That’s the path my husband and I took to get our Irish citizenship. Ireland numbers among the countries offering the best, quickest second citizenship options for North Americans today. You can use the online residency calculator on the Immigration Service Delivery website to check if you meet the naturalization residency conditions. The Irish passport is one of the strongest in the world in terms of travel freedom, global reputation, and benefits. Once you’ve established foreign residency, Uruguay is one of the easiest places in the world to obtain citizenship and a second passport.