I Can NEVER Get This Citizenship

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Citizenship by descent (CBD) can be a great way to delve deep into your family history and unravel all of its mysteries.
In this video, Andrew will tell you all there is to know about CBD and its benefits, as well as how and where you can obtain your second passport through your family.
00:00 Start
00:31 Citizenship by Descent
1:41 Lithuanian Citizenship
4:55 Collecting Documents
6:18 Criteria for Flexibility
9:03 Benefits of an Additional Passport
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[@alecmally5433]

Consuls and former US Consuls (like me) really dislike your approach to buying citizenship. Glad you didn't get what you want, since you are truly all about exploitation. Like your videos, sometimes actually informative when you arent dumping on the US of A.

[@nomadcapitalist]

There is nothing about "buying" citizenship when your family came from that country. Nevertheless, your contempt is duly noted.

[@TheBotuto]

You are a satisfied slaves 😂

[@strangerdanger8462]

Damn near all interactions in life are transactional. US citizens pay for that citizenship in cash and in kind. Taxes and Selective Service for example. Stop making it sound like buying citizenship is evil. Many countries allow it. Now go sit in the corner and find something else to cry about.

[@gregoriogurda3420]

@alecmally5433 if you really are an employee of the US state department or have been in the past, either abroad in an embassy or in an another capacity, this comment does NOT speak highly of you. It appears to be borne out of ignorance and/or resentment. Many US citizens are either naturalized or hold dual citizenship through ancestry or have been recognized through economic or philanthropic contributions (think Angelina Jolie or Peter Thiel) to gain citizenship in another country. Immigrants and entrepreneurs with multiple citizenships are what create economic and social vibrancy in the US, and without their contributions the country would have an entirely different (& essentially inarguably detrimental) way of life. And if someone wants to denounce US citizenship for whatever reason (& excessive, citizenship-based taxation is as good of a reason as any), then it should be made reasonably expedient and professional w/o any emotional blackballing that seems to resonate from your statement. Your comment is offensive, not only to Andrew but to many enterprising American citizens with immigrant roots and dual/multiple citizenships, like myself. And no, I have absolutely no connection to Andrew or his firm, aside from enjoying a few of his youtube videos as well.

[@realconsulting9745]

I am curious what would be your thoughts would be on Multi-National Globalist that have no loyalties except to shareholders and buy politicians as a matter of routine? I would challenge your contempt with the idea that individuals are capable of being self-governed and not captured agents of corrupt and even criminal national governments and should be afforded the right to choose what citizenship contracts suit them. While I have not employed Mr. Henderson's team, I do support the idea that ordinary citizens should be informed and have options within their reach.

[@shawnmcdonald9070]

The green marker is difficult to see.

[@ericsmith1801]

BLACK COLOR ON WHITE BACKGROUND IS THE BEST CONTRAST, HIGHLY VISIBLE.

[@philipde]

Having just received Italian citizenship by descent I agree fully with Andrew..the emotional connection alone was worth all the time and pain I went through. It’s priceless ..

[@Tamar-sz8ox]

That’s great ! Congrats !

[@MultiformeIngegno]

Benvenuto :)

[@oceanwonders]

How many years did it take? Just curious.

[@philipde]

@@oceanwonders 2 years as the documents needed took a long time ..after documents then it was just a few months

[@oceanwonders]

@@philipde That's not bad. I've heard worse about Italy.

[@abdallahmahmoud8642]

Use a black marker please

[@n.8899]

True. can't see anything

[@JanMuench467]

Cool video, My relationship of 5 years ended a month ago. The love of my life decided to leave me, I really love her so much I can’t stop thinking about her, I’ve tried my very best to get her back in my life, but to no avail, I’m frustrated, I don’t see my life with anyone else. I’ve done my best to get rid of the thoughts of her, but I can’t, I don’t know why I’m saying this here, I really miss her and just can’t stop thinking about her

[@JanMuench467]

@@melvinf.benson9944 Amazing, how did you get a spiritual counselor, and how do i reach her?

[@JanMuench467]

@@melvinf.benson9944 Thank you for this valuable information, i just looked her up now online. impressiv

[@ricardo_cn]

Divorce is tough. It's a traumatic event and a painful loss, no matter which way you look at it. Life has many ups and downs, some more discouraging than others. I'm confident that you will bounce back even stronger than before. I wish you the best.

[@Mtnshell56]

Thanks for sharing this personal journey

[@SMG338]

Andrew, thank you for this video! It was a profound wish of mine to obtain Colombian citizenship by decent. I remember when I got my Colombian passport I was so proud. Now I have reconnected with my family and roots and am living in the country of my ancestors. I couldn’t be happier. There is definitely that sense of belonging and being home. Bless you and the work you all do to educate us!

[@nomadcapitalist]

Congratulations!

[@Alien2799]

Yes, the sense of belonging that we miss in the USA or Canada. Canada is probably the worst for it. Even our woke PM said that Canada has no identity. He worked very hard on destroying it too.

