The purpose of the present paper is to show the sociolinguistic situation in Italy, or in other words, the late bilingualism phenomenon which is becoming a common fact due to constant migrations in Italy in the last few years. In the introductory part we observe the definition of bilingualism, causes and types of bilingualism. Furthermore, we concentrate on the late bilingualism and its development with particular emphasis to the bilingualism of immigrants. The data obtained from the structured questionnaire are then exposed and analyzed. Respondents' responses serve to show the point of view of immigrants in Italy about the use of languages. Our intention is to demonstrate the possible difficulties encountered in the process of acquisition and after the acquisition of Italian and to observe the behaviour and linguistic habits of young immigrants. Svrha ovoga rada je pokazati sociolingvističku situaciju u Italiji, odnosno fenomen kasne dvojezičnosti koji postaje svakodnevna činjenica uzrokovana stalnim migracijama u Italiji u posljednjih nekoliko godina. U uvodnom dijelu promatramo definiciju dvojezičnosti, uzrok i vrste dvojezičnosti. Nadalje, usredotočit ćemo se na kasnu dvojezičnost i razvoj s posebnim naglaskom na dvojezičnost imigranata. Zatim će se analizirati podaci dobiveni strukturiranim upitnikom. Odgovori ispitanika služe da se prikažu stajališta imigranata u Italiji o korištenju jezika. Pokušavaju se pokazati moguće poteškoće u procesu usvajanja i nakon usvajanja talijanskog jezika i promatrati ponašanje i jezične navike mladih imigranata.