Quote: (08-09-2018 11:52 PM)randomA Wrote:
Not to rain on Ringo's parade of course, but it's mind boggling that in Italy you can get a citizenship in 50 days without having lived there for several years beforehand and with no knowledge whatsoever of the language.
Tells a lot about the absolute decrepit state of the country...
Because we are based on ius sanguinis. There is no limitation on how many generations back you can go (apart from the actual date the state was formed obviously). Therefore even if you have a great-great-grandfather that was Italian you are still entitled to citizenship.
When you meet Argentinian, Venezuelan or Brazilians that live in Europe most of the time they have Italian or Spanish citizenship thanks to this law, even if they don't speak the language or know anything about the culture.
On the other hand people born in Italy, but from foreign parents, are not entitled to citizenship until they are 18.
They might feel and grow with Italian values, but they are just long term residents for the law.
@ringo I don't think anything is going to change soon, especially with the current government and political climate.