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Italy changes citizenship requirement, leaving hopeful Americans who fled the US in legal limbo
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The ‘Squeezed Middle’ in the Magic City: Miami’s Vanishing Entry-Level Luxury about giving up everything in the States—jobs, homes, community ties—and following Italy ’s rules to claim citizenry via “blood right” , and they don’t have the finances to move back to the US, they’ve decided to hang tight in Italy to see what happens.

They have a hearing for their case in January 2027.The boot-shaped country came out tops on Monmouth University’s poll for where Americans would most like to travel, and has always been a popular destination for vacationers. Retirees are increasingly looking toward the romantic country to spend their golden years.But the stories of Americans caught in legal limbo demonstrate that it may not be wise to move abroad before obtaining the proper documentation. Paths to foreign residency and citizenship can be moving targets, and often there isn’t much warning when they morph. “Italy was one of the last countries in Europe to still offer an option for citizenship through ancestry via great-grandparents,” Lief Simon, co-founder of Live and Invest “It sounds like this couple didn’t use an immigration attorney and just hopped on a plane thinking the process was simple and that they’d just figure it out along the way. They could have avoided a lot of stress had they hired a professional to help them, and maybe started the application process soon enough to have avoided the changes that happened.Tourists walk in Piazza San Marco, the most important square in Venice, on the weekend of the wedding of American billionaire Jeff Bezos in Venice, Italy, on June 27, 2025.He notes that it’s possible to obtain ancestry-based citizenship while staying in the US—a potentially safer choice. “We know several people who got their Italian citizenship through ancestry and they didn’t have to live in or move to Italy to get it,” he says. He also notes that it may be wiser to apply for long-term residency than to take a crack at citizenship via ancestry. Though the requirements for each country vary, he says, “residency is definitely more straightforward than citizenship by ancestry.” Moreno, who was born in Colombia and became an American citizen at age 18 while renouncing his Colombian citizenship, says, “being an American citizen is an honor and a privilege—and if you want to be an American, it’s all or nothing. It’s time to end dual citizenship for good.”Pentagon preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran — as Trump warned regime to ‘get serious’ about peace deal: reportOne of the world’s most famous design offices launches ultra-luxe prefab homes -- for a fraction of the price of a standard house‘Wuthering Heights’ is now streaming — Watch Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi at homezigres - stock.adobe.comTourists walk in Piazza San Marco, the most important square in Venice, on the weekend of the wedding of American billionaire Jeff Bezos in Venice, Italy, on June 27, 2025. Stream It Or Skip It: 'Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole' On Netflix, Where A Troubled Detective Tracks Down A Serial Killer Who Is Terrorizing Oslo

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