EU Citizenship by Descent, Ranked (2026)
The cheapest route to an EU passport is the one you may already qualify for. If you have a European parent or grandparent, citizenship by descent needs no investment and no residency. Ranked by how fast they process.
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Ireland
Citizenship by descentCitizenship by descent ยท leads to citizenship
9โ24 monthsTime to status - 2
Italy
Citizenship by descentCitizenship by descent ยท leads to citizenship
12โ36 monthsTime to status
Ranked by time to status from our sourced dataset. Figures are cited on each program's page with the date last verified.
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