The law has changed. Find out whether you still qualify and which path is right for your case.
Italian citizenship grants the right to live, study and work in Italy and throughout the European Union. For decades, it was recognized for descendants of Italians with no generational limit. In 2025, however, Italy passed a sweeping reform (Law No. 74/2025) that restricted recognition by descent. Today, more than ever, an individual technical assessment is essential before starting any process.
For applications filed after March 27, 2025, people born abroad who hold another nationality are only recognized as Italian citizens in specific cases, such as:
- Having a parent or grandparent who holds or held exclusively Italian citizenship
- Having a parent who resided in Italy for the period required by law before the child's birth
In practice, the reform generally limits recognition to children and grandchildren of Italians who meet these conditions.
Administrative or court applications filed on or before March 27, 2025 continue to be assessed under the previous rules, with no generational limit. We follow these cases and advise clients on their rights.
In 2026, Italy's Constitutional Court upheld the new law, but then referred the question of its compatibility with EU law to the Court of Justice of the European Union. The issue is not yet settled, and we closely follow every development to identify new opportunities for our clients.
Descendants of Italian women who had children before January 1, 1948 must go through the courts, a route now also subject to the 2025 reform. We assess each case individually.
