Law ends Amauri Azzurri dream?
Amauri could be forced to wait up to six months for his Italian passport, effectively ending his hopes of playing in the 2010 World Cup.
The Brazilian has been in the process of gaining citizenship for some time and had hoped his papers would be delivered this month.
However, according to the latest reports from the Corriere dello Sport, the legendary red tape has got the Juventus striker ensnared.
The FIGC asked the Ministry of the Interior for information regarding the process and will receive an answer today, but the prognosis is not looking good.
Under new rules introduced on August 8, Amauri can only ask for citizenship exactly one year after his wife has received her Italian passport.
His partner, who is also Brazilian but has lived in the peninsula for many years, only became a citizen on March 3 2009.
The original rules would have allowed Amauri to gain citizenship within six months – in other words tomorrow – but the law has changed to make it more difficult to become Italian.
It would in fact be a two-year wait, but that was reduced to 12 months if the couple has children.
Source:
http://www.football-italia.net/sep2f.html
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Gets tricky AGAIN !!!