The Italian opposition wants to make naturalization easier. For example, a bill by the Social Democrats stipulates that children of foreign parents can obtain Italian citizenship after a year.
Requirements: Children must be born in Italy and at least one of the parents must have legally resided in the EU country for at least one year. The reform would also allow children to obtain Italian citizenship if they arrived in Italy at the age of 12 and attended nursery and/or school there for at least five years.
In addition, “in line with most European countries, the number of years of continuous residence in Italy will be reduced from ten to five,” said parliamentarian Ouidad Bakkali.
Law of 1992
The current law dates from 1992 and stipulates that people who are not of Italian descent cannot apply for citizenship until they are of legal age. They must also meet other conditions. Parties on the left criticize that this makes integration more difficult.
300,000 signatures have been collected for the new naturalization rules. In order to hold a referendum, a total of 500,000 are needed. There are currently around five million foreigners with a residence permit living in Italy, which corresponds to 8.7 percent of the total population.
Source: Krone
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