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
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
On 20 January 2025 Italy’s Constitutional Court declared admissible the abrogative referendum proposing a reform in obtaining Italian citizenship on the grounds of residence. This has been opposed by Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government. The referendum will be held between April and June 2025 and will aim to reduce the number of years of the continual
