Article 14 of Law No. 91/1992, as amended by Decree-Law No. 36/2025 and converted into Law No. 74/2025, stipulates that, to acquire citizenship through this method, the child of parents who were not Italian citizens from birth must have been legally resident in Italy for at least two consecutive years at the time of the parent’s acquisition or reacquisition of Italian citizenship (if the child is under two years old, they must have been resident in Italy since birth).
It is specified that:
- In cases where the application for recognition of citizenship iure communicatione falls under the exceptions outlined in letters a), a-bis), or b) of Article 3-bis of Law No. 91/1992 (i.e., an administrative or judicial application submitted by March 27, 2025, or an application submitted at an appointment scheduled by March 27, 2025), the previous regulations will apply.
- If the application for recognition of citizenship iure communicatione is submitted on or after March 28, 2025, the parent transmitting citizenship must either be exclusively an Italian citizen or have resided in Italy for two years prior to the child’s birth.
- If the parent’s acquisition or reacquisition of Italian citizenship occurs on or after May 24, 2025, the child living with the parent acquiring or reacquiring Italian citizenship must have been resident in Italy for at least two years prior to the parent’s naturalization. In this case, the verification of the minor’s acquisition of citizenship will fall under the jurisdiction of the Italian municipality of residence.