When enquiring about the eligibility requirements to apply for Italian citizenship by descent it is not uncommon for many individuals to wonder about the extent to which they will need their family’s cooperation throughout their application process, from retrieving the necessary information to locate their ancestors’ vital records to signing the consular forms which are…
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If you do not qualify for Italian citizenship by descent or by marriage there is an alternative route to obtaining Italian citizenship and it entails establishing residency in Italy. EU citizens can apply for citizenship by residency after four years of legal residency in Italy. On the other hand, non-EU citizens need a visa to…
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Being the son of Italian parents, my wife and I started considering Italian Citizenship in 2014 but never pursued it. Then one day, our son expressed an interest and approached us to reconsider it and we did. At that point, we started to investigate the options in making it happen and did some in-depth research.…
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My path to Italian citizenship began many years ago as a child playing on the floor in my grandmother’s kitchen, listening to my grandparents bicker in Italian while she cooked and he read the newspaper. I didn’t know what they were saying but I remember their voices, their mannerisms, and the wonderful aroma of tomato…
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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…
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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…
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I have always felt very connected to my Italian roots since both sides of my family were all from Italy. When I learned about citizenship by descent many years ago, I set to work tracing my family roots. I knew that my maternal grandfather was born in Italy and my other three grandparents were born…
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Nina and Andrea, who originally come from New Hampshire and Illinois respectively, began their friendship in Rovigo, where they chose to file their application for Italian citizenship by descent. Nina had long dreamt of travelling to Europe and reconnecting with her Italian heritage but it was only after her husband came across one of ICA’s…
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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…
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If you are interested in determining your eligibility to apply for Italian citizenship by descent you will be happy to know that our team at ICA can offer a free preliminary assessment of your case, which is completely free of charge and obligation. The assessment entails studying your family tree based on the information you…
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In previous articles we listed the vital records and the documents needed to apply for Italian citizenship by descent at an Italian consulate in the United States or abroad, at a municipality or a court in Italy. We also described the offices in both countries which are responsible for issuing the vital records needed to…
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The Italian side of our family comes from my father. His parents came to the US separately but coincidentally in 1920. My grandmother, Helen (born Elena), came from a small mountain town in Abruzzo, whereas my grandfather, Nick (born Nicola after his grandfather), came from a small town in Puglia, near Bari. She was only…
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