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Italy's 2025 citizenship reform (Law 74/2025) restricted the world's most popular citizenship-by-descent route. Millions of people with Italian roots no longer qualify — but many still do. Here's exactly who passes, who doesn't, and how to apply under the new rules. Italy Citizenship by Descent 2026 For decades, Italian citizenship by descent (jure sanguinis) was the most accessible path to an EU passport: if you could trace an unbroken line to an Italian ancestor, you qualif