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 ...

Photo: NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP. Rules for claiming Italian citizenship by descent have undergone drastic changes following an abrupt government decree on Friday. Here’s exactly what’s changed – and ...

Photo by Sebastien St-Jean / AFP Italy’s government has introduced drastically stricter rules for claiming Italian citizenship by descent in a surprise move intended to crack down on recent “abuse” of ...

A DECREE brought in overnight is making it harder for Brits to get a passport to a popular European country. On March 27, the ...

“Being an Italian citizen is a serious matter ... says she is telling her clients who are pursuing citizenship by descent not to give up — at least not yet. “The Tajani Decree has created fear, ...

Fewer people of Italian descent will now be able to obtain citizenship after the government narrowed its eligibility criteria to those with Italian parents or grandparents. The government says it ...

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

US citizens can obtain another country’s citizenship through a variety of means, such as investment; naturalization; or ...

The government says it tightened citizenship rules because of a deluge of applications from the descendants of emigrants who only coveted an Italian passport. By Patricia Mazzei Reporting from ...

“Being an Italian citizen is a serious matter ... says she is telling her clients who are pursuing citizenship by descent not to give up — at least not yet. “The Tajani Decree has created ...