Italy’s Supreme Court Refers the Minor Issue to the Sezioni Unite: The Entire System Needs a Definitive Answer
The Court of Cassation has referred the minor issue to the Sezioni Unite, acknowledging that conflicting interpretations require a binding resolution. The ruling will affect the majority of Italian-American citizenship cases.
Cassazione Sentenza 14194/2024: You Don’t Need a Birth Certificate to Prove Italian Descent
The Court of Cassation has ruled that a birth certificate is not the only way to prove Italian descent. Sentenza 14194/2024 establishes a multi-level proof system for filiation, opening alternatives for families with missing 19th-century records.
Italy Raises the Cost of Judicial Citizenship Cases to 600 Euros Per Applicant
Italy has tripled the court filing fee for citizenship cases to 600 euros per applicant. The increase adds a significant financial barrier to the judicial route used by tens of thousands of descendants.
Cassazione Order 454/2024 Confirms: A Father’s Naturalization Broke the Citizenship Chain for Minor Children
Cassazione Order 454/2024 confirms the strict reading of the 1912 citizenship law: when an Italian citizen naturalized while their children were minors, those children lost Italian citizenship. The ruling cements a position that will soon affect hundreds of thousands of applications.
Four Italian Courts Ask the Constitutional Court: Is Unlimited Citizenship by Descent Constitutional?
Four Italian courts have referred the same question to the Constitutional Court: is unlimited citizenship by descent constitutional? The referrals from Bologna, Milan, Florence, and Rome mark the first formal judicial challenge to jure sanguinis as practiced for 160 years.
Cassazione Order 17161/2023: The First Signal That the Minor Issue Was About to Reshape Italian Citizenship
Cassazione Order 17161/2023 adopted a strict reading of the 1912 citizenship law, holding that children automatically lost Italian citizenship when their father naturalized. This affects an estimated 60-70% of Italian-American families seeking citizenship by descent.