#italian-citizenship

#italian-citizenship

Citizenship by descent is granted by "jus sanguinis," which is Latin for "right of blood." Until May 2025, people could get Italian citizenship if they had a great-grandparent who was born in Italy. However, the updated law dictates that the furthest you can go back now is to a grandparent. To be eligible, at least one of your grandparents had to have been born in Italy and not renounce their Italian citizenship or obtain citizenship in another country before their child (your parent) was a legal adult. If your parent was born prior to 1975, they were deemed an adult at age 21. If your parent was born in 1975 or later, they were deemed an adult at age 18.