Fact check: Does childbirth guarantee residency?
Some believe that if they give birth on European soil, they will somehow receive a residency permit or some form of protection. Let's look at what the law says about this.
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'I am Italian too': How #BlackLivesMatter protests reignited the Italian citizenship debate
Global anti-racism protests following the death of African-American George Floyd could impact Italy's citizenship laws. Here, politicians are under pressure to allow more children of migrants born and educated in the country to become Italians.
Iranian citizenship law for children of foreign fathers approved
A law in Iran came into effect that allows children born to foreign fathers to apply for citizenship in the country. The legislation follows years of what many Iranian women who married Afghan nationals saw as discrimination. InfoMigrants spoke to some couples about why they welcome the decision.
Germany plans stricter citizenship rules
Under a draft law, immigrants living in Germany under a false name would later find it extremely difficult to become citizens. The government's changes could also hamper children's chances of citizenship.
Sophie, an asylum seeker in Sweden: 'They won’t recognize that my son was born here'
Sophie* is from a West African country and arrived in Sweden in 2015. The following year, she gave birth to a baby boy in a Swedish hospital. Since then she has been fighting for her child to be documented as having been born on Swedish soil.
Italy: Expiring residency permits will be extended until June 15
From stay permits to citizenship requests -- certificates required by the Italian authorities expiring between January 31 and April 15 will have their validity extended until June 15 due to the coronavirus emergency.
Four years 'necessary' to respond to citizenship requests, Italian immigration prefect says
In Italy, the state can take four years to process a citizenship requests. That time is necessary, given an increase in requests, according to Michele Di Bari, the head of the interior ministry's immigration department.
Italian city of Pesaro celebrates 150 new citizens
In the central Italian town of Pesaro, the mayor held a ceremony for all of the locals who had become citizens in 2019.
Law on migrant children in Italy outdated, Save The Children
Save The Children has urged Italy to reform its citizenship law for children from migrant families. There are hundreds of thousands of young people who were born in Italy, but don't have citizenship because their parents were migrants.
A young Somali's fight for identity
After nearly ten years in Germany, athlete, professional mechanic and refugee Mansor Farah wants to become a citizen in his new home country. There’s just one problem – he has no official identity.
Fewer migrants issued new stay permits in Italy last year
The number of new stay permits issued to migrants and refugees in Italy decreased in 2018, according to the Italian statistics bureau ISTAT. The number of stay permits issued to asylum seekers went down over 40%.
Iran recognizes 800,000 'invisible' children
A new law gives Iranian mothers who are married to foreign citizens the right to pass their citizenship to their children. 800,000 children of Iranian women and Afghan men can now become citizens. One of them -- 27-year-old Soheila -- told us her story.