08/01/2026
🇮🇹 **Important Legal Update for Italian Citizenship by Descent**
Italy's highest court has issued a landmark ruling that could benefit some citizenship by descent applicants.
Previously, some courts had ruled that if an Italian ancestor later gave up their Italian citizenship (for example, by becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen) while the next in line (a parent or yourself) was still a minor, the child’s Italian citizenship was lost too — breaking the family’s citizenship line.
This new ruling changes that.
This ruling does not replace the 2025 citizenship law, but it may help some families whose cases were previously affected by a parent's naturalization. The 2025 reform is also now under review by the **European Court of Justice (ECJ)**.
📩 Think this could affect your case? Contact Limmi Global.
📖 Read more:
https://europassport.ca/2026/07/29/good-news-from-italy-citizenship-wasnt-lost/
