Americans Are Rushing To Claim Luxembourg Citizenship
Summary
Many Americans are applying for citizenship in Luxembourg, a small European country, to have an alternative option amid U.S. political uncertainty. Luxembourg allows people who have ancestors from there to claim citizenship without a language test or living in the country.Key Facts
- Luxembourg has about 691,000 people.
- People can claim Luxembourg citizenship if their ancestors were born there after 1815, with some rules about male or female lines depending on birth dates.
- In the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, 3,574 Americans gained Luxembourg citizenship, the highest number ever recorded.
- Only 657 Americans formally applied for citizenship through naturalization or reclaiming it, a 40% increase from the previous year.
- Some people automatically become citizens if one parent is Luxembourgish or if born in Luxembourg before 1948.
- The process does not require a language test or a visit to Luxembourg.
- Carys Cassidy, a transgender woman from Denver, used her family history to gain citizenship and moved to Sweden due to worries about the U.S. political situation.
- Daniel Atz, a dual citizen, founded a platform to help others get European citizenship based on their ancestry.
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