[@MadolcheGabbana]

​@@Alien2799 Enjoy your Timmy's and life Trudeau and all these occultic losers will find out the hard way

[@BeaMangar]

Thank you Andrew and Nomad Capitalist team for this video - great of you for listening to us and not making us dizzy with crazy fast editing. The stuff here is already interesting so there’s no need for “fancy edits or transitions”. You have my attention for the level of info. ❤

[@pinschrunner]

I agree that I do not like fast edit type videos. I am more of an ASMR type. This channel doesn't generally do fast edits. They do speak too fast when Andrew includes staff and has conversation. I love this channel

[@dovoso5685]

Thank you so much ! This video saved me a LOT of hassle. My Jewish mother was born in Vilnius in 1915 and I was curious about their citizenship by decent program. Your grandfather [ and my mother ] were lucky to leave in time. Only 0.5% of Lithuanian Jews survived WW2 .

[@nomadcapitalist]

Glad to help.

[@mrbutch308]

A good argument for having a second passport. Perhaps if more Jewish people had a second passport in the period when Germany was beginning to occupy great portions of Europe more people could get out and save themselves.

[@dovoso5685]

@@mrbutch308 As shown in the video, Dual citizenship was almost unavailable those days. Even today, most Second passports programs are - golden Visas, which are very expensive. This is why this channel is for people with 7-8 figures annual income. Most East European citizens are dirt poor even today, let alone back then. The "Asylum" Refugee system was not common in 1933. Many Jews applied for asylum, they were refused.

[@aaronfitzgerald9109]

Oy vey

[@Caroline-Horvath-Rivera]

Wow, this is so incredible. My story is very similar to yours. I reached out to your team a few weeks ago. We were emailing but never heard back from them. I’ll try again to connect. I so enjoy your KZbin channel. It make me feel excited and optimistic about moving forward with what I’m trying to do. Thank you 😊

[@nomadcapitalist]

Thank you and sorry for any misunderstanding. To ensure effective communication, we invite you to reach out through this link: nomadcapitalist.com/apply/. Our team is here to help and address any concerns you may have.

[@Caroline-Horvath-Rivera]

@@nomadcapitalist thank you

[@nonst8]

I’m sorry that happened. I’m planning to get Irish citizenship via my grandparents and that connection to my heritage has always meant a great deal to me. Don’t let that aspect stop you from enjoying fully your heritage. Governments don’t control who we are.

[@jamalgreen3056]

Nice informational video really gave a more in depth background about citizenship by decent

[@dimitri6374]

Thanks a bunch Andrew!

[@spanishfromnow5937]

Very sorry to hear your story. I know exactly how you feel, in my case took me like 10 years to have the lithuanian citizenship, just because the laws changed in a very inconvenient way for me.

[@IamChevalier]

Great info... Piece of advice - you are using a green marker on a whiteboard - no one can see it. Use either a black, red or blue marker - or some other darker color. I kept struggling to see the board... Might be nit-picking - but, the idea is to share content - helps if your audience can see it.

[@spicysalsaking791]

As a teacher, I agree.

[@RedgeNumber1]

It's very clear to me

[@RedgeNumber1]

@@huwhitecavebeast1972 Laptop

[@safirahmed]

Yes, a good black marker pen would be easier to read on a whiteboard.

[@thegreatone11]

Genius idea

[@RobertEdwardsish]

I love the services and the information is invaluable, but you just keep growing just outside of my reach , Which is great for you, your team and your business, but not so great for me. I am hoping I can work with you on my own citizenship by descent. Thank you for all of the information along the way.

[@nomadcapitalist]

We’ll be happy to serve you!

[@roballen7937]

Andrew, I want to Thank you for this really wonderful and enlightening Video!! My Mother was born in Scotland and immigrated with her Family as a Child to the United States. She never gave up her UK (Scottish) Citizenship. Now I have recently learned that I am allowed to claim UK Citizenship AND my Children can as well! I definitely do need to contact your Company for assistance. This would mean more than you could ever understand. My Wife and I are currently living in a SE Asian country with our two young Children. Bless you!! Warm regards, Rob Allen and Family. 😄😄😄😎👍👍👍

[@JanH80-pm5bw]

Not really worth it. UK is mess.

[@nomadcapitalist]

Happy to hear that, Rob.

[@plizak]

Don’t forget as a U.K. citizen you can also live in Ireland 🇮🇪

[@stevebarlow3154]

@@JanH80-pm5bw Nonsense! You could say the current government and its policies are a bit of a shambles. But the country as a whole is one of the nicest places on earth to live. It is stable, law abiding, peaceful, little or no corruption, friendly locals, no gun violence, lots of history, beautiful countryside etc etc. If it were so bad, why is there a large American expat community living there in preference to the US? It is also one of the best passports to have for visa free travel.

[@IsraelMiranda-ui8mr]

@@stevebarlow3154 UK is too woke now, indeed a mess. There are 4 times more people being arrested in UK per year by things they said on the internet than there is Russia. And russia has 143 million people and is a totalitarian regime. These facts by itself show the true state of the UK. If you disagree with the woke agenda or that there are 40 thousand genders and say it out loud, you get arrested. UK is good to travel and vacation only, no freedom or real democracy anymore.

[@gerardo8av]

Andrew, your light green marker is almost invisible. Use black, navy blue or dark green instead.

[@mklrodzpad4629]

I love these videos!

