Italy Tightens Citizenship Rules Amid Influx of Applications NYT Par :Patricia Mazzei 1 avril 2025 à 17:41 The government says it tightened citizenship rules because of a deluge of applications from the descendants of emigrants who only coveted an Italian passport. © Alessandro Grassani for The New York TimesUntil last week, anyone who had an Italian ancestor who was alive after the country was formed in 1861 could seek citizenship.