Starting in January 2025, the contributo unificato (court fee( for jure sanguinis proceedings rose to €600 per applicant — a substantial jump for multi-generational filings involving several co-applicants. In the months leading up to that increase, a number of firms...

On June 23, 2026, the Tribunal of Palermo issued a ruling that introduces a new and significant argument into the post-reform citizenship debate: the consular waiting list as a basis for protection under the pre-reform framework. The case involved a petitioner who had...

A recent ruling from the Tribunal of Florence — Specialized Section on Immigration — has taken a different path from the Bologna courts on the question of consular attempts, developing one of the most analytically detailed arguments in favor of protection seen so far...

On June 9, 2026, the Constitutional Court held a public hearing on three referral orders challenging Law 74/2025 — also known as the Tajani reform, which profoundly modified the Italian citizenship law n. 91/1992. The hearing was presided over by Court President...

Anyone tracking Italian citizenship by descent right now is dealing with a genuinely confusing situation. In the space of a few months, Italian courts have issued decisions that flatly contradict each other. This article covers the significant decisions I have been...