Italy Curbs Citizenship Rules to End Tenuous Descendant Claims

'$700 of paperwork under the door': A citizenship battle just got harder for these Aussies

Some Australians hoping to claim Italian citizenship by descent might now be ineligible, after changes that critics have labelled "unacceptable and ridiculous".

Italy Was One of the Easiest EU Countries to Get a Second Citizenship—and It Just Got a Lot Harder

You can no longer apply for Italian citizenship through your great-grandparents.Alessandra Amodio/Travel + Leisure The scenic Italian town of Verenna along Lake Como.Italy tightened its requirements for citizenship by descent. People applying for a second citizenship with Italy must now have either an Italian parent or grandparent—no great-grandparents are allowed.Additionally, applicants must now pass a language proficiency test and attend an i…

Italy toughens citizenship laws - how will this impact Jews?

The new law requires the individual to speak proficient Italian, have an Italian parent or grandparent and have spent three years in the country legally.

Why Italy’s citizenship through great-grandparents is a thing of the past

Italy is tightening its citizenship rules. It has issued a new decree that makes it harder for those with Italian ancestry to use bloodline as a pathway to citizenship. The change in rules comes after the government noted that the system was being ‘abused’ by those who coveted the European nation’s passport

Why is Italy making it harder to get citizenship?

A new law will block people from claiming Italian citizenship through their great-grandparents.

They have built a large detention camp abroad. It has cost a fortune. They can no longer use it for its intended use initially, so they desperately try to find other ways to use it. Welcome to the world backwards and the embarrassing - and abusive - approach of the Italian government to immigration.