Paragraph 513 of Article 1 of Law No. 199 adopted on December 30, 2025 (State Provisional Budget for the 2026 financial year and Medium Term Financial Planning Budget for the three-year period from 2026 to 2028) introduced important changes to Article 4, paragraph 1-bis, letter b) and Article 9-bis of Law 91/1992 on citizenship.
With the entry into force of the new law, a parent who is Italian by birth will be able to submit the declaration required by the aforementioned Article. 4, paragraph 1-bis, letter b) of Law 91/1992, regarding the acquisition of citizenship by a minor child by the child’s third birthday, and no longer by the child’s first birthday.
Furthermore, starting January 1, 2026, for the declarations referred to in the aforementioned Article 4, paragraph 1-bis, letter b) of Law 91/1992, and only for these declarations, the originally required fee of €250 (twohundredandfifty euros) will no longer be due. The declarations will therefore be received free of charge.
The aforementioned measures are not retroactive. Therefore, requests for fee reimbursements under the previous legislation will not have merit.
