This form is designed to collect information about one specific line of your family tree, focusing on a direct ancestral line that may lead back to your Italian heritage. It starts with you and traces back through one set of parents, then one set of grandparents, and finally to one set of great-grandparents. This targeted approach helps us in identifying and documenting the specific lineage that connects you to your Italian ancestry, rather than mapping out your entire family tree with all possible branches.
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“Benefit of Law”: A Category Invented by circular 26185? The Lazio TAR Decides on November 12th
Italian Citizenship by Descent: Analyzing the TAR Appeal on the “Benefit of Law” Circular By Avv. Michele Vitale The landscape of Italian citizenship by descent is once again the arena for pivotal legal battles. An interesting appeal has been lodged at the Regional Administrative Court of Lazio (TAR Lazio) against the Ministry of the Interior’s circular no.…
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Breaking: Court of Mantua Raises Constitutional Challenge on the New Citizenship Law for Minors
The new Italian citizenship law (Law 74/2025), which introduced significant changes to citizenship regulations, has created considerable uncertainty. This is especially true for families with minor children born abroad whose parents have only recently been recognized as Italian citizens. In this context, an ordinance from the Court of Mantua, issued on October 24, 2025, marks…
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Italian Chamber Approves Major Consular Reform Bill – Centralization of Jus Sanguinis Applications
By Avv. Michele Vitale The Italian Chamber of Deputies approved Bill A.C. 2369-A on October 13, 2025, introducing sweeping changes to how Italian citizenship by descent (jus sanguinis) applications will be processed. This marks a historic shift in Italy’s consular policy toward Italian descendants worldwide. The full transcription of the approved text is available below…
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Historic United Sections Hearing Set for January 13, 2026: What’s at Stake for Italian Citizenship by Descent
By Avv. Michele Vitale The President of Italy’s Supreme Court (Corte di Cassazione) has just scheduled what may be the most consequential hearing on Italian citizenship law in years. On January 13, 2026, at 10:00 AM in the Aula Magna of the Supreme Court in Rome, the United Sections (Sezioni Unite) will hear cases No.…
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Italian Citizenship Laws: The 1865 civil code
The old 1865 citizenship law Our journey into Italian citizenship jure sanguinis (by right of blood), must necessarily look at the roots of Italian citizenship law, which extend far beyond contemporary law. If you are a citizen of a country other than Italy and have Italian ancestors, your claim is based on the laws that…
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Constitutional Challenge to Italian Citizenship Law has Officially Begun
by Avv. Michele Vitale The Italian citizenship constitutional challenge against the controversial “Tajani Decree” has officially begun, marking a pivotal moment for everyone seeking recognition of their Italian citizenship by descent (jure sanguinis). On September 17, 2025, the Court of Turin’s ordinance was published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale (Italy’s official government journal), formally sending the…