This summer has brought significant developments from the Italian government that are changing how citizenship by descent cases are examined. Among the most important is a new approach that has been taken regarding the Minor Age Rule. This gives many applicants whose cases were previously denied another opportunity to have their citizenship cases reviewed. What’s…
In Michael’s own words… Each of my grandparents and great-grandparents were either born in Italy or emigrated as children to the USA. The main decision we faced in pursuing Italian citizenship for me and our two adult sons was which ancestor we should select upon which to base our application. We worked with ICA, who…
The landmark ruling by the Supreme Court’s Joint Sections on the “minor issue” has now been followed by another significant development. Italy’s Ministry of the Interior has issued “Circolare” 65050/2026, putting the court’s July 26, 2026 ruling into practice and providing new guidance for Jure Sanguinis applicants. This is exciting news for applicants whose citizenship…
I reached out to Italian Citizenship Assistance (ICA) in the second half of 2021 to work with me and three of my family members to acquire my Italian citizenship by descent. I first learned that I could be eligible about ten years before that when I met someone who received her Italian citizenship by descent…
The recent Court of Cassation ruling has marked another pivotal moment in the evolving landscape of law that affects citizenship by descent cases. On July 26, 2026 Italy’s Supreme Court Joint Sections, Sezioni Unite, issued Judgment No. 24045/2026, bringing long-awaited clarity to one of the most contested issues in citizenship by descent cases known as…