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TIL: In most countries citizenship is not jus soli(birthright) but jus sanguinis(right of blood/ancestry based). NA and SA are

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Sep 17 '21, 05:08

where the majority of countries are located that have jus soli. Pakistan, Tuvalu, Lesotho, Tanzania and Fiji are pretty much the only countries outside of North and South America with jus soli.

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Heh. I doubt I'd qualify, but my ancestry would be pretty close to the cutoff for some countries. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 17, 07:06
I'm eligible for Irish citizenship if I can get the right paperwork together. -- nm - ty97 Sep 17, 05:43 10
- Hmmm, that could be fun. I can definitively trace back to the great-great-grandfather who came over from Derry - Tenetennbaron Sep 17, 06:52 2
  - For Ireland it goes back two generations. So your grandfather would have to be a citizen. -- nm - spamlet Sep 17, 08:14 1
    - Poop. -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 17, 08:21
- I am as well. I should have done it before the kid was born so she’d be eligible too but didn’t know it was a thing. -- nm* - spamlet Sep 17, 06:03
- Theresa is as well. :-) I qualify for Italian citizenship. -- nm - Krusty Sep 17, 06:03 5
  - I’m not, apparently, as my Italian great-grandfather is on my father’s side -- nm - znufrii Sep 17, 07:10 3
    - Damn. :-( -- nm - Krusty Sep 17, 07:12 2
      - One of my life goals is to find out where in Italy he was from and go visit. -- (edited) - znufrii Sep 17, 07:17 1
        
        That would be a cool little trip. I hope you find out. Also, it can be either parent not just on one side. - Krusty Sep 17, 08:05
  - splendido! -- nm - mud Sep 17, 06:08
I started reading about this because of an article about Giannis's family getting Greek citizenship recently. -- nm - Krusty Sep 17, 05:10

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TIL: In most countries citizenship is not jus soli(birthright) but jus sanguinis(right of blood/ancestry based). NA and SA are

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