Thirty-six answers about Italian citizenship by descent after the 2025 law

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• Do I still qualify for Italian citizenship after the 2025 law?
• Law 74/2025 in plain English, and why three different dates keep appearing
• Italian citizenship through a great-grandparent after the 2025 law
• Is Law 74/2025 retroactive, and what counts as having already filed?
• My consulate appointment was booked before 27 March 2025. Does it still hold?
• What "exclusively Italian citizenship" means, and the date it is measured on
• What is the "minor issue" in Italian citizenship?
• Cassazione 24045/2026: what the Joint Sections actually decided
• My application was denied over the minor issue. Can it be reopened?
• I cannot get a consulate appointment. Can I go to court instead?
• Constitutional Court 63/2026: what it upheld, and what it did not decide
• Can the EU Court of Justice restore lines cut by Law 74/2025?
• Consulate or court after Law 74/2025, and what each really costs
• The €600 Italian consular fee: who pays it, when, and is it refundable?
• Can I still file a 1948 maternal-line case after Law 74/2025?
• My parent lived in Italy before I was born. Does that count?
• How do I prove my ancestor never became a US citizen?
• How long does Italian citizenship by descent take now?
• My child was born abroad. What is the deadline to register them?
• My line was cut by the 2025 law. What is actually left?
• If my grandfather was born in Italy, can I get Italian citizenship?
• If my grandmother was born in Italy, can I get Italian citizenship?
• How many generations back does Italian citizenship by descent go?
• What does jure sanguinis mean?
• Can Americans still get Italian citizenship in 2026?
• Does Italy allow dual citizenship?
• Italian citizenship by descent: the whole process in order
• What documents do I need for Italian citizenship by descent?
• What Italian citizenship by descent costs when you do it yourself
• Italian citizenship by descent from Canada, after the 2025 law
• Italian citizenship by descent from Australia, after the 2025 law
• Italian citizenship by descent from the United Kingdom, after the 2025 law
• Do I apply at a consulate or at an Italian comune?
• Do I need a lawyer or an agency for Italian citizenship by descent?
• Do the records need apostilles and certified translations?
• My ancestor's name is spelled differently in every record. Does that break the case?

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