The Chamber of the Chamber begins the examination of the proposed law on the ius scholae. The text allows the acquisition of Italian citizenship to a foreign minor who was born in Italy or entered it within the age of 12 and who resided legally and without interruption in our country, if he has attended regularly for at least five years in the national territory one or more cycles at institutions belonging to the national education system or three-year or four-year vocational education and training courses suitable for obtaining a professional qualification. +
The ius scholae is, therefore, different from the ius sanguinis and from the ius soli. The first is the principle currently in force in Italy for the acquisition of citizenship: it is Italian who is born from at least one parent in possession of citizenship and “inherits his blood”. Foreigners arriving in the country can apply for citizenship by naturalization only after 10 years of continuous stay on Italian soil. Their children, on the other hand, have to wait until they come of age, proving that they have lived here continuously since birth.
On the basis of the principle of ius alone, the right of citizenship is substantiated by the birth on the territory of a State regardless of the nationality of the parents. The main European countries (United Kingdom, Germany and France) apply modified forms of ius soli (in addition to birth on the territory of the state, various conditions varying from state to state are required). To apply the ius soli are Brazil, Canada, the USA, and in general almost all the countries of the American continent.
Based on the text being examined by the Chamber of Deputies, in order to acquire Italian citizenship, the parents of the interested party in possession of the requisites, as long as they are both resident in Italy, must make a “declaration of will” by the time the boy reaches the age of majority. The interested party can renounce the acquired citizenship within two years from reaching the age of majority, provided that he / she possesses another citizenship, and, vice versa, make a request to acquire citizenship from the registrar within two years from reaching the age of majority, where the parents have not made the declaration of will.
A provision of the text specifies that the requirement of minority is considered to be referred to at the time of submitting the application or request by the parents.
Source: Ansa
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