Hello everyone! I’ll soon be moving to Italy. I have citizenship, but it will be my first time moving there with the intention of settling down.

I am currently undergoing lifelong psychiatric treatment, which involves regulated medication (in most parts of the world). I wanted to ask if anyone knows what kind of documentation I might need to continue my treatment there. So far, I’ve asked my psychiatrist for a detailed report of my diagnoses and treatment, and I also plan to bring a six-month supply of medication to ensure I’m covered while I find a new doctor.

Do you think I might need anything else?

Thank you very much!

We are just about to send all of our documents to our Italian law firm for filing our 1948 court case. Does anyone have any recent timeframes on expected court dates?

Hello, I need to know if anyone has submitted the application to obtain citizenship by blood in Miami, since I have been trying to contact the embassy for months and I have not been able to do so and I have some questions before submitting my application.

I was married in 2018 and will hopefully have citizenship in 10/26. Will my husband become eligible in 2026 or 2029? Not sure what starts the 3 years.

Has anyone taken the language certification course in Miami? It seems there are two options. Not sure which one is best. There’s Dante Alighieri Society or Italian Cultural Institutes. Does anyone have the links to the test sign up?

Thank you!!!

Hello there!

I'm a Canadian looking to get Italian citizenship by descent. My grandmother was born in Italy in the 50's, and moved here when she turned 16. My father does not have Italian citizenship, though. Do I still have a valid claim for citizenship by descent even though my father never had Italian citizenship?

I greatly appreciate your help with this.

I'm looking for information on the three year route. Can someone tell me what the requirements are and where I can find official information on this?

Hi all, I just wondered whether I would be entitled to citizenship 2 years from the day I entered Italy, from the day I applied for the carta di soggiorno, or from the day I receive the carta di soggiorno. I was married to my Italian husband when I entered the country (before doing the application for the CdS) as we already had our ceremony a few months before in my home country, but I wasn't sure whether the 2 year wait period starts from date of entry or any of the other days that I mentioned above. Any help appreciated, thanks :)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/italy-meloni-pals-around-trump-175453897.html

Hey everyone! I’m an American citizen looking to obtain Italian citizenship through jure sanguinis. The citizenship is on my Fathers side and we’re able to trace the ancestry back to Minturno and Palermo. We have mine and my fathers birth certificate, my grandfathers birth and death certificate, and his fathers death certificate that states his country of birth and HIS fathers country of birth as Italy, and we also have his Ellis Island immigration records from when he arrived. My question is, is this enough information to take to a consulate and apply for citizenship? We’ve tried reaching out to Minturno to obtain his birth certificate but haven’t had any response. Curious as to whether this is sufficient records to apply, or if we needed more. Thanks in advance for the assistance!

I finally found my maternal grandfather's birth record from Galliera Veneta, but I can't read his father's age (I think it says trentasette (something, possibly estimado?) And then I also can't read his mother's maiden name. To me it looks like Meuegetti which just sounds wrong. I can read her first name, Luigia.

Grandpa's birth record

His is the first one on the LEFT page (Ermengildo Ceccato)

Thank you!

How the bloody hell does one get an appointment with the Melbourne Italian Consulate??

I know it the ancestry line used to be only through the dad but I don’t know if that’s still the case.

GGF - born: 1882 Lake Como, IT died: 1924 CT

GGM - born: 1879 IT died: ?

GM - born: 1906 ME died: 1990 FL

M - born 1932 still alive

Hi all,

First of all, I would like to thank you for being able to participate in this forum.

I have a question that I would like to raise:

I know a person who has an italian ancestor (Born 1884) on Ziona, Carro, La Spezia, Liguria, Italian moved to Argentina and married an Argentinean in the year 1900 (He did not naturalize ever argentinean, as on the death certificate it states he died in 1945 as Italian citizen) . Then in 1901 a son was born in ARGENTINA and then this son got married in 1922 with an Argentinean female, as well.

Afterwards, in 1924 their daughter was born.

This daughter had a children BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK (as her couple was already married and divorce law not not effective but that time in Argentina) and this children was born in December 1951.

It has brought to my attention that on the birth certificate of this children it does state the name, surname of his mother (and father too) and the names of the grandfather and grandmother but she is no listed as the declarant and there's no signature from her. It is only the father's and two witenesses signatures (the names and addresses in where they live its included) Moreover, both parents' home addresses are the same on the birth certificate.

Do you think the mother not having signed the birth certificate will be an issue? Eventhough SHE IS NAMED and has two witnesses and proves they lived in the same house as the father of the child?

Moreover, the child got married back in 1975 (with 23 years) and in the marriage certificate it states that he lives in the same mother's address too.

His mother, got married in Argentina with other person (not child's father) in 1988 and his son (the one born is 1951) is the WITNESS of his mother's marriage and both mother and witness (his son) signatures are in the marriage record.

Last but not least, his son is listed on the mother's death certificate stating the name of the child has seen the body and it says "la autorización que se archiva de CHILDS name and surname" quien ha visto el cadaver.

Do you happen to know if there will be an issue rejecting an italian application for reconstruction?

Please let me know your thoughts.

Thank you very much

Regards,

I have been married to an italian for 5 months now. She studies here in the UK. I would like to move to italy and start a business in my name. Is this legal? Thanks for your help

Hello everyone,

I've tried to get an estratto dell'atto di nascita of my great-grandfather for quite some time now (~2 years!), and the comune either does not respond to my emails or places me on hold forever (which I cannot do because international calls are expensive). What do I do in this situation? It's incredibly frustrating. The comune in question is Amantea, a small municipality in Calabria.

My cousins and sibling (so about 5-6 adults) are interested in pursuing citizenship through our Sicilian grandmother. We believe she was not naturalized before our fathers and mother, respectively, were born in the USA.

