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Italian Citizenship by Descent
Italian Citizenship by Descent
One day, when talking with your parents, they told You about their Italian grandparents or their Italian great-grandparents.
They told you about their story, how they left Italy sometimes around the 1800s or 1900s, for coming to the United States or Canada or Australia or whatever other countries.
But they never renounced their Italian Citizenship as in their death certificates You find out they were listed as “aliens”.
And so the common question: Do I qualify for Italian Dual Citizenship because of my Italian Ancestors who remained Italians?
When we talk about Italian citizenship by Descent, we refer exactly to these situations.
You may be eligible for obtaining Italian citizenship by Descent, so applying for an Italian Passport and get Dual Italian Citizenship, thanks to Your Italian Ancestors who never naturalized in Your home country.
When we talk about Italian Citizenship by Descent, we also refer to the term “Italian Citizenship Jure Sanguinis“, which is only the technical Latin word for indicating the process of getting Italian Citizenship through Ancestry, according to the “Jus Sanguinis Italy” principle.
There are several ways to obtain an Italian passport through your Italian ancestors.
There are 3 options to become an Italian Citizen through Descents.
But first of all, here is one important thing you have to take in mind before starting the process: make deep researches (as best as possible, obliviously) for finding as much information as you can about your Italian ancestors.
Why this?
The fact you have Italian grandparents, or Italian great-grandparents, and so on, does not automatically entitle You to claim Dual Italian Citizenship through Descents.
You have to be sure that the Italian bloodline remained unbroken from the Ancestor to You.
As long as You checked you’re eligible for Italian Citizenship Jure Sanguinis, you can choose the best path for Your case.
#1 The first common path is to become an Italian Citizen through Descents applying at the local Italian Consulate. This is the common way to apply – but only in case, You have only men in Your bloodline (so, for example, Italian Great-grandfather – Grandfather – Father – You).
In case You won’t be able to apply through the Italian Consulate (because it’s impossible to book appointments or You have a long wait time for Your appointment), You can claim Your Italian Citizenship by Descent through the Italian Court in Rome, avoiding the Italian Consulate .
This is the common Italian Citizenship by Descent through Italian Court process.
This is starting to be a really trending option, as the Italian Consulates are really stuck and not able to handle all applications, according to statistics limited to the United States, according to huge numbers provided by Italian Government statistics.
2015-2020 Statistics.
As you can notice from the Graph, there is too much request for Italian Citizenship by Descent (purple line), then the actual capacity of the Italian Consulates (Blue line).
You can read a more deep article about this opportunity on How to Get Dual Citizenship in Italy in 2021.
See the average different wait time (in days for Italian Citizenship through the Italian Consulate and Italian Citizenship through Italian Court.
As you can notice from the Graph, Italian Citizenship by Descent wait time through the Italian Consulates has increased exponentially, especially in 2020 because of Covid-19 (with most Italian Consulates closed).
This is one of the major questions we receive every day from our Clients – Now we will explain everything about Dual Citizenship in Italy.
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#2 The second common path is to become an Italian Citizen through Descent applying directly at the Italian Court, avoiding the Italian Consulate.
This is mandatory (and the unique way for applying for Italian Citizenship) when You find a woman in Your Italian bloodline who had her child before 1948s (so, for example, Italian Great-grandfather – Grandmother – Father – You). This is the “1948 Italian Citizenship Case“.
So, to clarify more in this example above.
If Your grandmother had Your father before January 1, 1948, You cannot apply at the local Italian Consulate, but you have to apply for Your Italian Citizenship directly at the Italian Court, giving Power of Attorney to Us as Italian Citizenship Lawyers.
We are able to assist You on each path described above with our Italian Citizenship Assistance, so do not worry about that.
We will deeply analyze Your case, Your Family Tree and we will create a tailored and personalized solution, in order to let You become an Italian Citizen through Descents as soon as possible.
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Let’s see how is the process of Italian Citizenship by Descent procedure – what are the requirements of Italian Citizenship by Descent, and some interesting tips for You.
We may divide the entire process into 3 main phases – just for being more clear and explaining to You a little more the process using a scheme.
The process of obtaining Italian Citizenship by Descent is unique, so there are no technical phases.
First of all, it’s important to have a clear Family tree, starting from Your Italian ancestors to you.
This is the most important phase, as – of course – if you’re not able to locate your Italian Grandparent’s or Great-grandparent’s information, it’s almost impossible to start the Italian Citizenship by Descent procedure.
