Italy citizenship — legal updates
Plain-English summaries of court rulings and rule changes that affect Italy citizenship by descent, with primary-source links.
Active legal update · 2026-05-14
Cassazione affirms citizenship as a right 'existing from birth'
Ordinance 13818/2026 (deposited May 12) affirmed citizenship is a right 'existing from birth, permanent and imprescriptible.' It covers a pre-Law 74/2025 case and does not directly address post-reform applicants. The Sezioni Unite decision on the minor rule and retroactivity is separately expected in June 2026.
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