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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.

  1. 1

    Ireland

    Citizenship by descent · leads to citizenship

    9–24 months
    Time to status
  2. 2

    Italy

    Citizenship by descent · leads to citizenship

    12–36 months
    Time 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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