Article 14 of Law No. 91/1992, as amended by Decree-Law No. 36/2025 and subsequently converted into Law No. 74/2025, establishes that in order to acquire citizenship through this provision, the child of Italian citizens not by birth must have been legally residing in Italy for at least two consecutive years at the time the parent acquires or reacquires Italian citizenship. (If the child is under the age of two, they must have been residing in Italy since birth.)
It is specified that:
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If the citizenship recognition process iure communicatione falls, based on how it was submitted, under the exceptions set out in letters a), a-bis), or b) of Article 3-bis of Law No. 91/1992 (i.e., application—administrative or judicial—submitted by March 27, 2025, or application submitted by appointment confirmed by that date), the previous regulations will apply.
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If the citizenship recognition process iure communicatione was submitted on or after March 28, 2025, then the parent transmitting citizenship must either:
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be exclusively an Italian citizen, or
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have resided in Italy for two years prior to the child’s birth.
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If the acquisition or reacquisition of citizenship by the parent occurs on or after May 24, 2025, the cohabiting child must have been residing in Italy for at least two years prior to the parent’s naturalization. In such cases, the Italian municipality of residence will be responsible for verifying the child’s acquisition of citizenship.
Last update: 2025/07/03