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Why More Diaspora Jamaicans Are Claiming Citizenship by Descent

More Jamaicans in the diaspora are making their connection to the island official. Applications for Jamaican citizenship have surged in the United States, driven in large part by people born overseas who are claiming citizenship by descent.

Why More Diaspora Jamaicans Are Claiming Citizenship by Descent

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More Jamaicans in the diaspora are making their connection to the island official.

Applications for Jamaican citizenship have surged in the United States, driven in large part by people born overseas who are claiming citizenship by descent.

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More Jamaicans in the diaspora are making their connection to the island official. Applications for Jamaican citizenship have surged in the United States, driven in large part by people born overseas who are claiming citizenship by descent.

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