Dear PoPville

“Immigration attorneys recs? I want to understand the options (if any) of obtaining citizenship in another country”


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“Dear PoPville,

Like many of us, I want to understand the options (if any) of obtaining citizenship in another country. I have already explored citizenship by ancestry in Poland and it was a bust, the lineage was broken due to when my grandparents came to the US.

Specifically, I am wondering if there are knowledgeable and trustworthy immigration attorneys who can identify reasonable options before

I decide to spend money on pursuing citizenship in a specific country. For example, I know there are attorneys who specialize in Italian, UK, Portuguese citizenship, etc. I am looking for someone who can first identify a handful of countries where I might be successful before I then start the application process in a specific one. And I already know about citizenship by investment in various countries and the Golden Visa in Portugal.

I suspect what I am looking for doesn’t actually exist since I think it takes deep expertise in a specific country to understand their immigration laws but figured I’d ask.”