UPDATE: Approval for “Minor Issue” Cases in Local Courts

Italian citizenship Minor Issue Law

Recently, there has been a lot of focus on Italian citizenship by descent cases in local courts, especially those involving the “minor issue”. Throughout 2024, most local courts continue to approve a significant number of these cases as the judges in the courts tend to be quite objective in following the established legal precedent. Being […]

Healthcare & Education Benefits of Dual Citizens

Healthcare and college benefits for dual citizens

Becoming an Italian citizen comes with many benefits, as Italian institutions are organized quite well. If you have successfully applied to become one, you might be wondering what services you are eligible for and what perks you can get from your new citizenship. If you still have not applied for Italian citizenship, make sure you […]

The Benefits of Having Dual Citizenship in the EU (European Union)

Dual citizenship of EU european union member state

Getting Italian citizenship comes with plenty of benefits — we have explored many of the benefits in our other articles. Furthermore, Italy is a founding member of the European Union, which by itself offers even more advantages. While there is no such thing as European citizenship, having an Italian one makes you a citizen of […]

New Law Change Applying to Italian Citizenship by Marriage

New Law Change Applying to Italian Citizenship by Marriage

The Italian government passed a new decree-law regarding citizenship by marriage or jure matrimonii on October 21, 2020. It stipulates that the maximum processing time for becoming a citizen through marriage is 36 months or 3 years. It was only two years before, on October 4, 2018, that the government had issued the prior decree-law. […]

Law Changes Affecting Italian Citizenship by Marriage

Law Changes Affecting Italian Citizenship by Marriage

One of the ways that it is possible to become a citizen of Italy is through marriage. Those who are applying for Italian citizenship by marriage, known as Jure Matrimonii, will want to understand the updates surrounding the requirements. With some of the newer updates, many people have questions. In recent years, there has been […]