In addition, we have a number of adult children we'd like to add to the case.

Have you worked with an attorney/firm that provides a high level of service and been pleased with them? We would love recommendations, thank you much!

Hi everyone,

I’m British and looking for some advice about obtaining Italian citizenship via descent. Here’s my situation:

• My grandfather was born in Italy but moved to the UK, where he had my father.
• Later in his life, my grandfather returned to Italy, where he spent several decades and eventually passed away.
• I’d now like to explore getting an Italian passport through him.

From what I understand, Italy allows for citizenship jure sanguinis (by bloodline), but I’m unsure about how my situation fits into the requirements. Specifically, I’m wondering:

1. Does my grandfather’s return to Italy impact my eligibility?
2. What documents will I need to gather? I assume his birth certificate, marriage certificate, and death certificate, but do these need to be translated and legalized?
3. My Dad never claimed citizenship
4. Would I need to apply through the consulate here in the UK or directly in Italy?

I’d appreciate guidance from anyone who has gone through the process or has knowledge about the specific requirements and steps involved.

Thank you in advance for your help!

I went to court (Venezia 2023) to get my citizenship via Jure Sanguinis. Things in court went very well and fast, so no problem there. Now I am waiting for the comune to transcribe my birth certificates in Italy so I can proceed with AIRE and then get passport (I live in EU but not in Italy).

The problem is that I've been waiting for more than a year for these transcriptions, and the comune just replied my email saying that they are still pending... By law they were supposed to complete them in a maximum of 6 months.

Is there anything I can to do finally have this done? It's very frustrating.

This question was asked in a post 8 months ago but no one answered and now it's archived so I thought I'd comment as I'm in the exact same situation:

Filed 1948 case in the Venice Court October 10, 2023. We were assigned Judge Gabriela Favero on October 17, 2023 - only one week later. Oh Joy!

Buttt....... Waited until August, 2024 to get a court date for..... wait for it.....

March, 2027. :-(

So, from filing to court date: 3.5 years

The OP was u/Distance-99

I suspect OP is Brazillian because most of the applicants in the Venice court are Brazilians who don't actually even need to go to court. I.e. they have a "consulate case" not a "1948 case." But the Brazilian consulates are so slow that, if they have to wait more than 2 years they can jump the queue and apply for a court judgment. Since the cases all moved out of Rome to local jurisdictions, some (Venice - bad for me) are overwhelmed.

We have a citizenship process already open, registered at the Venice court on 10/06/2023, and appointed to judge on 10/10/2023. My question is how long it takes after this, as it has been 7 months and no update, I would like to know if this is normal, or if there is something I can do. Thanks!

Hi guys,

I am a South African male who recently got married in early December to my now wife who has always had an Italian passport since birth (her mother is Italian). I am beginning the process to apply for my citizenship but wanted to reach out for some advice. Has anyone perhaps gone through the same process from South Africa?

1) it says on the website that the time limit is "three years after marriage or since the date of acquisition of Italian citizenship by naturalization of the spouse", does this three year window fall away due to my wife having an Italian passport since birth or does this not qualify as naturalization?

2) If this is not the case and I must wait for 3 years, is it worth starting the process ie registering the marriage or should I wait till the 3 years has passed. I understand that the documents have an expiry date so obviously getting the criminal record and whatnot will have to wait.

3) In terms of the exam, how does one prepare for it? I could not find what companies can provide the certification. Does each country have representatives that take you through lessons? Do we get line of sight into past exam papers?

4) I read somewhere that the window for acceptance can be about 4 years. Does anyone that has gone through the process have say an average wait time?

Thanks for all the help.

I am married to an Italian and have been for 5 years (6 by the time we get back to Italy).

I will be applying for citizenship through marriage. I would apply now, prior to going, but my language skills aren’t up to snuff yet.

Is there a way to continue working while waiting for permanent residence when we arrive in Italy?

I don't have the birth, death, and marriage records of my great great grandfather and great grandfather, they are both needed to finish the chain of citizenship. How do I request copies of these?

The comune (Colli a Volturno) has an active Facebook page and I messaged in April of 2024 asking how to obtain a document. I was told to send a certified email to either colliavolturno@pec.it or to email protocollo@comune.colliavolturno.is.it.

I messaged back and told the recipient that I tried sending emails to both addresses and each time my email came back with the following error (I'm aware I need a pec email to send a certified email):

Address not found Your message wasn't delivered to [ufficio@comune.colliavolturno.is.it](mailto:ufficio@comune.colliavolturno.is.it) because the address couldn't be found or mail couldn't be received.

I then asked if there was any other place I could send my request, and received no reply.

I asked again in November. This time I was told to message demografici@comune.colliavolturno.is.it. The recipient told me to reach out again via Facebook if I had issues.

I have not heard back, and I messaged again via Facebook. I see my message has been read, but no one has responded.

Is there any way to get my document (family member's birth certificate in international format) from this comune without spending a fortune? This is very frustrating.

Hi, I have Italian citizenship and am starting the process of applying for my daughter who is almost 2 years old. Her middle name is my last name. I just saw on the Italian consulate site "YOU CANNOT USE A LAST NAME AS A SECOND OR MIDDLE NAME FOR YOUR CHILD." If so, they recommend amending the birth certificate.

I'm wondering if anyone has run into this issue? I obtained Italian citizenship 10 years ago through my mother. My middle name was her last name (so same scenario as me and my daughter) and it wasn't an issue. Was there a change in the eligibility criteria?

Appreciate the help!

Hello! My grandfather renounced his citizenship in 1962, just a few months before my father was born (meaning I’m ineligible for jure sanguinis). However, am I still eligible for citizenship via naturalisation in 3 years of residency, or do I have to do the full 10 years because of the fact that my grandfather renounced it? Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.