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Are you a family member to an Italian citizen? Obtain your visa to Italy in 3 steps
As a family member to an Italian citizen, you have a full right to enter and stay in Italy. Depending on your nationality and current residence, you may need an entry visa. The most important information is gathered here in 3 steps. #1 Check Are you eligible for the...

Italian citizenship in 4 years? Find out the handling time for your application
The applicable law to the maximum time limit set for Italian authorities to handle Italian citizenship applications by marriage has changed a number of times in the past few years. Which term applies to your application? For applications submitted from 21.12.2020, the...

How the process works (Italian citizenship by lineage)
Although there is a wealth of official information on citizenship eligibility, Italian Consulates hardly ever publish information about the rules governing the application process and the rights of the applicant. The rules are mainly set in the Italian law on...

Italian citizenship by marriage. How to cut the waiting time?
Your spouse or partner can obtain Italian citizenship if you have Italian citizenship yourself. The application is a relatively easy process and starts instantly online. However, obtaining the desired result proves extremely LONG and often frustrating. (Information...

Travel hassle-free with your 2 passports: 3 things you must know to pass European border checks
Border police and airlines do not handle travelers with multiple passports. They expect each traveler to have ONE passport. Showing two (or more) passports at border checks led to bad results for many people I met in my experience as an immigration lawyer: border...

You may not know it, but you are an Italian citizen
You might be an Italian national without knowing it. That is a result of the law operating automatically: Italian law - as it happens in several other countries - regards every descendant of its citizens as Italian nationals, no matter where they are born. Italy is...

Is your family member an Italian Citizen? Get your 5 years residence card
You don’t need to wait for Italian citizenship to stay in Italy and enjoy an unlimited right of residence. All family members of Italian citizens have a right to reside in Italy, no matter what their nationality. Family members – spouse or partner, children up to 21...

What the Italian citizenship means for your health care
Italian citizens benefit not only from a great health care system in Italy. They are entitled to access treatments through Europe. That applies also to the family members. Here is how it works. The Italian health care system A great thing about Italy is that the...

Your Italian citizenship application may already have been processed
You may not be aware that your application may already have been processed. The Italian Ministry of the Interior is the authority in charge of processing all citizenship applications submitted overseas. The Ministry has been insisting for almost a year now that they...

Smart dual citizenship
for Italians
3 Step-Strategy to your Smarter International Life