How to carry on the Researches?
With all the world now connected to the internet, things may be a little easier.
Most people start looking at Genealogy-dedicated online portals, in order to find out some starting information. This may be a really good option if you’re not familiar with the Italian language and being able to come to Italy for starting local researches.
Other people – and the best solution – decide to hire a Genealogist Company, more familiar with Italian Language and familiar with local researches in Italy.
Ok, so now You have a clear prospect of your Italian bloodline, and we are ready to start collecting all Vital Records and all certificates.
This is a very important step in order to be sure to satisfy all the Italian Citizenship by Descent requirements, for a complete and successful application.
The List below is not complete and it has not to be considered as legal advice, but just as general information.
A complete Check-List and specific Legal advice will be provided to Clients only.
Here a generic list of the documents You need:
While we will guide your and assist You in obtaining the relevant Vital Records certificates from your home country (or from the Country where Your parents were born/lived), we will obtain for You all relevant Certificates from Italy.
Generally: Birth Certificate of the Italian ancestors, Marriage Certificates [amount of certificate depends on Your family composition].
One of the most important documents when it comes to applying for Italian Citizenship by Descent is the Proof of Naturalization (or No-Naturalization).
What does it means?
The most important principle of the applications for Italian Citizenship Jure Sanguinis is that You have to demonstrate that the Italian bloodline is still unbroken. That’s the way to be eligible for Italian Citizenship through your Italian heritage.
And here comes the proof of Naturalization.
You have to submit an Index Search to the Government Immigration Department, asking if Your Italian Ancestor(s) naturalized (and when).
So, for example: in the United States, You will have to submit an Index Search through USCIS and NARA (or through National Archives in UK, NAA and Home Affairs in Australia, and so on).
If Your Italian ancestor(s) naturalized, You will receive a copy of what they have: A Certificate of Naturalization, Petition, or Declaration of Intent.
If Your Italian Ancestor(s) never naturalized, they will send You a letter of “No-Existence” or “No-Records”.
But the Vital records are not enough. We will have also have to legalize and translate all relevant documents.
The first step, in 99% of Italian Citizenship by Descent cases, can be done through the Apostille.
According to the official definition of the World Organisation for Cross-border Co-operation in Civil and Commercial Matters, “The effect of an Apostille is to certify the authenticity of the signature, the capacity in which the person signing the document has acted, and where appropriate, the identity of the seal or stamp which the document bears“.
Where I have to apply for an Apostille for my Italian Citizenship by Descent application?
The authority in charge of the Apostille is different for each Country.
In the United States: The US Department of State Authentication Office affixes apostles to documents issued by Federal agencies of the United States.
The US Department of State, Office of Consular Affairs, Passport Services, Vital Records Section affixes apostles to Consular Reports of Birth, Death, and Marriage or US Citizens and Government.
In the United Kingdom: Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office – The Legalisation Office.
In Australia: The Secretary to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Commonwealth of Australia. Australian Embassies, High Commissions, and Consulate (except Consulates headed by an Honorary Consul) are empowered to issue Apostilles on Australian public documents
A Full Guide [Updated 2020] on the Italian Citizenship Assistance Program for Italian Citizenship by Descent too.
How to translate my documents for my Italian Citizenship by Descent application?
A common mistake is to think that a simple translation will be enough.
And the problem is that You will find it when it will be late – and Your Italian Citizenship application will be denied.
It will be required to have a Certified Translation, not a simple one. So pay attention to this.
A Certified Translation may be done in 2 different ways:
What will be better?
Both ways are legally valid – anyway, we recommend to choose the 2nd option as it’s certainly faster than the 1st one [and we are able to handle it for You, as part of our Services].
HERE WE ARE – You are now ready to finalize and submit Your Italian Citizenship by Descent application.
So, what to do now?
It depends on which Italian Citizenship path we are taking.
As we already talked about in a dedicated article on How to Get Dual Citizenship in Italy, there are different ways to apply for Italian Citizenship by Descent.
So, contact Us and let us handle Your case as Italian Citizenship Lawyers, and let us do everything for You with our Italian Citizenship Assistance.
Let’s check together in which category You fall, in order to understand if You may be eligible for Italian Citizenship by descent.
If you didn’t, take the Eligibility Quiz which may be useful for a first evaluation!
When we refer to “Categories” we simply refer to the most common cases we found during our 8+ years of experience.
