Registering minors as Italian citizens – deadline extended

Beneficio di Legge 74/2025: Deadline to Register Italian citizenship of minors’ deadline is extended to 31 May 2029. The Italian Chamber of Deputies has approved, at committee level, a measure extending the deadline for parents to declare their intention to apply for Italian citizenship on behalf of minor children. This procedure is reserved exclusively for

Entry/Exit System (EES)

On 12th October 2025 the new EU digital border system called the Entry Exit System (EES) came into force. British travellers, alongside all other non-EU nationals will be registered into the EES when crossing Schengen borders. British nationals visiting Italy for a short stay (where they are not resident in the EU) must register in

Italian government changes ius sanguinis rules

The Italian government introduced Decreto Legge n. 36 on 28th March 2025 in a shock move which makes significant reforms to the law on Italian citizenship by descent (ius sanguinis). The principle that Italian citizenship is passed to the next generation is upheld, however from now on only persons who have an Italian parent or

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