Meloni Angers Italian Americans with Tighter Citizenship Rules

Italy is tightening rules for diaspora descendants seeking to obtain Italian passports. The government led by Giorgia Meloni said it had changed the law to prevent "abuse" and "commercialization" of passports, the BBC reports.

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN The Italian government enacted a law this week that prevents people from obtaining Italian citizenship through their great-grandparents, dashing the hopes of those who have already paid to start the process. The law, introduced in March by the right-wing government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and which went into effect Tuesday, now restricts the right to citizenship by ius sanguinis (bloodline) to people whose pa…

Italy tightens rules for Italian descendants to become citizens

Applicants for an Italian passport must now have one parent or grandparent who was a citizen by birth.

Bloodline Barrier: Italy Restricts Citizenship to Children and Grandchildren Only

If you’ve been dreaming of claiming your Italian heritage through a distant great-grandfather, you better act fast. The Italian Parliament has just slammed the door on generations of would-be citizens. On May 20, 2025, Italian lawmakers approved the most dramatic overhaul of citizenship laws in nearly a century. The message is clear: being Italian is […]

Meloni angers Italian Americans with tighter citizenship rules

US diaspora up in arms at Rome for making it harder to obtain an Italian passport

The principle of ius sanguinis will no longer be applied widely in order to obtain citizenship; during the vote they criticized the fact that it was granted to Milei