Free Citizenship by Descent Eligibility Check

01 / Choose the line

Which family connection should we examine first?

Choose one. We now screen 12 source-backed jurisdictions directly; anything else starts with a record-first jurisdiction check.

Established research branches4

CanadaCanadian birth, residence, British-subject status or citizenship.

BritainUK birth, British nationality, right of abode or registration history.

IrelandIrish birth, descent or Foreign Births Registration history.

GermanyGerman citizenship, emigration, naturalization or restoration.

European descent & restoration6

ItalyItalian citizenship, descent, residence and the post-2025 transmission rules.

PolandPolish citizenship continuity, historical loss and confirmation.

AustriaOrdinary descent or the direct-descendant route for victims of Nazi persecution.

HungaryHungarian ancestry and simplified naturalization.

CroatiaEmigrant ancestry, historical territory and descendant naturalization.

PortugalPortuguese parent or grandparent, nationality continuity and community/language connection.

Australia & New Zealand2

AustraliaCitizenship by descent, parent status and historic citizenship loss.

New ZealandCitizenship by descent, registration and pre-1978 cases.

Another country / not sureWe will identify the historical jurisdiction first, then load the right rule set.

02 / Map the branch

How does this person connect to you?

ParentThe foreign connection is one generation back.

GrandparentTwo generations back.

Great-grandparentThree generations back.

Earlier / unsureMore distant, or you are still reconstructing the line.

Roughly when was that ancestor born?

A broad period is enough. Historic nationality rules often turn on dates.

How certain are you about the birthplace?

Exact place known Country only Uncertain

03 / Status events

Now the part that usually changes the answer.

Citizenship cases are often won or lost in the timeline between generations—not simply by finding a foreign birthplace.

Did this ancestor later naturalize or become a citizen somewhere else?

Yes No known naturalization Not sure

If there was a naturalization, when did it happen relative to the next generation?

For example: did your great-grandparent naturalize before or after your grandparent was born?

Before After None known Not sure

Screening noteWe are building the line.

Your answers will be translated into the specific records and status events a researcher would investigate first.

04 / Open the research screen

Your line is mapped. See what controls it.

We will show the research priority, unresolved control points, and the first records we would look for.

First name

Email

No payment and no documents. Your answers are sent to Jackson & Schwab when you open the result.