The Italian Citizenship Podcast

Many applicants for Italian citizenship by descent have found themselves blocked by consular appointment shortages, including people who qualified under the pre-Tajani Decree jure sanguinis rules but ...

21 Jan 12min

Registering the birth of a minor child born abroad for Italian citizenship has new rules in 2026, including updated timing requirements and fee treatment that can depend on birth dates and how the 202...

7 Jan 7min

Thinking about living in Italy in 2026 but worried you need Italian citizenship to make it possible 🇮🇹✨ Many people are surprised to learn that Italian law still offers several legal ways to live in...

1 Jan 13min

As Italian citizenship by descent continues to change heading into 2026, many people are reassessing how they can legally live in Italy without relying on ancestry or jure sanguinis. Several residency...

25 Des 202517min

Italian citizenship and EU citizenship give people the freedom of movement needed for traveling and moving to an EU country as an Italian citizen, yet building a life abroad still depends on meeting t...

10 Des 202512min

A newly introduced draft law in the Italian Parliament has put a spotlight on the direction Italian citizenship by descent may take after the earlier impact of the Tajani Decree. The proposal reflects...

25 Nov 20258min

A recent court action in Verona has drawn attention to delays in the Italian court process and in municipal registrations for people pursuing Italian citizenship by descent. These issues become especi...

19 Nov 202513min

Italian citizenship by descent applicants have recently begun receiving rejection letters from Italian consulates due to the “minor age issue,” even for cases submitted before the new rules introduced...

5 Nov 202515min