If you decide to file your application for Italian citizenship by descent at a municipality in Italy you will need to apply for a specific permit of stay known as Permesso di soggiorno in attesa di cittadinanza, which will allow you to stay in Italy while your citizenship application is being processed. Indeed, in most…
In one of our previous articles we analyzed the reasons why many people, especially in the U.S. qualify for Italian citizenship by descent. Among these are the mass migration waves from Italy to the United States, which occurred starting from the late 1800 and the efficiency of the Italian and U.S. record keeping system, which…
Italian citizenship by descent is one of the easiest citizenships to obtain compared to other countries for a number of reasons. Among these are the lack of generational restrictions, the time line within which the mass migration waves from Italy to the United States occurred, and the efficiency of the Italian and U.S. record keeping…
In many of our previous articles we explained the procedure to obtain Italian citizenship by marriage in great detail. This article instead will examine a specific scenario in which a woman who married an Italian citizen before April 27, 1983 may apply for the recognition of Italian citizenship retroactively. This is due to the fact…
If you are an Italian citizen and you reside abroad, there is one thing you will always need to bear in mind, i.e., keeping the Italian government up to date with regard to your vital events. In other words, all Italian citizens who reside outside of Italy must register their vital records, such as their…
The right to apply for Italian citizenship by descent was introduced in 1912 when the Italian government passed the Law 555/1912, which granted individuals of Italian descent who were born abroad the right to apply for Italian citizenship, provided that they met the requirements established by the law. In recent years the number of individuals…
There are many stages involved in preparing an application for Italian citizenship by descent, such as retrieving an individual’s family’s vital records, authenticating them with Apostilles, translating them into Italian, and assembling them in accordance with the specific requirements established by the Italian consulate to which the individual is applying. In order to apply for…
Have you reached the final stages of your citizenship application? Are you wondering what happens when you submit all of the necessary documentation? Do you know how long you will need to wait to be granted Italian citizenship and be able to travel to Italy without having to worry about a visa? This article will…
If you are eligible to apply for Italian citizenship by descent, one of the first questions that will arise as you embark on this exciting journey towards dual citizenship will be: which documents do I need and how do I obtain them? In previous articles we focused on the legal documents and vital records needed…
In many of our previous articles we analyzed the circumstances in which an individual might not be able to apply for Italian citizenship via an Italian consulate or municipality in Italy, but might be able to claim citizenship via the Italian court system instead. Court cases might sound very daunting due to the complexity of…
In many of our previous articles we discussed the eligibility requirements to apply for Italian citizenship by descent and the different pathways one can pursue in order to be granted citizenship. This article in particular will analyze applications which must be filed in court due to the fact that an individual’s qualifying ancestor is a…
In one of the articles we published last year we discussed the differences between the principles of jus soli (“right of soil”) and jus sanguinis (“right of blood”). While the former regulates the acquisition of citizenship by virtue of being born in a country regardless of one’s parents’ nationality, the latter denotes the ability of…