What we do for your family
Citizenship by ancestry, residency for young couples, and the meticulous archive research behind every file.
EU Citizenship by Ancestry
Many descendants of European citizens — including families whose rights were taken by persecution and displacement — are entitled to a European passport by heritage. We build the bloodline bridge between you and your ancestor and prepare the file.
EU Residency / Work Permits
Young married couples in Antwerp and across Belgium are often forced to leave every three months to reset a 90-day visa. Through family reunification and ancestry routes we work towards permanent, stable status.
Archive Research — “The Grill”
Our network of researchers works with municipal, religious and military archives in Europe to find birth records, marriage acts and citizenship papers — or a legal equivalent when the original is lost.
Legal Consultation
Before documents are collected, we look at which country and which ancestor give your family the strongest legal basis.
Ancestry routes at a glance
Which route fits depends on where — and when — your ancestor lived. Borders in Central and Eastern Europe moved many times; a town in today’s Ukraine may have been Hungarian, Czechoslovak or Polish in your grandfather’s day. We check it for you.
Hungary
For descendants of a person who was a Hungarian citizen — typically born in the Kingdom of Hungary before 1920, or in territories re-annexed 1938–1945. Hungarian language is generally assessed at an interview.
Austria
For persecuted persons who lived in Austria (as Austrian citizens or citizens of a successor state of the Habsburg monarchy) and left before 15 May 1955 — and their direct descendants. Dual citizenship is allowed on this route.
Germany
For former German citizens deprived of citizenship on political, racial or religious grounds 1933–1945 and their descendants (Art. 116(2)); §15 StAG covers descendants excluded by older gender-discriminatory rules or persecution-related losses.
Poland
For descendants of a person who held Polish citizenship after 1920 and did not lose it (loss was possible e.g. through foreign military service or naturalization before 1951). Citizenship is confirmed, not granted.
Romania
For former Romanian citizens who lost citizenship (often for reasons not attributable to them) and their descendants up to the third degree (great-grandchildren).
Czech Republic
For former Czechoslovak / Czech citizens and their children and grandchildren, by declaration.
Slovakia
Slovakia mainly allows former citizens to regain citizenship; descent routes are limited. Treat every file as an individual assessment.
Lithuania
For persons who held Lithuanian citizenship before 15 June 1940 and their descendants; those who left before 11 March 1990 may generally keep their other citizenship.
Latvia
For descendants of persons who were Latvian citizens on 17 June 1940.
General guidance only — not legal advice. Requirements change; confirm every file with the current law and the competent authority.