[@biglance]

BBM-Big Black Marker, please! peace from Thailand

[@jsbarto1]

I was able to begin to properly document my Irish descent 25 years ago via my maternal grandfather, who was born in Ulster in 1886, when it was still part of Ireland. Doing what I needed to do myself back then was pretty straightforward, with a minimal lag time between sending documents by snail mail, and getting updates, and then getting my Irish passport for the first time in early 2000 at the Irish Embassy in Washington, DC. I'm glad I went through the process then, before the rush. I'm definitely considering getting a 3rd and maybe 4th passport given the political landscape...renouncing is another issue, given that I would most likely be giving up my military pension along with social security if I were to renounce...

[@TheSoaphippo]

You dont lose military or VA disability comp if you move over seas

[@jsbarto1]

@@TheSoaphippo, yes, that is true...I am aware of military retirees who are long-term residents of places like the Philippines and Thailand who either pay out-of-pocket for medical care, or claim after the fact through whichever Tricare category applies to them. And, I think it's now possible for military retired and disability payments to be direct deposited to a foreign bank account. I think the same applies with Social Security...if one still retains US citizenship...I would think that all those government entitlements go "poof" when someone renounces American citizenship...

[@timlouzonis2687]

Thanks for the video, Andrew. I totally agree with you about the benefits of cultural identity that a passport based on ancestry can provide. I’ve spent more than a year working on a Polish passport and in the process of collecting documents have built relationships with and grown closer to relatives in the US, UK, Ukraine and Poland and learned a lot about the nine years that my mother’s family lived in postwar South Africa. This has also awakened an interest in genealogy and encouraged me to research other sides of my family tree. I might also have a claim to a UK passport based on ancestry. Sadly, for Lithuanian citizenship, it appears that my great-grandparents also left Lithuania too soon, that is, before it achieved independence from tsarist Russia on February 16, 1918.

[@nomadcapitalist]

Thank you, Tim.

[@ams0063]

I like this kinda of storyline content. Maybe you can start telling your client’s stories and journeys. Ofcourse you don’t have to name them but kinda interesting content for people and also insightful. Thanks.

[@nomadcapitalist]

Thank you. We have recently shared two case studies: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHrMgpmqrLiHkMU kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5rcYYmEqJWAqpY

[@Sarah_Eva]

I really liked it, too... Especially the acknowledgement that there can be personal reasons. I know I felt so excited to get my second passport in my hands.

[@njm543]

Hope they see this and help with your situation

[@pinschrunner]

@Nomad Capitalist. Going forward with the white board, please use a black marker. I cannot see the green marker at all.

[@elvinsimon5008]

good points.

[@mysterio1336]

Oh I was on holidays in Vilnius only one month before you...january 2014..i wish I could somehow knew more about nomad business by that time.

[@sandienochs6132]

My wife and I tried to emigrate to England and after booking a session with an immigration attorney was told, no possible way. We are older with a good pension and our own health insurance. We ask nothing from anyone. We now are residents of Portugal.

[@mariam.3224]

Wellcome! 🇵🇹🌼

[@paulineverriere8054]

You made great decision…

[@azzureone78]

Use a black whiteboard marker next time, it was hard to see what you were writing.

[@kamilgregurek9314]

I think the issue here is that in most of Europe there's alwas been ethnically based nationality, a thing quite different from citizenship. I know so many people who couldn't get their Czech, Slovak, German or other passport just because an unconvenient combination of ethnicity and place and year of birth... My family has multiple citizenships and I have been throu several processes in different countries, like what Nomad Capitalist does but on my own and its quite tough. Luckily enough, I could figure it out quite nicely. Sorry you cann't get your Lithuanian passport. It would be nice to have.

[@CaribouEno]

TBH that is changing slowly, especially in Western European countries. Germany just passed a new immigration law (based on points) and the new citizenship law will also more reflect citizenship vs nationality - to shift to the former. The new citizenship law will allow for dual citizenship. BUT: Of course, "Conservative" and the right extremists (AfD) are fighting this bill and especially the far right want to reintroduce ethnic nationality as sole element. For ancestry nothing will change, but for being married to a German citizen (after you got your permanent residence) you'll be able to get citizenship after 3 years.

[@danielj3010]

Many Jews changed their names prior to emigration or at arrival in the Americas from 1890-1920. Basically a guessing game on my end. Great learning experience!

[@dillpixel8357]

My dad told me that he can't necessarily confirm it yet but on his father's side our name looked like it was "anglosized" from a jewish name.

[@none_the_less]

If the topic of your grandparents being Jews was taken in consideration for further denying your application, then you are better off by not being a citizen of that country. Cheers.

[@none_the_less]

@@huwhitecavebeast1972 I understand your argument. Now let's be a bit more concrete, what did they do back then that led to that? What was it? Robbery? Practicing a different religion? Strange rituals?

[@Anonymous-wh4ez]

​@@none_the_less. By that logic, what did the Jews in the Holocaust do to deserve being gassed?

[@harisadu8998]

​@@huwhitecavebeast1972 Jews weren't kicked of India? Why? Because India has Hindus not the other intolerant Abrahamics.

[@Stevef2022]

@@none_the_lessThe Jews did nothing wrong. Moronic and uneducated people were brainwashed by corrupt political and religious leaders who blame the Jews for their own failures to govern properly. This has been going on for more than 2,000 years. It is called scapegoating.

[@stevemyers2092]

BLACK Marker on WHITE board...........Leave the colors for very close screen/video shots.

[@robster7012]

Very interesting

[@nomadcapitalist]

Glad you think so!

