11th Biennial IBA Global Immigration Conference
4 Dec - 6 Dec 2024
Wren Room
Session information
First breakout sessions- Session two: Climbing back up the family tree: are you a citizen through ancestry?
Friday 6 December (0830 - 1000)
Wren Room
Description
With many countries in turmoil in the developing world and with increasing barriers to travel and gaining residence, tracing citizenship by descent has become a very popular alternative to move abroad or gain visa-free access, work privileges and residency in developed economies. A panel of experts will discuss the rules that apply and processes to follow in determining qualification for citizenship by descent.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Karolina Schiffter | Fragomen Schifter Sp.k., Warsaw, Poland |
Speakers
| Hermie De Voer | Everaert Advocaten Immigration Lawyers, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Elmar Drabek | eos Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Vienna, Austria |
| Ana Garicano Sole | Sagardoy Legal & Expat, Madrid, Spain |
| Sandra Jardim Fernandes | SjF Immigration & Investments , Lisbon, Portugal |
| Marco Mazzeschi | Mazzeschi srl, Milan, Italy; Membership Officer, Immigration and Nationality Law Committee |
| Jane Pilkington | Deloitte Ireland LLP, Dublin, Ireland |
| Ben Sheldrick | Magrath Sheldrick LLP, London, England |