So, have a look into each Category as You may fall under 1 (or more) on these.
Here the Key Line/Legend Map
If You fall under this category, you may be eligible for Italian Citizenship by Descent.
What it’s important to check is that Your Grandfather GF never naturalized (or he naturalized after the birth of Father).
If he naturalized, check also when he naturalized: if he naturalized before 1912, and F was already born but minor, You may not be eligible.
If You fall under this category, you may be eligible for Italian Citizenship by Descent.
What it’s important to check is that Your Italian great-grandfather GGF never naturalized (or he naturalized after the birth of Grandfather F).
If he naturalized, check also when he naturalized: if he naturalized before 1912, and F was already born but minor, You may not be eligible.
If You fall under this category, you may be eligible for Italian Citizenship by Descent.
What it’s important to check is that Your Italian Great-great-grandfather GGGF never naturalized (or he naturalized after the birth of Great-Grandfather GGF).
If he naturalized, check also when he naturalized: if he naturalized before 1912, and F was already born but minor, You may not be eligible.
If You fall under this category, you may be eligible for Italian Citizenship by Descent.
What it’s important to check is that Your Italian Great-great-grandfather GGGF never naturalized (or he naturalized after the birth of Great-Grandmother GGM).
If he naturalized, check also when he naturalized: if he naturalized before 1912, and F was already born but minor, You may not be eligible.
Note: In case GF was born before 1948s, this is a 1948 Italian Citizenship Case.
If You fall under this category, you may be eligible for Italian Citizenship by Descent.
What it’s important to check is that Your Italian Great-great-grandmother GGGM never naturalized (or he naturalized after the birth of Great-Grandmother GGM).
If he naturalized, check also when he naturalized: if he naturalized before 1912, and F was already born but minor, You may not be eligible.
Note: this is a 1948 Italian Citizenship Case as You have an Italian female ancestor who had a child before 1948.
If You fall under this category, you may be eligible for Italian Citizenship by Descent.
What it’s important to check is that Your Italian Great-great-grandfather GGGF never naturalized (or he naturalized after the birth of Great-Grandfather GGF).
If he naturalized, check also when he naturalized: if he naturalized before 1912, and F was already born but minor, You may not be eligible.
Note: this may be a 1948 Italian Citizenship Case if grandmother GM had Father F before 1948s.
Contact Us through this Contact Form and describe Your Family Tree, starting from Your Italian Ancestor.
If we briefly schematized some common “categories” of eligible options for Italian Citizenship through Descent, then let’s try to figure out when You are NOT eligible for Italian Citizenship by blood.
If you meet a few conditions under this rule, you may not be able to apply for Italian Citizenship by Descent.
The “1912 Rule” refers to all Italian Ancestors naturalized in another Country before 1912s.
Why 1912s?
Because on that year, it was approved a new Italian Citizenship Law (Law 555/12), which was pretty different than the actual Italian Citizenship legislation.
The so-called 1912 rule states that “If an Italian Ancestors naturalized in another country, his/her minor children naturalized too, and so the Italian bloodline is broken”.
Let’s take an example: Your Great-Grandfather John was born in Italy in 1860. He moved abroad in 1880.
He had your Grandfather Sam in 1900. Then Great-Grandfather naturalized in 1901.
What happened? John naturalized (so he renounced Italian Citizenship) when the next-in-line Sam was only 1 year old.
Sam is not able to pass Italian Citizenship.
BUT maybe you may be lucky!
There are a few exceptions to the 1912 Rule: this means that in some cases – also if the Italian Ancestors naturalized before 1912 with a minor child – You may be able to get Italian Citizenship by Descent.
If the next in line was born in an “Ius Soli” Country (like the United States is), the same next in line may be able to pass Italian Citizenship.
So let’s return to our example.
John had his son Sam in 1900 in NYC. Then, John naturalized in the United States in 1901. Sam was born in the United States (so he was American Citizen by birth) and at the same time he was born from an Italian Father (so he had Italian Citizenship by birth).
So, if John naturalized, it doesn’t matter. Sam is able to pass Italian Citizenship!
A “1948 Italian Citizenship Case” can solve the 1912 block.
In case You won’t be able to pass through the 1912 rule, if you’re lucky enough to have different Italian lineages, then You can see if another line is eligible or with a 1948 Case, so the case of Italian Citizenship through Female line pre-1948.
Contact Us through this Contact Form and describe Your Family Tree, starting from Your Italian Ancestor.
