Ancestry vs Residency: How Are Italy's Citizenship Rules Changing?

Ancestry vs residency: How are Italy's citizenship rules changing?

Italy has drastically tightened its rules on ancestry-based citizenship just ahead of a closely-watched referendum that could ease the path to citizenship by residency. Here's what the finalised and proposed reforms could mean for you.

Italy Narrows Path to Citizenship for Italian Descendants

Italy has passed a significant reform to its citizenship laws, narrowing the eligibility criteria for individual claims Italian citizenship through ancestry, while also introducing new provisions aimed at managing migration and offering a path to recover lost citizenship. Under the updated law, only individuals with a parent or grandparent who was an Italian citizen by birth will now be eligible to apply for citizenship through jus sanguinis (ri…