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.

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel obtained an Italian citizenship just months after President Trump entered the White House for a ...

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 ...

Between 2016 and 2023, for instance, Italy granted citizenship to more than 98,300 people, mostly living in Latin America, based on their claims of Italian ancestry.

Italian nationality law is based on ius sanguinis, Latin for “right of blood,” not ius soli, meaning “right of soil,” or the right to citizenship by being born in a country. This means ...

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 ...

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.