Secure recognition of your birthright to Italian citizenship with a team that has mastered the new legislation. We analyze your lineage and determine the safest route — administrative or judicial — for your case.
Italian citizenship by descent (jus sanguinis) passes from generation to generation through the bloodline. In March 2025, Decree-Law 36/2025 — converted into Law 74/2025 (Tajani Decree) — profoundly reformed the rules, and the Italian Constitutional Court upheld the restrictions in March 2026.
In practice, administrative recognition now generally extends to the children and grandchildren of an Italian born in Italy, as well as to anyone who filed their application by March 27, 2025. For all other situations, a feasibility assessment — including of the judicial route — has become decisive. That is precisely where the right advisory makes the difference between an approved case and a rejected application.
Every lineage is unique. The profiles below cover the main scenarios — an eligibility assessment confirms your specific case.
Son or daughter of an Italian-citizen father or mother, with a proven, unbroken line of transmission.
Grandchild of a grandfather or grandmother born on Italian soil, within the new law's two-generation limit.
Applications filed by 11:59 p.m. (Rome time) on March 27, 2025 are still assessed under the previous rules, with no generational limit.
No administrative provision after Law 74/2025 — specific legal arguments remain for the courts, which we assess case by case.
The Tajani Decree (Law 74/2025) limited recognition to two generations and requires the transmitting ancestor to have been exclusively an Italian citizen at the time of transmission. The Constitutional Court upheld the rule on March 12, 2026, but the issue is still being litigated. Every lineage requires technical review — don't rely on generic rules.
The list varies by route and lineage. We handle record searches, corrections, sworn translation and apostille — end to end.
A structured process, led by our in-house legal team and sworn translators.
We review your lineage and existing documents to confirm your right and the safest route — at no initial cost.
We locate old records in Brazil and abroad, correcting inconsistent names, dates and spellings.
Our own sworn translators and the Hague Convention apostille give your file international legal validity.
We assemble the dossier in the required format, file it through the correct route and follow it through to your passport.
Yes. The administrative route covers children and grandchildren of an Italian born in Italy, and anyone who filed by March 27, 2025 remains under the previous rules. For all other cases, we assess the feasibility of the judicial route. The eligibility assessment defines exactly where you stand.
The administrative route has been restricted to two generations. There are legal arguments under discussion, and the Constitutional Court upheld the law in March 2026, but the debate continues in the courts. We assess whether a lawsuit is feasible in your specific case.
No. There is no language requirement for recognition by descent, unlike naturalization through residence or marriage.
Transmission requires the ancestor to have been exclusively an Italian citizen until the right was passed on. A naturalization before the birth of the next descendant may break the line — which is why we review the Certificate of Non-Naturalization (CNN).
It depends on the route (administrative or judicial), the country of filing and the availability of certificates. During the assessment we provide a realistic estimate for your lineage.
Talk to a Santy specialist. We assess your lineage, recommend the safest route and map out a realistic plan — no obligation.
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