[@profeagayu]

Andrew, thanks for sharing this. It was very interesting and touching. As a black American, I really wish there were citizenship by descent options by distant relatives from around the world. In absence of these options, I moved out of the country and will gain citizenship through naturalization.

[@profeagayu]

@@MuzzaHukka What's your source?

[@WeekzGod]

@@profeagayu This is kind've common knowledge. Ghana, Liberia, and Haiti all offer citizenship to people of African descent as a right. Not exactly the strongest passports but options nonetheless. The details differ on what they need from you but the right is there.

[@profeagayu]

@WeekzGod That is not true on Ghana's government website. They offer citizenship to people with Ghanaian parents or maybe grandparents, but that's it.

[@WeekzGod]

@@profeagayu it’s called right of abode.

[@profeagayu]

@@WeekzGod Thanks for the info👍🏾

[@benjaminellert7780]

I watched this video we got our Lithuanian citizenship back after 9 month,my late fother was Lituanian citizen, you must fullfill certain laws to get it back and also supply the right documents from the Lithuanian archive, in my case they found his old passport from 1938 and also documents about his military service in Lithuania back in 1931,and also citizenship certificate of my grandparents and other family members, but I had to prove with certificates from our internal ministry confirmed by our tribunale and our forgein ministry that my fother is the same man who left Lithuania in 1933.

[@powersalesuniversity913]

Love the passion Andrew!

[@christophercharon9126]

I enjoy his channel! Tried to reach out on their website for a consultation, they never reached out. Informative but customer service sucks!

[@nomadcapitalist]

We have asked Jamie and Gearoid to check when you may have contacted us. We reply to every email to sent to [e-mail] (with obvious exceptions). We also reply to every pre-client application, although it's always possible an email goes to your spam folder in this case. While we don't offer consultations per se we'd be happy for you to email us at the address above if we can be of service.

[@homyce]

I was born in Lebanon to a Lebanese mother, and I needed a visa to visit the country, let alone having my own Lebanese passport, until I got my Canadian passport (the irony) because many countries in that forsaken part of the world don't allow women to pass their citizenship to their children, let alone to their great grandchildren as in your case.

[@phoenixknight8837]

I think because of the newly invented Middle Eastern and North African nation states in the 20th century and the pre-existing strong protective patriarchal nature of society in which women stay within the tribe under the protection of the tribe. Despite never having been born and raised there, I inherited the citizenship you mentioned via my father's side, yet my father in law who was born and raised there to foreign Arab parents will never ever attain citizenship. In the case of Lebanon, it was probably to stop Syrians and Palestinians from becoming the majority and pushing the Muslim demographic up in a once Maronite dominated country.

[@homyce]

@@phoenixknight8837 yes that's a very accurate analysis.

[@owenready7043]

How did you get Lebanese citizenship eventually from your mother? Did you have to apply for naturalization?

[@homyce]

@@owenready7043 I never did! I have an Egyptian passport from my dad's side, and a Canadian by naturalization. I am not entitled for a Lebanese passport and there are literally hundreds of thousands like me. That's why I find videos like this one amusing 🙃

[@owenready7043]

@@homyce that’s unfortunate

[@npcknuckles5887]

Is there even any writing on the board?

[@HT-xv1qp]

"You will never get this! You will never get this! La la la la la!"😢🇱🇹

[@bark2931]

And that is why I didn't even try for Lithuania. Record keeping poor and dates don't align per the rules.

[@heatround2752]

I'm in the same situation with Lithuanian g-grandparents and Austrian g-grandparents. What is now Lithuania was Russia when they immigrated and the Austrian (Tirolean) g-grandparents left Austria prior to WWl and that area is no northern Italy. Neither countries recognize

[@lindabiegenwald5924]

My husband can trace his ancestry back and with documents to Hungry, Germany, and Holland. I can trace back to and with documents also to Lithuania, France England and Scotland. Our combined family stories are interesting, but my husband and I really don't want duel citizenship. But I do wish those who want this all the best of luck and happiness in their persute.

[@aleksandrsaleksandrs6383]

If you know they names and region try to search information about them in churches. if they was lithuanians or latvians you can find information in church books(birth and other information).

[@erichamilton3373]

My Mother was German and never renounced her German citizenship. My mother tongue is German. Yet, I cannot become German because my father wasn't German. If you were born before 1975, you are denied German citizenship if only your mom was German.

[@biglance]

my friend was born in 1970 in the USA and his mother was a German citizen. She died when he was young, but later in Life he got his German citizenship b/c when he was born she was still a German citizen, you might check again, he did this about 10 years ago, peace.

[@carolinavarela1572]

YOU WERE until germany CHANGED THAT and in 2021 approved a law with a time duration of 10 YEARS for the maternal descendents. Hurry up

[@erichamilton3373]

@@carolinavarela1572 I've heard this recently. I checked a German govt website, but it didn't mention this. What you say does give me hope.

[@carolinavarela1572]

@@erichamilton3373 May I ask what year were you born?

[@carolinavarela1572]

@@erichamilton3373 were you born before 1949?

[@jsbarto1]

Andrew, from your story about your Lithuanian grandparents, they most likely left the area in late 1915 or early 1916, two years before Lithuania, in February 1918, became an independent country from the Russian Empire. So, if you wanted to go down that rabbit hole, you could research gaining Russian citizenship. If they left later on, in 1938 or 1939, just before the Soviet Union annexed the Baltic States in 1940 during WW2, then I guess the present government's denial of your citizenship-by-decent application was an arbitrary decision based on their possible Jewish ethnicity...

