Descendants who are born abroad will automatically be citizens, only if they are born in Italy, at least one parent or grandfather. The move is not well received by Argentina and Brazil, where there are a large number of Italians.
Government Primra Italian Minister, Georgia MeloniHas been hardly made Obtaining nationality For the descendants of the Italians born abroad. According to the “Citizenship Package” approved by the Ministers on Saturday, they will automatically be citizens for two generations: They will only be citizens from birth and they are at least one parent or grandfather born in Italy“, Pray the note from the Foreign Ministry.
In addition, children Italians “If citizens were born in Italy or before they were born, they will automatically receive One of its parents who are a citizen lives in Italy for at least two consecutive years“In this way, if an Italian citizen has never stayed in our country, citizens cannot transmit their children by descendants.
The order law applies immediately, but It’s not backwards: Those who have already been recognized as Italian citizens by a court, A municipality or embassy will continue. Then, with a bill, the administrator will introduce new changes to the Citizenship Act.
Las Italians were born and lived abroad They “have to have real connections in time with our country, The rights and obligations of a citizen at least once every 25 years“Explains the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. These activities include Vote, renew the passport or identity document and maintain regular marriage status.
This is compulsory Birth Certificate Sign up in Civil Registry Before reaching the age of 25. “Reform is of great importance because it is aimed at strengthening the connection between Italian citizens and those who want to be Italian.” Minister of Foreign AffairsAntonio Tajani.
“”’S the beginning does not undermineBlood‘And many of the migrants can continue to obtain Italian citizenship, but more than all the accurate limitations will be determined to avoid the abuse of Italian passports or “commercialization”. Citizenship should be a serious thing. “
How does citizenship law work in Italy
In Italy, Obtaining citizenship is administered by the principle of ‘IUS Sanguinis’. However, in our country Any person who can prove the direct descendants of an Italian citizen may claim And get the nationality.
For many years, people have been given no concrete connections with Italy, but have descended from the Italian ancestors. Perhaps well -known and familiar event Oriundy in the world of sports.
The most identification case Football Astro Leonel Messi. Argentina thanks to the Italian national nationality for her great -Grandfather Angelo Messi, who was born in 1886 in Reconaty, Mesrata, and then moved to Argentina to seek fortune. In 2010, Leo’s father George went to Reaganati to try to get the Italian nation for his son. Today, with the hardness of the melon government, they will no longer provide it.
Argentina and Brazil: Fears of the South American community
According to FarnisinaThere are over 60,000 judicial procedures to find citizens. The Most countries involved are Argentina and BrazilIt also has important communities in Italy.
Between 2023 and 2024, the first state recognized Italian citizenship from 20,000 to 30,000; Second, 14,000 to 20,000. There are only in Argentina, 25 million descendants of the Italians and 1.5 million people already have citizenship.
In the country, the news was obtained with surprise And, in some cases, even with fear. The ‘La Nasian’ newspaper talked about the “fierce twist for the thousands of Argentinus who want to get the Italian passport to Europe.”
On the other hand, as far as ‘clarin’, this is “hard control, which excludes thousands of Argentinus Family History to try to get a long -term Italian passport“. Among the Argentina who received citizens last year President Javier Mile.
