Originally Posted by
alanR
How many countries allow you to have the citizenship of grandparents - many limit it to the parents especially when the child is born abroad
It's not too uncommon in European countries. Just look at all of the Argentines holding Spanish and particularly Italian passports. But yes, the list of countries which give full citizenship for one grandparent is not very long, although many more have some sort of residency scheme (such as UK "Ancestry Visa").