Reacquisition — Art 13 Legge 91/1992 (Comune declaration)

For former Italian nationals who lost citizenship voluntarily (Art 11) or for other permitted reasons. signature route.

Route: Reacquisition — Art 13 Legge 91/1992 (Comune declaration). Statutory anchor: Legge 91/1992 Art 13. Operative notes: For former Italian nationals who lost citizenship voluntarily (Art 11) or for other permitted reasons. signature route. Primary pins: IT-SRC-002.

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) Circolari: 26185/2025-05-28 + 43347/2024 (operational guidance). 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.

• Restoration under Art 13 or Art 17 does NOT require renunciation of other nationality (consistent with Italy's 1963 CoE Convention Chapter I denunciation per Legge 91/1992) — restored Italian nationals may retain their pre-acquired foreign citizenship.

Statutory eligibility: Legge 91/1992 Art 13. Residence requirement: 1 year(s). Dual nationality: permitted. Era scope: IT-ERA-05, IT-ERA-06, IT-ERA-07, IT-ERA-08, IT-ERA-09, IT-ERA-10, IT-ERA-11. Documentary burden lies with applicant for filiation + civil-status chain; gaps generally resolve against applicant under DLCI prassi unless Cass SU 25317-25318/2022 'permanente e imprescrittibile' doctrine engaged.

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 —

• Art 13 reacquisition typically completes in 3-12 months via Comune declaration + Consolato verification; processing is faster where pre-1992 Legge 555/1912 automatic-loss event is clearly documented (foreign-naturalisation act, military-service record, foreign public office appointment).

Procedure: (1) AIRE registration / Comune residency verification; (2) consular or comunale appointment intake (prenotami.esteri.it for consulates; sportello stato civile for Comune); (3) document review + trascrizione of foreign acts in registri di stato civile; (4) decree of recognition (DLCI) or attestation of pre-existing status (Comune); (5) Trib Roma civil action available for 1948 maternal-line, denials, and consular-delay greater than statutory 24-month framework (Legge 91/1992 Art 9).

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 gui

Comune di residenza (dichiarazione riacquisto Art 13) with 1-year residency prerequisite; Art 17 restoration via DLCI.

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'). Declared OLD Art 1 c.1 lit.a challenges inammissibili; merits of Legge 74/2025 UNTESTED

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 appeals through TAR