Key Amendments Emerge from Senate Committee – What Do They Mean for You? On May 8, 2025, the Italian Senate’s 1st Permanent Commission (Constitutional Affairs) held a crucial session to discuss and vote on amendments to Decree-Law No. 36/2025, the so-called “Tajani Decree.” For those of you on the edge of your seats since the…
🚨 UPDATE — JULY 2026 Since this AMA question was answered (May 2025), the legal picture has moved: the Constitutional Court’s Ruling 63/2026 upheld Art. 3-bis of Law 74/2025 on the Turin challenge; Order 147/2026 (July 23, 2026) referred the generational-limits question — together with Campobasso — to the Court of Justice of the EU;…
Government’s New Proposals and Key Exclusions in Senate Panel Italy’s Decree-Law 36/2025, often called the “Tajani Decree,” is making its way through the legislative steps to become permanent law (DDL 1432), and some critical developments have just occurred. This Decree 36 Amendments Update shines a light on the recent activities in the Italian Senate’s Constitutional…
Decreto Tajani (DL 36/25) Risk Analysis: Bonato’s Critique of Current Law The “Great Loss”? Unpacking Prof. Bonato’s Critical Analysis of Italy’s ‘Decreto Tajani’ Citizenship Law Holding Italian citizenship is a cherished dream for so many people worldwide, particularly those in places like the United States and Canada whose families originally came from Italy. For years,…
The Unexpected Window of the Tajani Decree: A New Path for Citizenship… But Until When? (ATTENTION: This article presents a legal reflection on a potential and controversial interpretation of Decree Law 36/2025. It does NOT constitute legal advice. The situation is extremely fluid and subject to rapid legislative changes. It is strongly recommended to consult…
Introduction Welcome back to the ItalyGet blog. As many of you following our updates know, the journey towards securing Italian citizenship jure sanguinis (by right of blood) is currently navigating some complex terrain. Recent legislative discussions, often encapsulated under the “Tajani Decree” umbrella, have certainly stirred the pot, creating genuine uncertainty about processing times and…
If you’ve been following our ItalyGet blog, you know the journey to Italian citizenship jure sanguinis (by bloodline) is facing some headwinds. Recent legislative moves, often bundled under the “Decreto Tajani” discussions, have definitely stirred the pot, leading to real uncertainty about how long applications might take and what the process involves going forward. This…
Yesterday I published my blog post with with reading guide to the amendments to Decree 36 (DDL 1432) officially published by the Senate. I added today for each amendment information about the parliamentary groups (or parties to which they belong) of the petitioning senators, based on their current composition and that at the time of…
Update May 15th: On May 8, 2025, the Italian Senate gave its approval to the bill converting the controversial Decree-Law 36/2025. Some Changes worsen its impact. Read all about it on my latest post (Full Translation Included). Update May 9th: On May 8, 2025, the Italian Senate’s 1st Permanent Commission (Constitutional Affairs) held a crucial session to…
Decree 36: Italy’s Citizenship by Descent Changes Explained The landscape of Italian citizenship ius sanguinis (by right of blood) has been thrown into unprecedented turmoil. In late March 2025, the Italian government enacted emergency measures drastically altering the rules, including the impactful Decree 36, followed swiftly by parliamentary proposals suggesting even further changes. This rapid…
In a significant move impacting potentially millions seeking Italian citizenship through ancestry, the Italian Government has issued an urgent Decree-Law (Decreto-Legge) introducing substantial restrictions on the transmission of citizenship jure sanguinis (by right of blood) to individuals born and residing outside Italy. This action, sometimes discussed under the umbrella term “decreto tajani” due to the…
🚨 UPDATE — JULY 2026 The Decreto Legge 36/2025 was converted into Law 74/2025 (May 2025). Its core rule (Art. 3-bis, generational limits) was upheld by the Constitutional Court in Ruling 63/2026, but the same question was referred to the CJEU by Order 147/2026 (Mantua + Campobasso), and the Sezioni Unite Ruling 24045/2026 ended the…
PM Meloni praised Italian Americans as ‘exceptional ambassadors’ in her recent US speech at CPAC last Saturday (see link below for the unabridged version), yet her government is creating new barriers to Italian citizenship by descent. As an attorney representing those affected, I have some questions for the Prime Minister about this contradiction (click the…
You want to apply for Italian citizenship? Heads up. The very basis of Italian citizenship law, as we currently know it, is about to be examined closely. After a period filled with speculation, conflicting legal opinions, and a growing sense of uncertainty, Italy’s Constitutional Court has finally scheduled the date for its pronouncement on the…
Part 1. The Campobasso Prosecutor’s Constitutional Challenge Italy’s citizenship law, anchored in ius sanguinis (right of blood), allows descendants of Italian emigrants to claim citizenship regardless of residency or cultural ties. This framework, stated in Article 1 of Law 91/1992, has recently faced constitutional scrutiny. In November 2024 and January 2025, two parallel legal challenges…
Later today a full analysis of the new bill approved today, which imposes a per person 600 € tax on all Italian citizenship allocations.
The ruling from the Court of Bologna on 26 November 2024 has had a big impact on Italian law and Italian communities abroad. This decision challenges the basic principles of citizenship by descent, which has sparked a lot of debate. This debate transcends courtroom boundaries and delves into the core of national identity and the…
Dear all, tomorrow (about 24 hours from now) I will post a new commentary on the Bologna court order challenging the constitutionality of jus sangunis. Stay tuned!
On November 27, 2024, the Ordinary Court of Bologna (Judge Marco Gattuso) issued an order raising questions about the constitutionality of Article 1 of Law No. 91 of February 5, 1992, concerning Italian citizenship by jus sanguinis. You can find the full court order in pdf at https://italyget.com/>. This order has sparked a lively debate in…
On Nov. 27, 2024, the Ordinary Court of Bologna (Judge Marco Gattuso) issued an order raising constitutionality doubts about Article 1 of Law No. 91 of Feb. 5, 1992, regarding Italian citizenship iure sanguinis. This ordinance has sparked a lively debate in the legal world and among the Italian-descendant community. In this post, you will…
