A new emergency Decree‑Law No. 36/2025 took effect March 28, 2025, immediately restricting eligibility for Italian citizenship jure sanguinis to only those with an Italian-born parent or grandparent, or whose parent (biological or adoptive) resided in Italy for at least two consecutive years before the applicant’s birth. This effectively ends transmission through more distant ancestors like great‑grandparents. This means that my own siblings are no longer eligible nor are any of our children.
All applications filed at consulates, municipalities, or courts by 11:59 p.m. Rome time on March 27, 2025 are “grandfathered in” and continue under pre-existing rules. The decree will remain in effect for 60 days before Parliament votes to convert it into permanent law—which will occurred in late May.