The answer to the question can be complex and confusing as it depends on the dual citizenship laws in effect at the time of the Italian national’s naturalization, in both the country where he or she naturalized, as well as in Italy.

Married couples often want to apply for their Italian dual citizenship at the same time, even if only one of them is qualified for citizenship jure sanguinis. In order for a spouse to apply through marriage, the couple must first be married three years and one spouse has to have Italian citizenship.
 

As Italian-Americans, most of us have an understanding that our ethnic background is mixed — you might consider yourself to be half Italian, a quarter German, and a quarter English. In reality, Italy and other nations have their own dynamic histories. Your Italian ancestors may have migrated from France a thousand years ago, or from Turkey three hundred years ago.