Italian Citizenship Lawyers

Qualifying for Italian citizenship can be done in many ways. The citizenship requirements for Italy are as follows:

Italian Citizenship by Residence:

• Certificate of Residence in Italy. This is usually for a 10-year period
• Family State certificate
• B1 level of knowledge of the Italian language
• Valid Passport from your country
• Valid Italian Residence Permit
• Clean criminal record in Italy or other countries of previous residence
• Three years of tax declarations
• Proof of income. This must be at least €6,041.70 annually for the main applicant and €3,020.85 for each dependent family member

Italian Citizenship by Marriage:

• Certificate of Residence in Italy. This must show at least two years of residence
• Family State certificate;
• B1 level of knowledge of the Italian language
• Valid Passport from your country
• Valid Italian Residence Permit
• Clean criminal record in Italy or other countries of previous residence
• Marriage Certificate in long-version
• “Proof Of Life” for the spouse

The above applies to those married after April 27, 1983. If you married before then, you must show the following.

• Valid Passport of your country;
• Marriage Certificate in long-version. This must be registered in Italy

Italian Citizenship by Descent, or Jure Sanguinis:

• Italian Certificate of Birth of the applicant’s Italian Ancestor. This is called “Estratto per Riassunto dell’Atto di Nascita”.
• Marriage and death certificates (in long-form) of applicant’s Italian Ancestor.
• Certificates of birth, marriage and death of the members of the direct lineage. This must be in long-form.
• The applicant’s certification of birth – and marriage if married. This must be in long-form.
• A Negative Naturalization certificate from the government authority of where the ancestor resided OR their Naturalisation Certificate if they naturalized after the birth of their children.
• A scanned copy of the applicant’s passport.
• Certificate of legal residence in Italy if applying from within Italy.

All of these, except the passport, must be translated into Italian by a sworn translator. Both the original document and the translation must be legalized.