{"id":6713,"date":"2026-10-14T21:28:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T19:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shimmigrations.com\/italian-citizenship-by-descent-assistance\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T21:28:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T19:28:40","slug":"italian-citizenship-by-descent-assistance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.shimmigrations.com\/en\/italian-citizenship-by-descent-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Citizenship by Descent (Iure Sanguinis)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Citizenship by descent (iure sanguinis)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Advice on recognition of Italian citizenship iure sanguinis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Italian citizenship by descent: consultation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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SH Immigration Specialists is much more than an agency that handles paperwork for foreign nationals.<\/p>

We are a team of professionals, including immigration specialists and qualified immigration lawyers, ready to help you find the best route to Italian citizenship by descent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Gathering documents for citizenship iure sanguinis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We help you gather your documents and check that you meet the requirements to apply for citizenship iure sanguinis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Submitting your iure sanguinis citizenship application<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We submit your documents and handle communications with the municipality (Comune) and the court, so that your application for citizenship by descent proceeds within the time limits set by law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Use our assistance and advisory service for your Italian citizenship by descent (iure sanguinis) application, to simplify the procedures involved and avoid wasting time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Bureaucracy is a machine that often moves slowly and can be hard to follow. We know this well. That is why we created this service to help you handle all the paperwork needed for recognition of Italian citizenship iure sanguinis (citizenship by descent). \n

\nOn this page you can find the requirements and documents needed to apply for Italian citizenship by descent, a right you can claim under current Italian law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Also known as citizenship by descent or by right of blood, citizenship ius sanguinis (or ius sanguis) is the recognition of Italian citizenship for the descendants of Italian citizens. \n

\nIn Italy, citizenship has always been acquired \u201ciure sanguinis\u201d, that is, by \u201cright of blood\u201d. This means that the children of an Italian citizen are themselves Italian, regardless of where they were born, as stated in Article 1 of Law no. 91\/92: \u201ca child of an Italian father or mother is a citizen\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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So why do you need to apply for Italian citizenship?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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It is fair to ask why you are not already an Italian citizen if you have Italian ancestry.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

The answer is that Italian citizenship is granted automatically<\/strong> if you are born in Italy and your birth is recorded in the Italian civil registry (anagrafe)<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>

Not if you are born abroad: if you are born abroad to an Italian parent, you are not recorded in the Italian civil registry and you do not receive citizenship automatically. That is why you need to apply for it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Unlike Italy, in other countries people acquire the citizenship of their country of birth, not that of their parents, under the principle of<\/span> \u201cius soli\u201d<\/b>, Latin for <\/span>\u201cright of the soil\u201d<\/b>, which links citizenship to place of birth.<\/span><\/p>

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To protect people born abroad to Italian families, <\/span>Law no. 555\/1912<\/b><\/a> established that the child of an Italian citizen is recognised as an Italian citizen through the paternal line, regardless of place of birth.<\/span><\/p>

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This means that even people born in a country that applies \u201cius soli\u201d are entitled to be recognised as \u201cItalian citizens\u201d<\/strong> if they can prove they have an Italian ancestor, with no generational limit.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The requirements are few but important, because they are tied to Italian history and in particular to two key dates:

\n17 March 1861: birth of the Kingdom of Italy
\n1 January 1948: birth of the Italian Republic and of equal rights for women.

\n1st requirement: the Italian ancestor must have died after 17 March 1861. So if they had a child abroad (who acquired citizenship ius soli, not Italian citizenship) and then died before that date, the child is not entitled to Italian citizenship.

\n2nd requirement: women pass on citizenship only from 1 January 1948, the date the Constitution came into force, and only by bringing a case before an Italian court.\n

\n3rd requirement: citizenship was passed on only if the ancestor did not renounce Italian citizenship before having a child.\n

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The documents required are those that prove the requirements listed above:

\nFirst Italian ancestor: birth, death and marriage certificates and certificate of non-naturalisation

\nOther family members in the bloodline: birth, death and marriage certificates

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All documents issued abroad in a foreign language must be translated and legalised by the Italian embassy, or apostilled and translated into Italian.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Recognition of Italian citizenship by descent requires submitting an application to the competent authority, together with all the necessary documents.<\/span><\/p>

The citizenship application must be submitted:<\/b><\/p>