Track your path to European citizenship, all in one place.
Waypoint helps people working toward citizenship through residence, marriage, or descent keep track of their progress, explore country information, follow your eligibility timeline, and log your travel history along the way.
Select a country
Choose a country from the map or dropdown to see details here.
Submit Your Credentials
Tell us your basis for citizenship, residence, marriage, descent, and more.
We Clean & Analyse the Data
We process your dates and travel history to calculate your eligibility timeline.
Get Your Report
See how much time has passed, and unlock the full countdown when you're ready.
By Descent
If a parent or grandparent held citizenship, you may qualify through jus sanguinis, sometimes without ever having lived in the country.
By Naturalization
After meeting a required period of legal residence, most countries let you apply for citizenship through standard naturalization.
By Marriage
Marrying a citizen can shorten the residence requirement in many countries, though the rules and waiting periods vary widely.
General patterns only, exact requirements vary by country. See each country's page for specifics.
No. Unlocking a country's report is a one-time payment that gives you lifelong access to that professional report, for as long as your account exists. There's no subscription and no expiry date.
No. Each Unlock applies only to the specific country it was purchased for. Tracking and unlocking additional countries each require a separate payment.
No. Figures are compiled from each country's public government sources, but immigration law changes and sources can be incomplete or conflicting. We keep the site updated with the most current information we can find, but always confirm anything important with a qualified immigration lawyer or the relevant government authority before making decisions.
No. Waypoint is an independent, privately operated informational tool. We have no affiliation with, and no ability to influence, any government's immigration or citizenship process.
Deletion is permanent and no refund is due, but if it happened by mistake or due to a technical issue, contact us within 7 days at waypointcitizenship@gmail.com and we may restore access to that same country's report as a courtesy.
Why Waypoint
Citizenship processes are complex and differ from country to country. We make them easy to track in one place.
What We Offer
Country-specific information, eligibility timeline calculations, and a travel log to track time spent outside the country.
Privacy by Design
We only ask for what your eligibility calculation actually needs. No passport numbers, no residence address, no unnecessary personal data.