Overview

• The Italian Chamber of Deputies approved the citizenship reform on May 20, 2025, making it law with immediate effect upon publication.
• Automatic citizenship by descent abroad (jure sanguinis) is now restricted to two generations, requiring a parent or grandparent born in Italy.
• The law opens a special window from July 1, 2025, to December 31, 2027, for ex-citizens to reclaim Italian nationality lost under early 20th-century legislation, with a €250 fee.
• Foreign or stateless minors descending from Italian citizens can acquire citizenship after a parental declaration and two years of continuous residence in Italy.
• Descendants of Italian emigrants may enter Italy for work outside national quotas, with destination countries to be defined by the foreign minister.