On March 28, the Italian government tightened regulations for claiming citizenship by jus sanguinis, or descendent blood line ...

Descendants of Italians across the globe – many of whom had already spent thousands on their applications – voiced their ...

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

The U.S. also has ‘jus sanguinis‘, granting citizenship to children born abroad to U.S. citizens. While birthright citizenship is common in the Americas, it is less prevalent in other parts of ...

But in the vast majority of countries, citizenship is determined by descent (also known as "jus sanguinis"). That can mean something different in each country, but for the most part it means ...

On March 28, the Italian government tightened regulations for claiming citizenship by jus sanguinis, or descendent blood line, effective immediately. The law will go to parliament to be ratified ...