[@AquariumRuss]

origin is the BASIS. 1. your reasons are indisputable if you are a bearer of a surname. 2. your reasons are vague if you are not a bearer of the surname, but you can somehow prove that your grandmother or great-grandmother was from this country. any surviving document, even an indirect one, will be interpreted in your favor. (Imperial passport, birth certificate, school certificate, University diploma, hunting ticket, medical book, medal, or order...) 3. Casus. it is absolutely known that if you have written an application at the Italian embassy with a request to give you Italian citizenship by origin and indicated your surname as "Italiankin", your application will be considered as soon as possible, and the ambassador himself will hand you a residence permit, and - he will shine with delight! there are also Shvedov, Polyakov, Serbinov, Anglichaninov, Chehov, Grekov, Franzusov, Turkov, Litvinov, Litvakov and Litvin... in any case, first you will get a residence permit, and only after a few years - citizenship. as I understand it, Andrey was given a residence permit, but he did not use it. Lithuania is an incredibly boring and dull country.😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@MrUntapishtim]

Russia is the future. Trust me. I am writing this from Canada.

[@HughJass-jv2lt]

@@MrUntapishtim _Nyet!_ 😜

[@siuksliukaralius7029]

@@AquariumRuss To you maybe, but i agree. Lets keep it hidden from the world. I enjoy this boredom and dullness.

[@vladkv4620]

​@MrUntapishtim Russia in not the future, writing from Russia!

[@austinwilliams1228]

Thick black markers would work better on the whiteboard for video.

[@GicaKontraglobalismului]

I would like to apply for Montanian and/or Wyomingian citizenship ... Montana and Wyoming look pretty cool....

[@enjoyslearningandtravel7957]

I know that sometimes people can receive Polish citizenship by descent . However, my great grandfather I can prove it came from what is now Poland, but at the time that he left as a teenager , it was part of the Prussian empire, so I don’t think that applies. ??

[@programmaker]

I recommend you use a black marker on you whiteboard as baby blue is almost invisible on a tv or monitor

[@krokodilen31]

Thats just if u care about others or if you're to poor to just get a new one. 😜

[@searlearnold2867]

I would consider regaining my South African citizenship (we became Canadian in the 70's), but South Africa is leaning socialist to the point I could see them enacting US style worldwide taxation to rescue their failed financial state. I'm out and I'm not getting dragged back in. Leaving Canada for South Africa would be like jumping out of the pot, into the fire.

[@naughtydesigora]

New rescinding Citizenship legal.chalenge in South Africa for those whom never completed the application to remain South African ongoing at present and info is🎉💡listed on the Democratic Alliance party pages.

[@searlearnold2867]

@@naughtydesigora I'm not sure I understand what you are saying. Are you saying I cannot apply to regain citizenship?

[@naughtydesigora]

@@searlearnold2867 if you never asked to retain citizenship post 1994 new regime set of laws you may find that you are not entitled to citizenship as you need to have asked to retain citizenship ! However the opposition and for good reasons has challenged the law and wants all whom.are born there and immigrated to honour their birth right to citizenship, at present you only have an option to return as a foreigner ID and live there, no citizenship.

[@searlearnold2867]

@@naughtydesigora thanks for the info

[@youngshaheen2834]

@@naughtydesigorahi , Do you have to pay tax ( income ) if u have canada passport but u have business in like dubai ?

[@SamforSam]

You could still look for a good immigration lawyer strategy to appeal and finally get the citizenship. The argument about being politically persecuted would be a good idea if matched with the right documents. You could also ask "Diario España con Ana", she's lithuanian and currently claiming the spanish citizenship.

[@nomadcapitalist]

Thanks for the suggestion.

[@RJ-Isaac-TSOML]

I was looking into the Polish cbd and miss it by 3 years.

[@nomadcapitalist]

That often happens.

[@Pattythomas5]

I was able to get my citizenship by decent for Ireland. (My mom's parents were born in Ireland in the late 1800's and my dad's grandparents were born in Ireland.) I was thinking of trying to get my husband's citizenship by decent for Italy, but that would be harder. His g-grandparents were born in Italy. I heard you say something in this video that I don't have a grasp of, you said "Somebody "naturalized" before they gave birth." What does that mean? I don't believe my husband's g-grandparents became citizens (naturalized?) before my husband's grandmother was born. (Does naturalized mean they became citizens?). Thanks for providing any info you can.

[@nomadcapitalist]

Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@elsarm178]

Indeed somebody naturalized gets the citizenship of the country.

[@cybersechs1368]

Hey Nomad, is it STILL possible to get CITIZENSHIP BY DESCENT still if one of your parent's have passed on?

[@nomadcapitalist]

Hi, you can find more information about our Citizenship by Descent program here, send your application to us, and we will let you know If you qualify: nomadcapitalist.com/products/citizenship-by-descent/?

[@user-gm5lp1ny9w]

I was born in the United States to a mother who was a German citizen. She remained German until she became a citizen when I was 17. I never identified as an American and was raised more German than American. I decided to leave the United States at 26 for Japan. I came back to the United States to visit my parents twice once in 2008 and again in 2010. 2010 was the last time I set foot on American soil. I have been living in Japan for 17 years and have permanent residency. I do not want to become a Japanese citizen which I can. My goal is to get my German Citizenship through ancestry from my mother who was German citizen when I was born and for most of my childhood.

