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.

Every month for nearly three years, Jerry Lombardo and his wife had set aside part of their paychecks toward their dream of moving to Italy to start a business. A fresh start, Lombardo hoped, would be ...

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 ...

Tourist around the Spanish Steps in Rome. 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 ...