The government says it tightened citizenship rules because of a deluge of applications from the descendants of emigrants who ...

Italy’s golden visa is among the preferred choices for affluent foreigners seeking residence in Europe. The programme, which ...

Fewer people of Italian descent will now be able to obtain citizenship after the government narrowed its eligibility criteria ...

A great-grandparent from Italy used to be all it took to guarantee Italian citizenship. A surprise decree has now changed all ...

The sudden change affects thousands of people all over the world hoping for or preparing to obtain an Italian passport, which ranks third in the world for visa-free or visa-on-arrival travel ...

The changes announced last week will also put dual citizens at risk of losing their Italian identity if they did not 'engage' ...

The demonstrators claimed they had applied for Italian visas months ago but received their passports back without approval ...

Italy used to be one of the easiest places in the EU to get a second citizenship. The country just tightened its jus ...

Italy's government tightened its citizenship laws on Friday, preventing people from delving deep back into their family history to try to claim a much sought-after Italian passport.

Holiday hotspot has tightened its citizenship laws, preventing people from delving deep back into their family history to try ...

Now, individuals are only eligible to obtain an Italian passport if they have at least one parent or grandparent who was born there. Many people who have started their application process did so ...