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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...