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 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 deadline is...
Bypassing the Consulate: applying for Italian citizenship in Court (the reality)
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...
Before the law changes for Italian citizenship
Over the past few years, there have been several attempts to pass reform on the Italian citizenship regulation. One of the main points of reform is to cut the possibility to give citizenship status down to the second generation. Such rule would include no more than...
Family members of Italian citizens: how to obtain a residence permit
How can the siblings or aunt/uncle of an Italian citizen obtain residence in Italy? It is widely known that family members of an Italian (or EU) citizen, have a right of residence in Italy. The spouse, the parents, the minor children and even the parents and children...
Italian Nationality Act in English
Parliament Act of 5 February 1992 no 91 New Norms on Italian Nationality Gazzetta Ufficiale of 15 February 1992 no 38 Date of entry into force:15 August 1992 Updated text as of 24 April 2019 By Lara Olivetti, CC – Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC...
Smart dual citizenship
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