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.

Fortunately, some countries make it relatively easy—and we use that term loosely—to apply for citizenship and a passport if ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...