Category: Citizenship

Expert guidance on Italian citizenship by descent, dual citizenship applications, and the legal pathways to becoming an Italian citizen.

Italian citizenship rights through the Female Side of the Family

‘the 1948 Exception case’ by Michele Capecchi    One of the most important principles of acquiring Italian citizenship is based on the nationality of one or both of your parents. Known as “jus sanguinis” (meaning “right of blood” in Latin), it is the rule by which citizenship is determined or acquired by the

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How to acquire Italian citizenship

Steps to take, documents you’ll need. by Michele Capecchi  I often receive enquiries about how to obtain Italian citizenship by descent: my great-grandfather was Italian by birth, and then moved abroad over 100 years ago. Can I claim Italian citizenship and obtain an Italian passport? The acquisition of citizenship through ancestry, or by the law

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