The Budget Law for the year 2026 has introduced some amendments to the Citizenship Law, in particular with regard to citizenship by “benefit of law”.
Starting from 1 January 2026, applications and the related declarations made by parents—at least one of whom is a citizen by birth—of minors born abroad who do not automatically acquire Italian citizenship, pursuant to Article 4, paragraph 1-bis, letter b) of Law No. 91/1992, may be submitted within three years (and no longer within one year) from the birth of the minor or from the later date on which filiation, including adoptive filiation, is established with the Italian citizen.
The above-mentioned declarations, for which applications are submitted starting from 1 January 2026, are also exempt from payment of the €250 fee.
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