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 ...

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 ...

ROME (CNN) — 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 ...

Many Americans with Italian ancestry are realizing they may already qualify for Italian citizenship through descent. This process, known as jure sanguinis or “by blood,” recognizes people whose ...

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 ...