With strong influence from the League party, the discussion about the Partial reform of Italian citizenship. jumped to the end of June.
Burdened by 728 amendments tabled last month, the main theme, the jus scholae, does not seem to be the priority of Italian politics, at least for now.
The proposed jus scholae The possibility exists for minors, children of foreigners, born in Italy or arriving before the age of 12, who have attended Italian schools for at least five years and completed at least one school cycle (i.e., primary or secondary education), to apply for Italian citizenship.
On March 9, 2022, the Chamber's Constitutional Affairs Committee had given a favorable opinion to a bill to that effect.
The ius scholae should not be confused with the ius soli, in which case citizenship is granted for the simple fact of being born in Italian territory, regardless of the citizenship of the parents.
According to the Ismu FoundationMore than one million children and young people, born to foreign parents, do not have Italian citizenship, representing a fifth of the total foreign population residing in Italy.
Currently, children born in Italy to foreign parents can become Italian citizens upon declaration if they reside legally and uninterruptedly in Italy until the age of 18, as long as the application is made within one year of reaching the age of majority.
The partial reform will not include the jus sanguinis, the most rigorous system for recognizing citizenship.
The “blood right” is the procedure that maintains a conservative view of “Italianity” for right-wing parties.
In 2019, Matteo Salvini, leader of the League and who held the positions of Minister of the Interior and Vice-Premier of the Italy, said that "For now, the citizenship law is fine like this".