You can obtain Italian Citizenship in different ways:
Italian Citizenship requirements are different, depending on which path you will take:
You can obtain Italian Citizenship by Descent in different ways:
You can obtain Italian Citizenship through maternal line (1948 cases) only through Italian Court as Italian Consulates don’t recognize this type of cases.
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The “ordinary path” or “administrative path” means to apply through the Italian Consulate (if you are living abroad) or Italian Municipality (if you live in Italy).
We assist our Clients from beginning to end on the entire administrative process, and also all Your family member without extra fees.
The Italian Citizenship by Descent 1948 Case is a special way to apply for Italian Dual Citizenship, for who has a woman in the family line and she had her baby before January 1st, 1948.
Indeed, this type of case can be handled only through the Court.
We assist our Clients from beginning to end on the entire process, and also all Your family member without extra fees.
The Italian Citizenship by Descent Court Path is a special way to apply for Italian Citizenship Jure Sanguinis.
Indeed, this type of cases can be handled through the Court, in certain (and common) circumstances – generally connected to the fact Italian Consulate is not efficient.
We assist our Clients from beginning to end on the entire process, and also all Your family member without extra fees.
Italian Citizenship and Italian Citizenship by Descent are expecting a huge increase in applications, according to huge numbers provided by Italian Government statistics.
2015-2020 Statistics.
As you can notice from the Graph, there is too much request for Italian Citizenship by Descent (purple line), then the actual capacity of the Italian Consulates (Blue line).
See the average different wait time (in days for Italian Citizenship through the Italian Consulate and Italian Citizenship through Italian Court.
Italian Citizenship by Descent wait time through the Italian Consulates has increased exponentially, especially in 2020 because of Covid-19 (with most Italian Consulates closed).
That’s why it’s almost mandatory to be assisted by qualified Italian Lawyers specialized in Italian Citizenship assistance.
Avoid Wasting time on preparing all Italian Citizenship by Descent documents.
Avoid Wasting Time on repeat rejected Italian Citizenship Applications.
Avoid Wasting Money on researching Italian Citizenship by Descent.
Avoid Wasting time on understanding what to do.
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Most Common Questions about Italian Citizenship by Descent Assistance and a simple list of Italian Citizenship FAQ we prepared for Clients.
Italian Citizenship by Descent is a program designed by the Italian Government, in order to let You apply for Italian Citizenship if You have Italian ancestors in your family heritage.
Italian Citizenship by Descent is not granted to all: You have to have Italian ancestors and be eligible under certain conditions. We can evaluate together for a 1st free evaluation. Book a Consultancy or Contact Us!
Italian Citizenship by Descent Requirements are different, and they depend on what type of Italian Citizenship by Descent application you are submitting.
As a general rule [for all paths] You need to prove the Italian bloodline remained uninterrupted. An example of interruption is: the naturalization of the Italian Ancestor, before the birth of his/her next-in-line.
For example: if You Italian Grandfather naturalized in 1920, and Your Father was born in 1921, the line is broken (because Your father was born from a naturalized Citizen = he renounced to his Italian Citizenship).
Our Italian Dual Citizenship by Descent Program is focused on assisting Clients (from beginning to end) in order to let them become Italian Citizens through Ancestry, solving all issues they can find in actual circumstances.
Yes. Our Italian Citizenship Assistance Program is focused on solving these types of issues, and You can appeal to the Court in some particular circumstances.
No. Our Italian Citizenship by Descent assistance won’t require You to come to Italy – we can handle everything with a Power of Attorney.
No. Our Italian Citizenship Assistance Program will only require a Power of Attorney, and that’s it. We will submit the application through the Court and representing You.Read more about this form of Italian Citizenship Assistance.
The Italian Citizenship 1948 Case can be described in this way: If your Italian ancestral line includes a woman, and she had a child before 1948, You have a 1948 case.
You are entitled to apply for the Italian Citizenship 1948 Rule as you have an Italian female ancestor that gave birth to a child before 1948s.
There are no technical requirements – You are eligible for Italian citizenship 1948 Case if you have a female ancestor in Your line, and she gave birth to her child before 1948.
You can apply only through the Italian Court, with a Power of Attorney granted to Us.
We will represent You in Your application.
Yes, all family members that are directly descents of the italian ancestors can apply in the same petition.
No, the process will be conducted by Us exclusively, thanks to Power of Attorney you will sign.
We will represent You in the Court application.
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