you’ve got the option to no longer apply for Italian citizenship through your great-grandparents.
While the law has 60 days to be ratified by parliament, it is effective immediately.
Plus, Italian consulates will no longer be able to process applications.
The scenic Italian town of Verenna along Lake Como.Credit:Alessandra Amodio/Travel + Leisure
Applications will be handled in Italy and will require an in-person interview.
Even before the changes, the process to claim Italian citizenship took about two years.
Most people applying for Italian citizenship abroad in the last decade hailed from Argentina and Brazil.
Around 30,000 people from Argentina and 20,000 people from Brazil were granted Italian citizenship in the last year alone.
