Are there any countries that will grant you citizenship without living there, military service, etc.?

Question

Would it affect my US citizenship?

Answer 1

Yes, there are, depending on your specific circumstances. Generally, citizenship is acquired by place of birth, lineage, and administrative naturalization. See the following site for more information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationality_law

The US does not necessarily recognize dual nationality, but neither are steps taken against it.

Answer 2

I think nearly every country offers it's children of it's citizens to citizenship if they are not born in the country (jus sanguinus - right of blood). They can go further back with some (like the Italians) allowing it to go through the great grandparents though it is most commonly just through the parents. Usually to get the kind of citizenship you're after you need some sort of link to the country through the relatives.

I don't believe it will affect your US citizenship unless the countries are at war and you serve in that countries' military.

Answer 3

Jus sanguinis is citizenship by blood wherein a person born outside his country but with parents of it is still considered its citizen even when he never resides in said country.