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Roots & Law

Citizenship and repatriation

Preliminary assessment of grounds, building the evidence and document set, legal preparation and support of the procedure

Countries: Israel, Germany, Austria, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania and others

01

Assessment of grounds

We check whether you may have grounds for citizenship or repatriation through origin, place of birth, or the citizenship or status of your ancestors — under the law of the specific country

You get: the potential ground, its weak points and missing evidence — and a plan for what comes next

How the work goes
  1. Review of the family history and documents
  2. Comparing the situation with the law of the specific country
  3. Identifying a potential ground
  4. Identifying weak points and missing evidence
  5. Drawing up the further plan

02

Evidence of grounds

We find and obtain the documents that confirm the right to citizenship or repatriation: we list what is needed, search for it, confirm the family chain and resolve discrepancies

You get: a body of evidence for the application

How the work goes
  1. Identifying the legally significant facts
  2. Listing the documents required
  3. Archival and documentary search
  4. Confirming the family chain
  5. Resolving discrepancies
  6. Assembling the body of evidence

03

Application package

We put together the complete set for the competent authority: missing documents, translations, apostille and legalisation, questionnaires, applications and declarations

You get: the final application package

How the work goes
  1. Checking the ground and the completeness of documents
  2. Obtaining missing documents
  3. Translations, apostille, legalisation
  4. Preparing questionnaires, applications, declarations and other forms
  5. Assembling the final package

04

Support through the procedure

We support you from assessing the ground to submission and the procedure itself, within the chosen service package: strategy, evidence, preparation for submission and dealings with the authorities

You get: a prepared application and support through the procedure, including additional requests. The decision rests with the competent authority

How the work goes
  1. Analysis of the ground
  2. Developing a strategy
  3. Preparing evidence and checking documents
  4. Preparing for submission
  5. Support in dealings with the competent authorities
  6. Handling additional requests

05

Fixing the documentary chain

We remove obstacles to submission: missing documents, discrepancies, changed surnames, errors, an incomplete family chain

You get: a way to resolve the problem and the missing documents; where possible, corrected civil records

How the work goes
  1. Diagnosing the problem
  2. Choosing how to resolve it
  3. Obtaining additional documents
  4. Correcting civil registry records, where possible
  5. If needed — preparing evidence for court
  6. Restoring the documentary chain

06

Country programmes

We support citizenship and repatriation programmes in countries where the right may arise through an ancestor's origin, citizenship or status: we check the requirements and your eligibility

You get: an eligibility assessment, the documents required and support through the procedure

How the work goes
  1. Assessing the requirements of the specific country
  2. Checking the applicant's eligibility for the programme
  3. Identifying the evidence required
  4. Obtaining the documents
  5. Preparing and supporting the procedure

Frequently asked questions

Citizenship

All questions
How do I know if I qualify for citizenship by descent?

Your family history must be matched against the law of the specific country: who the ancestor was, where and when they were born or lived, what citizenship they held, and how the line runs to the applicant

Is it enough that my grandparent was born in the country?

Not always. Different countries weigh the ancestor's citizenship, territory and date of birth, ethnicity, emigration, loss of citizenship, repression, number of generations and other conditions

Can we check the grounds first and collect documents later?

Yes, and this order is usually the most rational. The legal prospects are assessed first, then we determine which evidence is actually needed

What if there are no documents about the ancestor?

An archival search is carried out: civil records, parish registers, censuses, registration documents, personal files, migration and military records, repression files

Can you handle only the documents and I file myself?

Yes. The scope is defined by the task: from assessing the grounds or obtaining individual documents to full support of the procedure

Can the whole family apply at once?

It depends on the country's law and the basis. Rules for spouses and children can differ significantly; the set of applicants is determined after analysing the programme

Can you guarantee citizenship?

No. The decision is made by the competent state authority. We assess grounds and risks, build the evidence and support the procedure, but do not replace the decision-maker

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