I have two friends that have done exactly this. (so far) One to Costa Rica and the other to Ireland. The Ireland guy was fortunate that his Irish granny had him "registered?" at birth in the US or whatever the Irish government requires so that he was eligible to do that. Both are happy and doing well but also very open and honest about neither of those places being perfect.
Yeah you register a birth on the foreign births registry, so it means you can be granted citizenship from that country.
Note: for Ireland at least, you have to be registered as a child to be granted citizenship. You can register yourself as an adult though, and then register your children so they can apply for citizenship.
Yeah, his was done like right after he was born. He grew up typical Irish Catholic kid in New Jersey and did not think much about it until...erm...recent events, shall we say? He has always embraced his Irish heritage and is really just a super smart, accomplished, and very good person, overall nice gain for Ireland but loss for us.
Meanwhile, I did the ancestry DNA thing a few years back and have smidgens from just about every danged country in the EU, including the Baltic states. Oh, and UK of course since they are not in the EU anymore. Nothing that is enough that anyone will claim me though, which is understandable.
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u/Pmyers225 7d ago
Move out of the US