Who applies here How it works Documents No appointment 1948 lines FAQ Free eligibility check Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia · Citizenship by descent Italian Consulate in Philadelphia: Citizenship by Descent, and a District Drawn County by County If you live in Pennsylvania, Delaware, North Carolina, West Virginia, southern New Jersey, or most of
What happened On 9 June 2026 the Italian Constitutional Court, sitting in chambers, decided to refer article 3-bis of the citizenship law to the Court of Justice of the European Union. The order, no. 147/2026, was deposited on 23 July 2026. It joins two sets of proceedings: one referred by the Tribunal of Mantua (referral
Lack of Appointments for Italian Citizenship at the Italian Consulate: Must You Prove It in Court? An Italian citizenship claim brought because the consulate never gave an appointment has to clear one hurdle before anyone looks at the genealogy. The applicant has to show a reason to be in court at all — an interesse ad
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If your Italian citizenship by descent application was rejected because of the “minor issue” — an ancestor who naturalized abroad while his or her child was still a minor — stop what you are doing and read this. On 10 August 2026, Italy’s Ministry of the Interior issued Circular Prot. No. 65050, and it does
Disclaimer: This article is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, tax or investment advice, nor does it create an attorney–client relationship. Visa requirements, consular practice and tax rules change frequently; figures above reflect sources verified as of 3 August 2026. Please consult a qualified professional about your specific circumstances. —
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On July 26, 2026, the United Sections of the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation — the highest and most authoritative formation of Italy’s supreme civil court — published judgment no. 24045/2026. With this decision, the Court resolved, once and for all, the question that has haunted Italian citizenship by descent cases for the past two
Bersani Law Firm — Case Update, June 2026 On 17 June 2026, the Court of Naples issued a judgment recognizing the Italian citizenship iure sanguinis (by descent) of one of our U.S.-based clients. The decision was communicated to us by the court this week. This is not a routine result. It is a victory obtained in the most restrictive legal environment
For more than a century, Italian citizenship law treated men and women unequally. A father could pass Italian citizenship to his children automatically; a mother, in most cases, could not. That inequality was written into the very first comprehensive citizenship statute, Law No. 555 of 1912, and it was only with the entry into force
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