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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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

The application process for obtaining Italian citizenship can be daunting. Not only for the amount of paperwork but also for the difficulty of starting the process at the Italian Consulates. The obstacles can be many: too long waiting times to have the Consulate...