If the ascendant acquired foreign citizenship before the birth of the descendant (pre-1992), does the jure sanguinis chain remain intact? – Eligibility – Aprigliano International Law Firm
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If the ascendant acquired foreign citizenship before the birth of the descendant (pre-1992), does the jure sanguinis chain remain intact?

No. Prior to Law 91/1992, voluntary naturalization abroad entailed ex lege forfeiture of Italian citizenship. Such a loss severs the sanguineous transmission of nationality, rendering descendants ineligible—unless the foreign naturalization was involuntary or imposed by circumstances beyond the ancestor’s volition.