Jure sanguinis — pre-Tajani unlimited (Legge 91/1992 Art 1 c.1 lit.a)

Applies to births pre-2025-03-28 OR applications/recognitions before 23:59 Rome 2025-03-27 (Tajani exception a). signature route — CC n. 142/2025 (depositata 31 luglio 2025) reasoning in all 3 tiers.

Route: Jure sanguinis — pre-Tajani unlimited (Legge 91/1992 Art 1 c.1 lit.a). Statutory anchor: Legge 91/1992 Art 1 c.1 lit.a. Tajani-window classification: window 1 pre tajani (DL 36/2025 + Legge 74/2025 Art 3-bis regime). Operative notes: Applies to births pre-2025-03-28 OR applications/recognitions before 23:59 Rome 2025-03-27 (Tajani exception a). signature route — CC n. 142/2025 (depositata 31 luglio 2025) reasoning in all 3 tiers. Primary pins: IT-SRC-002, IT-SRC-005.

Operative framework: Legge 5 febbraio 1992, n. 91 (Nuove norme sulla cittadinanza) as amended by DL 113/2018 -> Legge 132/2018 (Salvini decree) — language requirement, fee increase, processing extensions and DL 36/2025 -> Legge 74/2025 — vincolo effettivo (effective bond) requirement; restricts jus sanguinis to 2nd generation. Authority: Ministero dell'Interno (DLCI) — Direzione Centrale per i Diritti Civili; Prefetture (territorial); Consolati italiani (diaspora). DLCI operational guidance: DLCI (Direzione Centrale per i Diritti Civili, la Cittadinanza e le Minoranze) C

• Under Art 1 c.1 lit.a Legge 91/1992 as in force from 1992-08-16 to 2025-03-27 (pre-Tajani window), Italian citizenship was transmitted jure sanguinis without generational limit to any descendant of an Italian parent, provided the transmission chain was not interrupted by an automatic-loss event under the pre-1992 Legge 555/1912 framework.

Eligibility framework: thresholds per Legge 5 febbraio 1992, n. 91 (Nuove norme sulla cittadinanza) as amended by DL 113/2018 -> Legge 132/2018 (Salvini decree) — language requirement, fee increase, processing extensions and DL 36/2025 -> Legge 74/2025 — vincolo effettivo (effective bond) requirement; restricts jus sanguinis to 2nd generation. Standard residence floor: 10 years continuous residence (general naturalization Art 9); 4 years for EU citizens; 3 years for descendants of Italian citizens. Language pillar: Italiano — B1 CELI / CILS / PLIDA (three certifying bodies) per DL 113/2018. Special anchors: 1948 Donna del 48 — maternal-line jus sanguinis pre-1948 women's transmission framework (maternal-line pre-1948); Tajani 4-window classification (Ministero degli Affari Esteri foreign minister's typology for jus sanguinis applications post-DL 36/2025) (post-2025 jus sanguinis). Apex: Cassazione Sezioni Unite 25317-25318/2

• Post-Tajani DLCI administrative practice requires applicants to document both (i) the unbroken ascendant chain of Italian citizenship and (ii) fulfilment of one Tajani exception — documentation includes atti di nascita, certificati di cittadinanza, non-naturalisation certificates from foreign states of residence, and residency-continuity proofs where exception (c) is invoked.

• Consular-level implementation of Tajani jure sanguinis reform is coordinated by MAECI Farnesina D.G.IT., with per-Consolato interpretive notices from major applicant-pool posts (Rio de Janeiro, New York, Gerusalemme, San Francisco, La Valletta, Ginevra) issued in Windows 2-4 between 2025-03-28 and 2025-09-01.

Procedural framework: dossier filed per route variant (via SUC, prefettura, or consolato). Authority: Ministero dell'Interno (DLCI) — Direzione Centrale per i Diritti Civili; Prefetture (territorial); Consolati italiani (diaspora). Comune-level anchors: IRE comune (Italians Resident in foreign country) + GLS comune + Sezione Stato Civile (civil-status anchors). DLCI guidance: DLCI (Direzione Centrale per i Diritti Civili, la Cittadinanza e le Minoranze) Circolari: 26185/2025-05-28 + 43347/2024 (operational guidance). Civil venue: Tribunale Ordinario di Roma — civil venue per Legge

Consolato italiano (applicants abroad) OR Comune di residenza + MAECI Farnesina coordination. For 1948 cases: Tribunale ordinario di Roma (civil jurisdiction per Cass SU 25317/2022).

Filing routes: Consolato Italiano (jurisdiction by AIRE residence) OR Comune di residenza in Italy (Sezione Stato Civile / Ufficio Anagrafe). Trib Roma civil venue for 1948 maternal-line cases. Apostille Aja 1961 required on all foreign civil-status acts.

Administrative authority chain: Ministero dell'Interno (DLCI) — Direzione Centrale per i Diritti Civili; Prefetture (territorial); Consolati italiani (diaspora). Operational guidance: DLCI (Direzione Centrale per i Diritti Civili, la Cittadinanza e le Minoranze) Circolari: 26185/2025-05-28 + 43347/2024 (operational guidance). Comune-level anchors: IRE comune (Italians Resident in foreign country) + GLS comune + Sezione Stato Civile (civil-status anchors). Civil venue: Tribunale Ordinario di Roma — civil venue per Legge 91/1992 + DL 36/2025 (foro generale per stranieri residenti all'estero). Apex jurisprudence: Cassazione Sezioni Unite 25317-25318/2022 + Cass SU 4466/2009 + CC 87/1975 (apex jurisprudence); constitutional: Corte Costituzionale sentenza n. 142/2025 depositata 31 luglio 2025 (NOT future-dated '2026-03-12'). De

TAR Lazio for Art 9 refusals within 60 days (5-year absolute limitation). Cons.Stato appellate jurisdiction. For 1948 cases: Tribunale ordinario di Roma civil court with Cass SU 25317/2022 jurisdiction basis.

Appeal pathways: Trib Roma civil venue for denials, consular-delay > 24-month statutory, and 1948 maternal-line cases (Cass SU 4466/2009 + 25317-25318/2022 'permanente e imprescrittibile' doctrine governing). TAR Lazio administrative review for DLCI denials. CC referral via Art 23 Legge 87/1953 (CC 142/2025 deposit pending). For Tajani-window: CJEU Art 267 TFEU Tjebbes-Rottmann avenue preserved.

Appeals framework: civil-side appeals to Tribunale Ordinario (competent venue per Tribunale Ordinario di Roma — civil venue per Legge 91/1992 + DL 36/2025 (foro generale per stranieri residenti all'estero)); apex review per Cassazione Sezioni Unite 25317-25318/2022 + Cass SU 4466/2009 + CC 87/1975 (apex jurisprudence). Constitutional review: Corte Costituzionale sentenza n. 142/2025 depositata 31 luglio 2025 (NOT future-dated '2026-03-12'). Declared OLD Art 1 c.1 lit.a challenges inammissibili; merits of Legge 74/2025 UNTESTED (referring courts: Four Tribunale rimettenti (referring courts): Bologna + Roma + Milano + Firenze — for CC 142/2025). Administrative