A great-grandparent or even a great-great grandparent from Italy used to be all it took to guarantee Italian citizenship. A surprise decree has now changed all that, making it much harder for those ...

The Italian government has this week enacted a law that makes it impossible for anyone to get Italian citizenship through their great-grandparents, dashing the hopes of those who have already paid ...

Experts and successful applicants weigh in on meeting the new, stricter criteria for obtaining citizenship by descent. Even if you can’t make a mean risotto, don’t know the difference between a Fiat ...

Italy has tightened its rules for dual Italian citizenship via lineage, narrowing access to citizenship to only those with parents or grandparents born in Italy. Since 1992, Italy had allowed dual ...

Whether you’re seeking to reconnect with your family heritage, move overseas, or simply want a second passport at your disposal, at least 50 countries offer some version of citizenship by descent. But ...

Did you know that having Italian ancestors could mean that you can claim Italian citizenship? Here in New Jersey, we have one of the highest concentrations of Italian Americans in the country ...

Even if you can’t make a mean risotto, don’t know the difference between a Fiat and a Ferrari, and have never seen “La Dolce Vita,” we have good news: You can still get Italian citizenship. Even if ...