[@imacer1993]

Even if your Ansectors left too early you can still qualify for a Lithuanian Decent Certifcate, from the Lithuainan goverment. Once obtained this certifcate can allow you to get a permanent residency permit.

[@ajc-ff5cm]

Italys rules seem straightforward, but have a couple of weird gotchas. You can claim Italian citizenship if your ancestor didn’t renounce before the next generation was born. So if your parent/grandparent was born in the US before the Italian citizen was naturalized in the US, Italian citizenship can still be claimed. The other weird part is that Italian citizenship doesn’t apply to spouses the same way as descendants. Spouses need to meet a language and residency (I think) requirement before they can claim citizenship.

[@nomadcapitalist]

Mostly true. Spouses are treated differently.

[@Jimmy_in_Mexico]

​@@nomadcapitalistgood morning Andrew. You spiked my interest when you said your family is Jewish. My family too is Jewish when they left Germany in 1874. I started reconnecting with my heritage in 2012. I started attending Shule and my children were enrolled in a Jewish day school. I want to get Israeli citizenship. You should investigate that path also. Another thing about having Jewish citizenship is that in certain cases you may be eligible for monetary compensation because of the holocaust and hardship. So we're your great grandparents expelled from Lithuania or did it have anything to do with racial or religious discrimination or persecution?

[@BlueToronto]

Yes, I think this is my case. My parents did the work for me when I was in my teens. I'm Canadian, and also the grateful holder of an Italian passport. My dad, born Italian, was a Canadian citizen when I was born, so I would have gotten my Italian citizenship through my mom who never became a Canadian citizen. It's so weird to me that my dad would have lost his Italian citizenship but yet I could be both Canadian and Italian even though I wasn't born in Italy.

[@annony1annony191]

@@BlueToronto It's not weird I'm Canadian born and claimed my italian citizenship/italian passport by descent and I am proud of it, I had the option of going through my Father or Mother, my Parents never registered me so I had to do all the paper work myself which took me some time to do ie gathering documents, consulate waiting lists for appointments etc... The Only regret I had was not doing it sooner like when I turned 18 years old. Like Andrew pointed out once you receive that 2nd passport you realize that you have options and doors opening for you, I felt the same way once i received my Italian Passport.

[@BlueToronto]

@@annony1annony191 Yes, I totally agree on the options and doors opening. For me, it is weird that a Canadian can hold Italian citizenship but an Italian loses Italian citizenship if they become Canadian. I don't know if that is currently the case but it seems pretty harsh on Italians and quite favourable for Canadians.

[@joycedupuy8751]

As soon as you speak Andrew we know you're American! Nothing wrong with that and the paper you hold can't change that. It's nice that you're also s citizen of the world. 😊

[@simon77047]

LOL. It kinda stands out, doesn't it?

[@stevemyers2092]

Question - can my adopted CDN child claim my 2nd passport by decent (my father was born in the UK - i have a passport)

[@nomadcapitalist]

You can follow this link to speak with us further: nomadcapitalist.com/apply/

[@tsleong1]

My Grandfather was born in Austria, but we can't find any documents or proof on that.

[@michaelstagar525]

Question: DNA as evidential documentation.

[@michaelreid8857]

Andrew, did you not get presented by the Lithuanian authorities, to work towards residency and eventual citizenship as a descendant of Lithuanians? Some countries have fast track methods to do this.

[@nilcesoares9708]

Next time, use a solid black marker 👀

[@user-sn6we8nj5x]

Their requirements seem to be higher than Swiss ones :)

[@Rittlesleo]

My great grandparents were Jews from Latvia. Probably rules me out.

[@nomadcapitalist]

😔

[@TheGreekGodOfWallStreet]

“Can’t” is a strong word. If you had unlimited resources and access and really wanted to get your Norwegian citizenship, what would it take?

[@waren3015]

My South African wife is a descendant of a noble British family that started a British settlement in KwaZulu Natal in South Africa year 1820. Can she still get citizenship in UK by ancestry?

[@SeamusMartin1]

British citizenship is only passed on to foreign-born children, not grandchildren or other generations. Irish citizenship is passed on to foreign-born grandchildren.

[@terrybaikie2181]

​@@SeamusMartin1incorrect...sorry.

[@terrybaikie2181]

To vague to answer correctly. U can try the immigration lawyers. I was successful and only had british born grandparents. Took 4years of argueing mind u.

[@nomadcapitalist]

Hi, you can send your question to us and find more information about our Citizenship by Descent program here: nomadcapitalist.com/products/citizenship-by-descent/?

[@Deveshh]

I got denied Antigua because they claimed they couldn´t verify my bitcoin possessions, even I sent them everything and offered to prove it by an on chain transaction. Took them 2 years and barely any communication to deny it.

[@MrUntapishtim]

Intersting. Also, some EU countries are more likely to give citizenship to third world immigrants than to people of let's say Dutch ancestry living in US or Canada.

[@user-um7tw6kx4r6]

To be very fair, many EU countries have greatly exploited the "third world" in order to become rich. It's only fair that they give them citizenship through naturalization. The Dutch for example are making some (small) attempts at apologizing for their own exploitation. Plus, the people living in US or Canada are already citizens of rich countries, it's not like they're suffering or something!

