Italy sent shockwaves through its global diaspora in March 2025 when the government introduced a sweeping new law which placed a strict two-generation cap on citizenship by descent. Overnight, millions of descendants around the world - many of whom had already spent thousands of dollars on family research and legal fees - saw their path to a European passport completely blocked.
But following an apparent judicial U-turn this week, the high-stakes battle to overturn the controversial legislation has officially restarted. Initially, Italy’s Constitutional Court upheld the strict law, known as L74/2025, leaving applicants devastated as hundreds of lawsuits challenging the ban were dismissed.
