🇮🇹 Italy · Citizenship
Naturalization and citizenship-by-investment: residence years, language and civics tests, dual-citizenship rules, and multi-passport planning.
Italian citizenship is governed by Law 91/1992 as amended, with important 2025 changes affecting automatic citizenship by descent for people born abroad who also hold another citizenship. Naturalisation and descent cases should be checked against the current Ministry of Interior and MAECI guidance.
- MAECI states that 2025 Decree-Law 36, converted by Law 74/2025, made automatic acquisition by descent for certain people born abroad subject to specific exceptions.
- The Ministry of Interior describes ordinary naturalisation for non-EU foreigners as generally requiring at least 10 years of residence in Italy; EU nationals have shorter statutory routes.
- Citizenship is a legal-status decision, not a travel product; use official portals and qualified counsel for case-specific filings.
Official authorities
- Ministero dell’Interno — citizenship
Official Ministry of Interior citizenship overview and legal references.
- MAECI — citizenship
Consular citizenship guidance including 2025 descent-law changes.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.