[@62363915Leo]

Let alone the fact that Americans are culturally discriminated almost everywhere, they need people to do the jobs the locals don’t want to do.

[@mehlemconsulting3334]

This is actually incorrect. The Netherlands has strict rules on citizenship based on ancestry. As a matter of fact, Dutch Courts have consistenly denied applications based on descent. Even worst, Dutch nationals may lose their citizenship, sometimes unknowingly, if they have spent more than 10 years outside the EU.

[@stevecarroll6760]

I heard the Dutch government thinks the charge of renouncing for US citizens is too high, so the let US citizens become Dutch without renouncing. That’s pretty cool.

[@MarcusManzi]

@@mehlemconsulting3334 Living 10 years outside EU? They can't be stateless if it's their only citizenship. The Netherlands doesn't allow dual citizenship anyway

[@johnparog5434]

My grand parents came to the US just before WW1 I still have realities there somewhere , I gather this could be a path to dual citizenship.

[@biglance]

Maybe Israeli Citizenship there, tell them u were denied Lithuanian b/c your grandparents were JEWS! :)Poland does not discriminate in that way FYI. peace.

[@iandickson7699]

My sons are half Lithuanian, and due to the timing of our marriage in the 90's and the loss of documents in WW2, looks like they can't qualify. But, sounds like it might be worth looking again...

[@nomadcapitalist]

Let us know and we'd be happy to help.

[@jg6ycuj340]

I just got my credit card with Capital 1 after 3 years, I said no. You gotta start somewhere $300.

[@gurfatehsingh4328]

In the first 10 minutes I had a few great laughs, FREE OF CHARGE!

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Interesting

[@lordrobert12]

I have narrowed my list down to the following countries: Spain, France, Italy, Russia or maybe Ukraine when things calm down. Does anyone know if there are benefits to having one of these passports mentioned?

[@TommyDD99]

Ukraine does not currently allow dual citizenship

[@pavelmolchanov7156]

Going to Russia is a stupid idea

[@DarylSolis]

I am from the UK but my mother is French, father is Scottish. Can I get a French passport somehow? I find it difficult to find out how to do this.

[@MrUntapishtim]

I would run from all those countries.

[@nomadcapitalist]

Hi, you can find more information about our Citizenship by Descent program here: nomadcapitalist.com/products/citizenship-by-descent/?

[@wesbarvainis3866]

In the case of Lithuanian citizenship, the chain of descent is not relevant. If you have a Lithuanian citizen great-grandparent, who left Lithuania to a non-USSR country prior to its independence from the Soviet Union, then you are eligible for dual citizenship. Ethnicity in this case is not relevant, only citizenship. The trouble is that prior to 1918, Lithuania did not exist, as it was still part of the Russian Empire. What this means is that if your ancestor left prior to 1918 or possibly 1914 (due to some recent legal decisions which may have pushed it to 1914), they never had Lithuanian citizenship, and therefore you cannot restore it through them and get dual. However, if you have an ancestor who was an ethnic Lithuanian, there is another way to get citizenship, unfortunately as of now this procedure still doesn't allow for dual citizenship. A certificate of Lithuanian descent is a right-to-nationality certificate issued to people descended from an ethnic Lithuanian, regardless of whether or not they ever held Lithuanian citizenship or even lived in Lithuania. They could have left Lithuania prior to 1918 or indeed never lived in Lithuania at all, as long as they were Lithuanian by ethnicity. This is where Andrew's case seems to have fallen short, as if his forebears were Jewish, they were a different ethnicity as it is understood in this part of the world. Being Jewish is seen as an ethnicity, by gentiles and Jews alike, and not simply a religion. Therefore if they were never citizens, nor ethnic Lithuanians, there isn't really a path forward...However, if they actually left after 1914, but before 1918, I have heard there may be a path to getting them recognized as Lithuanian citizens which would in that case allow for dual, and ethnicity is irrelevant when it comes to that path.

[@HS-PGA]

Bring back Nomad Dad

[@nomadcapitalist]

Stay tuned.

[@Skyhanger]

Maybe you can follow the Roman Abramovich approach and go for Israeli or Portuguese passport. Just need to do some digging and see if you have a Portuguese Sephardic connection.

[@carolinavarela1572]

well roman abramovich was the cause portugal changed that law. The law changed and now requires inheritances in portugal or frequent visit during lifetime when such facts show an effective and durable connection to Portugal. That s not all portugal´s govenment has submitted to parliamnet its proposal to end all together that pathway giving it a maxinum validity until 31/12/2023 then the article that grants citizenship to sephardic jews is revoked. The portuguese government holds absolute majority at parliament and states because the vast majority of people that have gotten citizenship do not have a connection to portugal and only want a pathwaay into europe it makes NO since to keep that law considering it failed to reach the goal.

[@carolinavarela1572]

new candidates can submit a request until 31/12/2023 IF they show inheritance of a property in portugal OR frequent visitation during lifetime WHEN the portuguese government analysis the situation and concludes there is an effective and durable connection to Portugal and not a mere interest in getting an EU passport From 01/01/2024 the law shall be revoked.

