This is not true. I personally acquired citizenship of Lithuania for example, solely because my grandmother was born there and left during Soviet occupation (as many did). I speak no Lithuanian, have no other connection to the country, and have never even been there.
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Nalivai@lemmy.world 2 days agoThere is only one country that gives a flying shit about where your great-grandma allegedly came from, and that’s Israel. For every other country you’re not figuring out any options, you’re cosplaying.
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AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social 2 days ago
ITT: confidently incorrect people who can’t take 5 seconds to do an internet search, lol.
AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social 2 days ago
It’s not quite the same, but I know someone who acquired Italian citizenship because their grandparents were Italian/had Italian citizenship. They don’t even speak Italian.
Spitefire@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Italy has recently changed their requirements and now language proficiency and residency are required. But yes, up until very recently heritage was mostly enough.
Honytawk@feddit.nl 2 days ago
They did not get citizenship because of their grandparents.
They got a foot in the door because they knew someone living in Italy (if that even is the cast), and then went through everything a normal migrant needs to go through.
AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social 2 days ago
What are you even talking about? They both acquired it over Jure Sanguinis, both of them barely understand any Italian. They have dual Italian citizenship.
Nobody said anything about needing ancestors to live somewhere else.