On August 10, 2026, Italy's Ministero dell'Interno issued Circolare prot. n. 65050/2026, formally instructing comuni, and consular authorities to apply the Sezioni Unite's Minor Issue ruling n. 24045/2026. This is the administrative follow-through that had been...

The July 2026 Sezioni Unite rulings resolved one specific legal question — but not every family history fits it. Below are nine common scenarios, built around the legal distinctions actually established by the Cassazione, to help you understand where your case likely...

On July 26, 2026, Italy's Corte Suprema di Cassazione, sitting as the Sezioni Unite Civili, published Sentenza n. 24184/2026 — a second decision reaching the same conclusion as the landmark ruling n. 24045/2026: a child born abroad who held dual citizenship from birth...

On July 26, 2026, decision n n. 24045/2026, Italy's Corte Suprema di Cassazione, sitting as the Sezioni Unite, published its decision on the so-called "Minor Issue": whether a minor child loses Italian citizenship when their parent naturalizes abroad while the child...

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...