[@ddnn974]

Malaysia also don’t want to give any citizenship to foreigners

[@julettasmolietta1174]

I was born in Lithuania and my parents still live there but by the law right now nobody can have 2 citizenships except those who left before war or Siberia, now I have USA passport and even by my birth there in Lithuania, I can't have two citizenships, except if I give up one, then I can have it.

[@arteynis7450]

1Some level of bureaucracy is existing in different smaller parts of the world! Be realistic and paying $ss can solve a lot of issues . 2 I know knolage of local language is a mast for Baltic countires and some other Places . It even stated in consitiution ! So, lets say you get citizenship but you may face issues down the road . I have USA and MOLDOVA citzenship . BUT As I know Moldova does not require to comunicate in Moldovian /Romanian for citizens

[@freyhale5291]

Andrew please use another colour on the whiteboard next time, hard to see. Thanks in advance.

[@ccbethny]

I love the idea my son already has duel citizenship with Australia. I have some random ancestors from Germany and have immigration paperwork and baptism records, but it would be 2nd great grandparent(s) because I'm a millennial, but some came during WW1. I'm hoping to get a second citizenship too for the future, but who knows. Lol 😆 That is wild that they made you jump through so many hoops for Lithuania. Find a way to become a permanent resident I've held two other permanent residencies through work.

[@oleg1981]

As a Lithuanian I think Dual citizenship restrictions in Lithuania are stupidest law in Lithuania. Lithuania is loosing thousands of citizens every year!!

[@teddykayy]

>I couldn't get citizenship through my grandfather who I barely knew Shocking

[@bgt54rfvcde32wsxzaq1]

Sounds Like An Award Winning Film. Your Ancestors "Excape From The Coming Apocalypse." 😢

[@jerryware1970]

I wouldn’t jump out of the pot into the fire moving to Europe.

[@oceanwonders]

I'm sorry to hear that after 9 long years, you ended up having your dream of becoming Lithuanian dashed. That sucks.

[@dmitryzenkov6396]

9:21 Really surprised to hear this ‘longing for identity’ from Nomad Capitalist. Kinda goes contrary to the whole idea of being The Nomad Capitalist in the first place. I can understand the ‘saudade’ that comes from being a citizen of many countries but not really ‘belonging’ to any single one of them. I get this. But in my view this soul searching should be focused on internal identity (I.e. what you really ARE) as opposed to external identity (i.e. what you BELONG TO).

[@TheBotuto]

I love being a Catholic Hispanic from south America. We can get Spain citizenship, and any south America citizenship whit no problems ,

[@Martini923]

Here are the full list of countries disallowing dual citizenship for foreigners.. Austria Bulgaria Croatia Czechia. Denmark Estonia Germany Latvia Lithuania Netherlands Slovenia Spain

[@jessicasmith5728]

Sorry you didn't get citizenship in the country you wanted to. Things like this happen for a variety of reasons. My great grandparents, my paternal grandfather's parents, were Russian Jews and changed their last names after immigrating to the US in 1910. The country they came from is present day Belarus. I don't know if I can get citizenship in either Russia or Belarus because of this. But, I don't really have much interest in immigrating to a European country. I have my eyes set on Asia.

[@nomadcapitalist]

Thank you.

[@anthonygreenfield123]

Yes Asian women are amazing 🤫😋

[@ggwp2797]

An interesting story but not all that surprising, given the current geo-political climate. Any foreigner claiming distant relations as grounds for citizenship would be considered high-risk, even assuming everything legitimately checks out. The chances of it working out would be slim to none in my estimate, barring connections in some way related to the current "flavour-of-the-month" of the establishment. This isn't meant to try to dissuade anyone from trying, alas, right now, the pursuit of such goals might not turn out to be worthwhile.

[@w8lvradio]

My great great grandfather died in 1860. He was a potato famine orphan. I have his death certificate, and it says he was born in Ireland. But? The adoption records were lost, burned up in the Irish Revolution of 1921. So... I have a bonafide document that says he was indeed born in County Cork. Checking the records and reading the Irish Government Web site shows it's a poor chance to get Irish citizenship by lineage, though. All the Best! 73 DE W8LV BILL

[@NeurodivergentGuy2023]

You won’t get Irish citizenship with great grandparents.

[@w8lvradio]

@@NeurodivergentGuy2023 It's a pity.

[@NeurodivergentGuy2023]

@@w8lvradio well it has to have some sort of limitation on it, can’t give it to everyone

[@hemantparakh6462]

I have Two Friends in Lithuania who sponsor Citizenship in Return for Friendship and Everywhere

[@DixieBanjo]

My Dad's family came to the US from Russia in 1912. They were Volga Germans. Does this give me credit to German citizenship since they were German speakers? Could I get Russian citizenship?

[@vanfja]

I doubt the german one. Vologda Germans came over in a few waves starting with Catherine the Great. Way to long ago. They were heavily exterminated and imprisoned during Stalins rule, (I have seen some mass graves) your family came over just in time. And for Russia, 1912 is probably too early. Before all this recent war stuff, they were giving citizenship to people whose ancestors fled the revolution, but you had to renounce other citizenships.

[@TommyDD99]

@@vanfjaEthnic Germans in the Soviet union and in Russia were allowed to immigrate to West Germany in the case of this person it’s so far back that even though he may be 100% German the current laws of Germany and Russia do not acknowledge him

[@kennethjordon4708]

Please stop using green marker. Doesn't show up well.