Example Citizenship Tracking Spreadsheet

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S
1	Country	Desirability Rank	My Likelihood of Success if I Apply	My Likelihood of Applying	Passport Index Score	Henley Passport Score	IHDI (17/18)	Fragile States Index	EU?	English Speaking %?	Citizenship to spouse & descendants?	Offer citizenship by descent?	Requirements	Documentation Requirements	Language Requirements	Best Ancestrial Connections	Notes	Link 1	Link 2

2	Austria	e.g. 1	XX%	XX%	167	184	0.835	25	y	73	Marrying an Austrian man or woman will only give you alien citizenship status in the country, and even then, this is only after six years of residence in Austria. Children get citizenship via 1 parent.	y	All former Austrian citizens who were forced to leave Austria before 1945 because they had to fear persecution by the NSDAP and/or the authorities of the Third Reich or they had to fear or suffered persecution because of defending the democratic Republic of Austria may re-acquire their Austrian citizenship by declaration. It is now possible for persons who meet the above-mentioned criteria (lived in Austria and had to flee the country) and who were not Austrians but citizens of successor states of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to also become Austrian Citizens.					https://www.austria.org/citizenship	https://www.reddit.com/r/IWantOut/comments/22og41/clarification_on_austrian_citizenship_by_descent/cgznsym/
3	Belarus	e.g. 4			83	75	0.755	68.2	n	12
4	Bosnia & Herzegovina				117	116	0.649	71.3	n
5	Croatia				160	167	0.756	47.5	y	49		y	Grantparent or later a Croatian national	Where your ancestors were domiciled before leaving, when and why they left the Republic of Croatia, when and with what documents they settled abroad, the ways in which they showed they belonged to the Croatian people; participation in sports, cultural and other societies promoting Croatia’s interests abroad
6	Czechia				164	181	0.840	37.6	y	27		y	Grandparent born in territory of Chechslovakia / Austria-Hungary	Unclear	Forms in Czech			https://polaron.com.au/services/eu-services/eu-citizenship/czech-citizenship-through-descent/
7	Germany				167	187	0.861	24.7	y	56	A child becomes German through birth if at least one parent holds German citizenship. This applies irrespective of the place of birth.	y	You can reclaim your German citizenship by descent if you have ancestors who were born on Germany territory before 1914 or have held German passports in the past. (Other sites do not include this, and say a parent must have citizenship or it must have been lost due to WWII.) There's also some indication that citizenship is automatically passed from male to male.		Documents translated into German.			https://polaron.com.au/services/eu-services/eu-citizenship/german-citizenship-through-descent/	https://www.germany.info/us-en/service/03-Citizenship/restoration-of-german-citizenship/925120
8	Hungary				164	178	0.772	49.6	y	20	Y	y						https://nomadcapitalist.com/2015/05/20/how-to-get-hungarian-citizenship-by-descent-or-investment/	https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=159331
9	Israel				147	158	0.787	76.5	n	85		y	Substantiate that you are Jewish					https://nomadcapitalist.com/2014/03/11/how-to-get-second-citizenship-israel-law-of-return/
10	Italy				167	186	0.771	43.8	y	34		y	Any unbroken line to an Italian citizen
11	Latvia				163	179	0.759	43.9	y	46	Y: 1 parent, even if born abroad, sufficient	y	Multiple programs with different rules		Depends on program			https://www.pmlp.gov.lv/en/home/services/citizenship/registration-if-citizenship/registration-of-citizenship-of-latvian-exiles.html	https://www.sovereignman.com/lifestyle-design/five-places-you-could-obtain-citizenship-6359/#latvian_citizenship_by_descent
12	Lithuania				165	180	0.757	38.1	y	30		y	Great-grandparent was Lithuanian, meaning received citizenship between 1918-1940, w/ birth certificates for each in chain.
13	Panama				133	140	0.623	47	n	14		no, but via eased residency		Panama has a great residency scheme for countries which can apply under a ‘friendly nations visa’ this scheme requires $5000 bank deposit (or mid 4 figures) to receive the visa, during which time you are expected to start a company (capitalize with 10,000) or invest in real estate (50,000+) and after 5 years you can become a citizen.					https://residencies.io/residency/panama/permanent-residency/pa1
14	Paraguay				135	143	0.522	67	n	3		no, but via eased residency		Paraguay also has a relatively inexpensive second passport process where you can become a permanent resident when you put $25,000 in a bank account (which can be withdrawn) and go through an application process. After 3 years of permanent residency, one can apply for a second passport.				https://paraguayresidency.com/?page_id=48	https://flagtheory.com/second-passport/#What_is_the_cheapest_second_passport
15	Poland				163	172	0.787	42.8	y	37		y	Polish ancestors must have left the country after Poland became an independent country in 1918. Basically, born after 1899 to be eligible. Must have had Polish citizenship; geography doesn't matter. Another site disputes any year requirements.	Very clear required; professional recommended.	Forms in Polish		Apparently you must have all your documentation in order; they're not forgiving. 1-2 years. Often request more proof.	https://www.sovereignman.com/lifestyle-design/five-places-you-could-obtain-citizenship-6359/#polish_citizenship_by_descent	https://nomadcapitalist.com/2014/05/01/get-polish-citizenship-descent/
16	Portugal				167	184	0.732	25.3	y	32		if can prove sephardic ties
17	Romania				161	169	0.717	47.8	y	31		y	2nd generation from a Romanian citizen
18	Russia				118	116	0.738	74.7	n	5.5
19	Serbia				131	131	0.667	68	n
20	Slovakia				163	179	0.797	40.5	y	26	Citizenship of the Slovak Republic is automatic for a child who at least one of the parents is a citizen of the Slovak Republic						I think dual citizenship allowed if it's your second: https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20485820/faq-state-citizenship-of-the-slovak-republic.html#2	https://polaron.com.au/services/eu-services/eu-citizenship/slovak-citizenship-through-descent/
21	Slovenia				164	179	0.846	28	y	59	A child gains the Slovenian citizenship by birth if both parents of the birth mother and father are Slovenian Citizens, if only one parent of the child born is Slovenian Citizen and the child is born in Slovenia.	y	A grandparent or more recent must have had Slovenian citizenship		Have to show cultural ties of some sort			https://nomadcapitalist.com/2015/08/05/how-to-get-slovenia-citizenship-for-entrepreneurs-and-ancestors/	https://polaron.com.au/services/eu-services/eu-citizenship/slovenian-citizenship-through-descent/
22	Spain				168	185	0.754	40.7	y	40		if can prove sephardic ties
23	Ukraine				135	126	0.701	71	n	8		y, but need to abandon current citizenship (may soon change)					They're considering changing this with a bill right now (mid-2020) Bill No. 2590 ukraine	http://ukrconsul.org/Citizenship_ukraine_EN.htm
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