We would like to inform that the 2026 Annual Budget Law (Law of December 30, 2025) has made some changes to the rules governing the registration of birth certificates for minors (Article 4, paragraph 1 bis, letter b of Law No. 91 of February 5, 1992), particularly for cases falling under scenario E as outlined at this link. Pending completion of the revision and update of the relevant information section on our website, we kindly ask users to pay close attention to the following:

• Declarations made by parents—at least one of whom is an Italian citizen by birth—pursuant to Article 4, paragraph 1-bis, letter b) of Law No. 91/1992, may be submitted from January 1, 2026, within three years (and no longer within one year) of the birth of the minor or from the subsequent date on which filiation, including adoption, by an Italian citizen is established. The legislation has therefore extended the deadline for submitting the declaration by two years.

For such declarations, the €250 fee provided for in Article 9-bis of Law No. 91/1992 will no longer be required. The application and its processing will therefore be free of charge. This exemption will only apply to applications received from January 1, 2026, the date on which the Annual Budget Law comes into force. For all applications already received by the Consulate General by December 31, the €250 fee will apply.

Please pay close attention to this information, as the Consulate General will not be able to refund any fees paid in error, as these fees are paid directly to the Ministry of the Interior in Italy.

• The new provisions apply exclusively to the case governed by Article 4, paragraph 1-bis, letter b) of Law No. 91/1992 (case E in the diagram available on our website at this link). They therefore do not apply to the cases referred to in the declarations referred to in Article 1, paragraph 1-ter, of Decree-Law No. 36/2025 (to be submitted by May 31, 2026), exemplified as case F in the diagram available on our website at this link).