Italian Descendants 2025 Decree: Entry And Citizenship

A ministerial decree identifying the destination countries of significant Italian emigration flows was published in the Official Gazette on Monday, 24 November 2025.

The decree implements certain measures introduced by Decree-Law No. 36/2025, converted with amendments into Law No. 74/2025, concerning Citizenship, and it does not relate to jure sanguinis recognition. It concerns only entry for employment and an accelerated pathway to naturalisation.

The contents of the new decree

The debated measure, urgently approved by the Italian Parliament in March of this year, saw the addition of Article 1 bis during the Senate proceedings. This article introduces Provisions to promote the recovery of Italian roots among descendants of Italian emigrants and the consequent acquisition of Italian citizenship.