Italy has tightened its rules for dual Italian citizenship via lineage, narrowing access to citizenship to only those with parents or ...

Italy’s government has made it impossible for anyone to get Italian citizenship through their great-grandparents, dashing the hopes of those who have already paid money to start the process.

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Italy does not allow citizenship based on jus soli or birthright, meaning even people born in Italy are not automatically granted citizenship and must instead wait 18 years to apply and prove that ...

What was Italy’s citizenship law until now? Under the old rules, anyone who could prove they had an Italian ancestor alive after March 17, 1861, when the Kingdom of Italy was created, could seek ...

As it stands, those applying for Italian citizenship by residency need to provide proof of taxable income for all years of residency, and must have a minimum annual income of 8,263.31 euros ...

The law will go to parliament to be ratified in 60 days, and some changes could be introduced, but for the moment new applications for citizenship must meet new requirements.