New Law Threatens Your Right to Italian Citizenship by Descent
Understand your eligibility. Act before restrictions limit your claim.
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Believers in Italian Citizenship by Descent
Italy has changed the rules. If your claim to citizenship depends on ancestral ties, you may be affected.
PortaleItaly helps qualified applicants navigate this legal shift— and secure their rights before it’s too late.
The Italian citizenship process
Eligibility assessment
We assess your eligibility for Italian citizenship and provide guidance on the necessary steps to claim your Italian citizenship.
Proof documentation
We help you gather the necessary documentation, such as birth, death, and marriage certificates, to claim your Italian citizenship.
Application submission
We assist you in the process of submitting your Italian citizenship application, identifying the methods that works best for you.
See if you qualify, today.
The New Jus Sanguinis Law Explained
In March 2025, Italy passed Decree-Law No. 36/2025, now converted into national law. It redefines who qualifies for Italian citizenship through ancestry (Jus Sanguinis):
Effective
March 2025
Citizenship now passes only two generations from an Italian-born ancestor.
Children born abroad qualify only if a parent lived in Italy for two consecutive years before their birth.
Additional documentation and in-country requirements may now apply.
Start with a free eligibility assessment. Complete the pre-qualification form today.
Why This Matters Now
Many qualified individuals, especially those living outside the EU, are discovering that a once-straightforward path to citizenship is being quietly closed off.
These reforms have caused confusion, delayed petitions, and rejected applications. But under Italian law, you may still have time to qualify under the prior interpretation — if you act now.
Citizenship is more than paperwork. It’s belonging, legacy, and a legal right rooted in bloodline. Don’t let a legislative technicality erase that.
How PortaleItaly Can Help
PortaleItaly is one of the few services working in coordination with legal experts to ensure the diaspora is protected.
Legal Eligibility Review
We assess your lineage against the updated decree law, identifying where and how your claim may still hold.
Archival Research & Lineage Tracing
We trace your family records across borders and decades, confirming the unbroken ancestral chain required by Italian law.
Document Recovery & Translation
We obtain official records from Italian and international archives, properly legalized and translated for submission.
Application Preparation
Your application packet is reviewed line-by-line to meet evolving standards. We seek your strongest possible path to citizenship.
Full-Service Support
From start to recognition, we manage communications with consulates and help resolve any challenges that arise.
Our legal analysts can tell you where you stand. Start the pre-qualification process now.
Gianni Dell'Aiuto
Our Founder and Lead Counsel
Lead Counsel of PortaleItaly and founder of the Studio Legale Dell’Aiuto law firm, for over 30 years Gianni has served the people of Rome, Florence, and wider Italy in a variety of legal specialties. For more than 15 years, he has worked directly with the Court of Rome to advise on and procure citizenship via the “Jus sanguinis” laws and through other means. Having overseen hundreds of Italian citizenship procedures, you’re in the most capable hands when you work with PortaleItaly.
