u/Efficient-Pianist-22

Hello everyone. Crowd sourcing. Do we have members here who applied when the "Minor Issue" was already implemented and their ancestor naturalized only after it was allowed for Italians to have dual citizenship, hence they did not lost Italian citizenship. Did the consulate still deem your case a minor issue since your ancestor still naturalized or you evaded the minor issue because of the fact that your ancestor only naturalized after it was allowed to have dual citizenship and you were eventually recognized. **Reasoning for the question is the conflicting information online and the vague wording of the circolare about minor issue wherein there was no mention that those ancestors who only naturalized after it was allowed to have dual citizenship are protected and that descendants of these ancestors who only naturalized after 1992 are safe from the "minor issue." Hoping for your answers.

If the ancestor only naturalized after Italy allowed dual citizenship which was around 1992 right?, does his/her minor offspring cut under minor issue?

I have read here in some key resources that after 1992, naturalization does not remove the Italian citizenship of the ancestor. Can I have proof that minor issue does not apply to descendants of ancestors who only naturalized after Italy allowed dual citizenship.

Thanks.

Really need your insights. Please comment. Hi everyone,

I’m trying to understand the correct interpretation of "Article 3-bis, letter d (Law 91/1992, as amended by Law 74/2025)" and "Circolare n. 36356 (July 24, 2025)".

From the circolare, it states that the parent may have acquired Italian citizenship “by any title,” including "iure sanguinis", and that for "iure sanguinis" the reference point for calculating the 2-year residency requirement is "from birth.

However, I’ve seen different interpretations in practice. Some say that letter d only applies to parents who acquired Italian citizenship "after birth" (e.g., naturalization or later recognition), and not to those who were already Italian from birth. Others even claim it is mainly intended for people who were "recognized as Italian later in life", rather than those born Italian in Italy.

My question is:

👉 Does Article 3-bis letter d exclude parents who were Italian by birth, or does it also apply to them based on the circolare’s wording?

In my case:

• My father was born Italian in Italy and lived thwere for many years • I was born abroad (Philippines) in 2002 • He moved to Cuba only years after my birth • Never renounced Italian citizenship, died as an Italian citizen in 2020 in Cuba.

So based on the circolare, it seems like the requirement could be satisfied (2+ years residence in Italy after “acquisition,” counted from birth).

But I’d really appreciate insights from:

• Anyone who applied under letter d • People with consulate experience • Or those who have seen how this is being interpreted in practice

Thanks in advance!