Your Father was an Italian Citizen
Your father was an Italian citizen at the time of your birth and you never renounced your right to Italian citizenship. Find Required Documents
Your Mother was an Italian Citizen
Your mother was an Italian citizen at the time of your birth, you were born after January 1st, 1948 and you never renounced your right to Italian citizenship. Find Required Documents
Your Paternal Grandfather was an Italian Citizen
Your father was born in the United States, your paternal grandfather was an Italian citizen at the time of your father's birth, neither you nor your father ever renounced your right to Italian citizenship. Find Required Documents
Your Paternal Grandmother was an Italian Citizen
Your father was born after January 1st, 1948 in the United States, your paternal grandmother was an Italian citizen at the time of your father's birth, neither you nor your father ever renounced your right to Italian citizenship. Find Required Documents
Your Maternal Grandfather was an Italian Citizen
Your mother was born in the United States, your maternal grandfather was an Italian citizen at the time of her birth, you were born after January 1, 1948 and neither you nor your mother ever renounced your right to Italian citizenship. Find Required Documents
Your Maternal Grandmother was an Italian Citizen
Your mother was born after January 1st, 1948 in the United States, your maternal grandmother was an Italian citizen at the time of your mother’s birth, neither you nor your mother ever renounced your right to Italian citizenship. Find Required Documents
Your Paternal/Maternal Great Grandfather was an Italian Citizen
Your paternal or maternal grandfather was born in the United States, your paternal or maternal great grandfather was born in Italy and was an Italian citizen at the time of your paternal or maternal grandfather's birth, neither you nor your father/mother nor your grandfather/grandmother ever renounced your right to Italian citizenship (please note: a person born before 01/01/1948 can claim Italian citizenship only from his/her father (who was not a naturalized citizen of another country before his/her child's birth), and a woman can transfer citizenship only to her children born after 01/01/1948 (if she was not a naturalized citizen of another country before her child's birth). Find Required Documents
You are married to an Italian Citizen
A foreign woman who married an Italian citizen before 04.27.1983 automatically acquired Italian citizenship.
Law n.91 of February 5, 1992 states that the male or female (foreign or stateless) spouse of an Italian citizen may apply for Italian citizenship after he/she has legally resided in Italy for at least six months, or after three years from the date of marriage if he/she resides abroad. Find Required Documents
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The general framework governing Italian citizenship is Law 91 of 5 February 1992; particularly Article 1 of Law n.91/1992, reaffirms the principle of "jure sanguinis" (continuity of blood), by which any children born of an Italian father/mother instantly inherit the Italian citizenship. However, the inheritance of the Italian citizenship through the maternal line is only possible for those born after January 1, 1948.