N Ireland, does that allow for any UK citizenship? (Given their current issues, not as interesting right now, but just curious).

Are there tax or other negative impacts of getting this type of dual citizenship?

If your FIL has the paperwork to prove the citizenship as a grandson then he goes first. When he is citizen he can do paperwork again for DH then DH can do for your DS. He will need to get his Grandparent's original birth certificate, marriage certificate, etc. The paperwork is hefty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ugh, I got the worst of both worlds - my US ancestry goes too far back to qualify for any of these but my ancestors squandered all their opportunities for generational wealth and power.

If I'm going to be too blueblooded to leave this dumpster fire of a country I should at least be allowed to be part of the aristocracy.

Haha, same!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Here is a flow chart for those considering going through their Polish heritage:

https://pgsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Education-Polish-Citizenship.pdf

Why Poland? If you're moving in part due to Roe v Wade, check out the Polish ban on abortion.

Once you have it, the rest of the EU is open to you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people do this? To move to the EU?

Because the US is becoming an oppressive oligarchy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtkPacTl64I

To us, it's the political landscape. It has turned very ugly.

My spouse is a dual citizen with the UK, and so are our kids. We have started looking into moving there for a few years at some point after the kids finish college. For my spouse, it started with GWB, and then went completely downhill with Trump.

This just gives us options, which I'm very grateful for.

I never thought 1/6 would ever happen, but it did. 1/6 and the current climate of Rs questioning and threatening the foundation of our democracy just shows me how unstable our democracy really is.

And I used to be a R.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is the benefit of applying for these EU citizenships? Are most people doing this for EU universal healthcare benefits? Would their be any disadvantages of holding the dual citizenships?

it's just options in case things really go south in the US. There have always been American retirees going abroad for lower col, but after Trump, it wasn't just retirees looking for an exit. IMO, after Jan 6, the desire to have an out has increased.

The irony is that people like MTG push the "Great Replacement" theory, but the vast majority of people looking for an exit from the US have white European ancestors. How's that for irony.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do people do this? To move to the EU?

Because the US is becoming an oppressive oligarchy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtkPacTl64I

To us, it's the political landscape. It has turned very ugly.

My spouse is a dual citizen with the UK, and so are our kids. We have started looking into moving there for a few years at some point after the kids finish college. For my spouse, it started with GWB, and then went completely downhill with Trump.

This just gives us options, which I'm very grateful for.

I never thought 1/6 would ever happen, but it did. 1/6 and the current climate of Rs questioning and threatening the foundation of our democracy just shows me how unstable our democracy really is.

And I used to be a R.

Are you paying attention to what's goin on in the UK?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Croatia has no limit on the number of generations removed as long as you can document lineage (including any transition from Croatian to Americanized spelling). They also recently got rid of their Croatian language requirement as well. EU country!

Are there any guidelines on for people who are 1/2 or 1/4 Croatian, for example? How watered down can you be?

1/2 and 1/4 are not “watered down,” especially today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The whites returning to Europe is beneficial and important to achieving land-back goals.

If you are white, you are living on stolen land.

Only white people? Explain that.

Sigh.

Start here, boomer:

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/10/1127837659/native-land-map-ancestral-tribal-lands-worldwide

I think PP was saying all POC are living on stolen land, except for the POC indigenous folks. Not white people. Everyone.

You know that some of these indigenous people stole the land from and slaughtered other indigenous people, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do people do this? To move to the EU?

Because the US is becoming an oppressive oligarchy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtkPacTl64I

To us, it's the political landscape. It has turned very ugly.

My spouse is a dual citizen with the UK, and so are our kids. We have started looking into moving there for a few years at some point after the kids finish college. For my spouse, it started with GWB, and then went completely downhill with Trump.

This just gives us options, which I'm very grateful for.

I never thought 1/6 would ever happen, but it did. 1/6 and the current climate of Rs questioning and threatening the foundation of our democracy just shows me how unstable our democracy really is.

And I used to be a R.

Are you paying attention to what's goin on in the UK?

absolutely. That turmoil isn't going to last 4 years. In any case, even with the turmoil they are in now, you don't see insurrectionists trying to overthrow the government. You don't see groups like the Oath Keepers, with their massive stash of guns, ready to do their cult leader's bidding instituting martial law.

No matter how bad the UK is politically at the moment, nothing in the UK compares to what happened on 1/6 at the Capitol, and what continues to be pushed by the #stopthesteal crowd. These events, if unchecked, will lead to the downfall of our democracy. I want to make sure that we have an out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wouldn't the residents of these EU countries resent it if so many Americans started using their low cost universities and healthcare without having paid into the system first?
Just a thought.

Go ahead and flame me, but with their low birthrates, they should want immigrants who are of their ethnic origin there to help preserve their cultures rather than immigrants who are of vastly different cultures who won’t carry on the traditions they have been building for over 1,000 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The whites returning to Europe is beneficial and important to achieving land-back goals.

If you are white, you are living on stolen land.

Only white people? Explain that.

Sigh.

Start here, boomer:

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/10/1127837659/native-land-map-ancestral-tribal-lands-worldwide

I think PP was saying all POC are living on stolen land, except for the POC indigenous folks. Not white people. Everyone.

You know that some of these indigenous people stole the land from and slaughtered other indigenous people, right?

DP.. this is like saying, "Rs and Ds are fighting and killing each other, so it's fine for the Russians to come and wipe both Rs and Ds, and take the US for themselves".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Spouse did it for German citizenship for himself and our kids, via a Jewish grandparent (rest of the family killed in the Holocaust). He had to collect a bunch of paperwork but it was all doable. Took about 2 years from start to finish.

what kind of paperwork? we’re jewish and my grandmother grew up in germany (she’s still alive), she and her parents survived concentration camps and came to the US when she was a teen. I can’t even imagine where to start looking for paperwork or what kind of paperwork I’d need?

This is very weird to me as the descendent of German Jews.

I mean the U.S. has problems yes, but racism and anti-semitism are deeply ingrained in German culture, and the AfD (far right party) which is openly racist and antisemitic is on the rise.

https://www.dw.com/en/antisemitism-deeply-rooted-in-german-society/a-61750177
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/germany