About the firm
Bersani Law Firm & Partners
Italian citizenship and immigration law, from Verona
We are an Italian citizenship law firm based in Verona. Our work is Italian citizenship by descent, the court cases that often go with it, and the visas that allow our clients to live in Italy. Most of our clients live in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia, and we work with them in English.
Practice
What we handle
Eight areas of Italian law, for people who want to obtain Italian citizenship, live in Italy or invest there. Each links to the page that sets out the rules.
Italian citizenship by descent
Citizenship jure sanguinis: eligibility under article 3-bis of Law 91/1992, introduced by the 2025 reform known as the Tajani decree, the document chain from your Italian ancestor, and the application to the Italian consulate or to a municipality in Italy.
Read the page →1948 cases
Claims through a female ancestor, which only an Italian court can recognise.
Read the page →Court proceedings and appeals
Claims before the competent Italian tribunal and court of appeal, including files blocked by the absence of consular appointments.
Read the page →Citizenship by marriage
Applications by spouses of Italian citizens, with the residence and language requirements.
Read the page →Investor Visa for Italy
Residence by investment: qualifying investment, nulla osta, residence permit.
Read the page →Elective Residence Visa
For non-EU nationals with sufficient passive income who wish to live in Italy without working.
Read the page →Flat tax for new residents
The optional substitute tax on foreign income for individuals who move their tax residence to Italy.
Read the page →Buying property in Italy
Legal assistance for buyers from abroad, from the checks on the property to the deed before the notary.
Read the page →How we work
Working with clients who live abroad
Most of our clients never come to Verona while their citizenship applications or court cases are open. The way we work is built around that.
A written answer first
The eligibility check is free and comes in writing, from a lawyer. When a case needs a consultation, it is paid and scheduled in advance.
Fees in writing before you sign
Our Italian citizenship assistance packages are flat-rate and published on this site, with what each one includes. Court fees and third-party costs are listed separately.
A lawyer admitted in Italy on every court case
Before an Italian tribunal, a party can only appear through a lawyer admitted in Italy. We represent clients in court from the first filing to the judgment.
No travel to Italy for a court case
The power of attorney is signed before a notary where you live and apostilled. Correspondence is in English, by email.
The founder
Marco Bersani
Avvocato (Bar of Verona), Abogado ejerciente (Bar of Madrid)
Marco founded the firm in Verona and leads its practice in Italian citizenship law. He files personally before the Italian courts in citizenship cases, and handles investor visa files for clients moving to Italy.
His admission in Madrid matters for clients who hold, or are applying for, Spanish or other EU status alongside their Italian file.
Recognition
Awards and listings
Each entry names the publisher and the year. The full details are on Marco Bersani’s page.
Le Fonti Awards — Winner
Recommended Firm
Before you engage anyone
Check that you are dealing with an Italian attorney
In Italy, only a lawyer admitted to the bar can represent you before a tribunal or a court of appeal. Agencies and genealogists can help you gather records, but they cannot file a court case in your name.
You can check any lawyer’s admission on the national register kept by the Consiglio Nazionale Forense, the Italian national bar council.
Contact
Send us your case
Tell us where your Italian ancestor was born and where you live. You will get an answer in writing from a lawyer.
Or start from the rules: citizenship by descent · 1948 cases · your consulate · what it costs.