New law on citizenship
 

Looks like the Lega is planning a new law to complicate the citizenship process. Not only for immigrants but also for the ius soli applicants. Under the new scheme anyone wanting citizenship will have to take a test in Italian, plus history, tradition and culture as well as institutions and local traditions and history for the area the applicant will live.

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I just thought the times had moved up from 2 years (which were always longer anyway) to a minimum of 4 years.

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Do you mean the processing time Lorna? It was meant tobe 18 months, there's legislation somewhere that says you it must be 18 months from start to finish - Im at 3 and half years and counting, even though its all been approved.

What gets me is the local traditions. So I would have to learn Sicilian and make cannoli if Im down here, and then presumably have to do the test again for polenta and bastardised French if I go to Bergamo.!

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Yes I did. I didn't realise all the other stuff was being proposed.

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Can someone provide a link to the proposal please?

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Salvini has already introduced a few changes to the application including an increase in cost and a change to processing duration.

Proposed stiffer test for citizenship (not in law). Salvini is saying he wants immigrants to give up their existing passport. Not so good because the UK does not guarantee to give back citizenship.
https://www.cittadinanza.biz/cittadi...ini-lega-nord/

New changes to the law were made yesterday These changes apply to applications already in the queue. They might ask for another Euro50 and then reject my application:eek:
https://www.cittadinanza.biz/pubblic...-cittadinanza/

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He's running very close to breaking European law on EU nationals.
Interesting - they had already broken the 730 day rule with me before Salvini decided it was 4 years - perhaps it time to pay a visit to my lawyer!

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Do you think they will ask an extra €50 from all the people who have already sent in their application and supporting documents? They'll make hundreds of thousands of Euro.

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They will debate it for six to eight months, while freezing all applications in the interim.

Then some consulates will decide to do it and others won't, and there won't be any rhyme, reason or pattern to who gets asked for another 50 Euro and who doesn't.

Plus, of course, in practise the 730 day rule was just a guideline . . . as will be the new 48-month rule.

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Can't help asking, why bother? I've now managed 55 years just being a British Citizen.

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Brexit.

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I pay taxes here, live here and contribute to society - but I cant vote unless I am a citizen. That irks me. I cant take any incarico from the state or represent the state in any way unless I am a citizen. I can no longer vote in the country of my nationality because I havent lived there for a long time, so Im effectively stateless, but hwith two passports I will feel more like Jason Bourne and be able to avoid queues at the airports after Brexit.

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If you are a British born citizen with right of abode, nobody can take it away from you except in extreme cases of a treasonable nature.
And most certainly no foreign government.