The change could impact tens of millions of people hoping for Italian citizenship. Photo: NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP. Rules for claiming Italian citizenship by descent have undergone drastic changes ...

File photo of Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani speaking to reporters on March 14th, 2025. Photo by Sebastien St-Jean / AFP Italy’s government has introduced drastically stricter rules for ...

The government says it tightened citizenship rules ... emigrants who only coveted an Italian passport. By Patricia Mazzei Reporting from Rome People of Italian descent have for decades been ...

The sudden change affects thousands of people all over the world hoping for or preparing to obtain an Italian passport ... clients who are pursuing citizenship by descent not to give up ...

You can no longer apply for Italian citizenship through your great-grandparents. Italy tightened its requirements for citizenship by descent ... and get an Italian passport.

As global borders become increasingly fluid and people seek greater mobility, dual and multiple citizenships are more in demand than ever. In 2025, one path to a second passport stands out not only ...

Italy’s government has tightened the country’s citizenship ... history to try to claim a passport only to ease travel around the world. Fewer people of Italian descent will now be able to ...

Italy’s government has approved a reform to restrict automatic citizenship by descent ... of Italian nationality. “Citizenship cannot be a tool to travel to Miami with a European passport ...