As Italy's government pushes to make it easier to strip citizenship from Italians who weren't born with it, we look at why this is happening and how it affects more dual nationals than you might think.
Clare Speak - clare.speak@thelocal.com
Updated: Sat 11 Jul 2026 11:29 CET
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Getting an Italian passport is the last step to becoming a fully-fledged Italian citizen. Photo by Cristian Storto / Getty Images
As Italy's government pushes to make it easier to strip citizenship from Italians who weren't born with it, we look at why this is happening and how it affects more dual nationals than you might think.
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People are voting on whether to cut from 10 to five years the time required to apply for citizenship.
