New rules for Italian citizenship by descent: The new
Decree-Law
On March 28, 2025, the Italian Council of
Ministers approved a decree-law and 2 bills to reform the rules on
the recognition of Italian citizenship ius sanguinis. This reform
introduces limitations on the automatic transmission of citizenship
by descent and clarifies the provisions relating to those born
before 1948.
New rules for Italian citizenship by descent: entry into force
meaning
The citizenship reform will come into effect in two
different phases.
A first set of changes came into force today, March 29, 2025,
the day after the decree-law was issued.
A second part of the reform, contained in two draft bills,
introduces more substantial changes regarding citizenship. However,
the legislative process is still ongoing and has not yet been
definitively approved.
