Citizenship & Second Passport Planning
Citizenship is a long-term legal status, not a travel product. We help you identify credible routes, test the evidence and connect today’s residence decisions with the outcome you want years from now.
CITIZENSHIP STRATEGY
Start with the route you can prove
A second passport can change where a person may live, work and pass status to children. It can also create permanent duties, reporting questions and consequences for an existing nationality. The useful question is therefore not “Which passport is best?” It is “Which lawful route fits my history, evidence, timetable and long-term plans?”
BMA helps clients organise that decision. We review the goal, map plausible pathways and identify the facts that must be confirmed by the responsible authority or qualified local counsel. No private adviser can grant citizenship or guarantee an outcome.
PATHWAYS
Different routes require different commitments
| Pathway | What usually matters | Question to answer first |
|---|---|---|
| Descent or family connection | The exact family chain, dates, prior loss or retention of nationality, and civil records | Can every link in the family line be proved with acceptable documents? |
| Naturalisation after residence | Years of lawful residence, physical presence, language, integration and a qualifying permit | Does your current residence route preserve a realistic path to eligibility? |
| Country-specific qualifying route | Eligibility, source of funds, due diligence, contribution or investment rules and programme continuity | What rights, obligations and risks remain after approval? |
A residence permit, permanent residence and citizenship are separate statuses. If citizenship is a distant objective, the choice of residence route today can still determine whether the years ahead count toward it. Our global mobility framework connects that long-term goal with the move, family, tax and financial decisions that happen first.
WHAT WE TEST
A decision built on evidence, timing and real rights
Eligibility and proof
We map nationality history, family links, residence records and the civil documents needed to support the route.
Rights and family
We examine what the status may mean for residence, work, mobility, children and future generations.
Obligations and risk
We flag dual-nationality rules, due diligence, tax questions, service duties, renewals and programme-change risk for local review.
Where residence comes first, our second residency planning service compares the living rights, physical-presence rules and renewal conditions behind the permit. For Switzerland, read our guide to Swiss citizenship for foreign nationals.
HOW THE WORK STARTS
From ambition to a defensible route
1. Define the outcome
Clarify whether the priority is family continuity, long-term settlement, work rights, mobility or contingency planning.
2. Build the evidence map
Identify the legal pathway, missing records, residence history and specialist questions before substantial spending.
3. Coordinate the next step
Prepare a sensible sequence and involve qualified immigration, nationality and tax professionals where required.
RELATED GUIDES
Read the status in its wider context
Our detailed guides explain second residence and citizenship routes and the practical questions around dual citizenship. Rules change, and the law of every nationality involved must be checked before action.