What changed in 2025
Decree-Law 36/2025, converted into Law 74/2025, now holds that people born abroad who have another citizenship were never Italian, with some exceptions. The main exceptions are: a parent or grandparent who holds only Italian citizenship; a parent who lived in Italy for 2 consecutive years before the birth; and applications or lawsuits filed by March 27, 2025.
Recent decisions
- April 30, 2026: the Constitutional Court upheld the reform (judgment 63/2026).
- July 23, 2026: the Constitutional Court referred the question of compatibility with EU law to the Court of Justice of the EU (order 147/2026). The law remains in force in the meantime.
- July 26, 2026: the Court of Cassation (Joint Chambers, judgment 24045/2026) ruled on the so-called "minor issue" for applications filed before the reform.
Sources: Law 74/2025 (Normattiva); Corte costituzionale, sent. 63/2026 and ord. 147/2026; Corte di Cassazione SU 24045/2026; Ministero dell'Interno, circ. 65050/2026. Updated October 10, 2026.