Italy’s highest court strengthens citizenship claims by descendants of Italian emigrants
Summary
Italy’s highest court ruled that children born with Italian citizenship do not lose it if a parent later becomes a citizen of another country. This decision strengthens citizenship claims by descendants of Italian emigrants worldwide, reversing a recent restrictive practice.Key Facts
- The Court of Cassation in Italy made the ruling to clarify citizenship laws.
- The ruling says children who are Italian citizens by birth keep their citizenship even if a parent naturalizes abroad.
- The decision ended a legal dispute called the “Minor Issue” affecting many ancestry-based citizenship claims.
- Recent court decisions since 2023 had rejected many claims by saying citizenship was lost when parents naturalized elsewhere.
- The ruling states children born in countries granting citizenship at birth (like the U.S.) keep their Italian citizenship.
- This ruling allows these children to pass Italian citizenship to their descendants.
- Lawyer Marco Mellone said the court’s decision reopens rights for many Italian-American and other descendant families.
- The change could affect hundreds of thousands of families across countries with large Italian communities.
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