Ancestry Citizenship
European citizenship by descent, with a decade of practice in Luxembourg and working knowledge of the German, Italian and Portuguese routes.
Migration, Citizenship, Belonging
About Daniel Atz
Since 2016 I’ve worked on helping people reconnect with their European heritage and open up global mobility through ancestry citizenship. It started with my own journey back to my Luxembourg roots.
Areas Of Expertise
Migration History
Research and documentation of historical migration patterns, focused on European emigration to the Americas — and on what those patterns predict.
Identity & Belonging
How dual citizenship and transnational identity are reshaping what it means to belong somewhere.
Local Knowledge
Digitizing historical records and making archives usable — the unglamorous work that makes the rest of it possible.
My Story
What began as a personal search through my family’s migration history grew into ventures that have helped thousands of Americans reconnect with their European origins. Along the way I’ve worked with government officials, archivists, historians and legal experts across Europe and the Americas.
My work sits at the intersection of identity, history, law and technology — as research, as film, and from the stage. I’m driven by the belief that understanding where we came from tells us something useful about where we are going.
Key Achievements
- Guided more than 3,500 Americans on the path to European dual citizenship
- Founded multiple ventures in ancestry-based citizenship
- Worked with government agencies in Luxembourg, Brazil and the United States
- Directed and produced a documentary broadcast on Luxembourg’s national broadcaster
- Quoted in international media on citizenship and migration
Dual Citizenship Decoded
Author Of The LuxCitizenship Study 2024
The LuxCitizenship Study 2024 examines the rise of dual citizenship in the Americas, with a focus on Luxembourg’s growing global diaspora.
It draws on original research and firsthand interviews to explain why a second citizenship has become both a strategic and a personal priority. The study is profiled by the Luxembourg government’s open-data portal and held in the catalogue of the Centre de Documentation sur les Migrations Humaines.
Get In Touch
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