{"id":757,"date":"2023-06-14T10:00:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T14:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consboston.esteri.it\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/cittadinanza\/f-a-q\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T13:17:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:17:44","slug":"f-a-q","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/consboston.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/cittadinanza\/f-a-q\/","title":{"rendered":"F.A.Q. &#8211; Citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Do I need to translate my documents into Italian? YES. The Consulate does not provide<br \/>\ntranslation for any documents. For a list of translators please <a href=\"https:\/\/consboston.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/altri-servizi-2\/traduzione-e-legalizzazione-dei-documenti\/\">click here<\/a>. If a translator is used,<br \/>\nhis\/her signature must be notarized along with associated Apostille.<\/li>\n<li>Do I need to affix an apostille to my translations? YES. You need to affix an Apostille to the<br \/>\ntranslator\u2019s signature.<\/li>\n<li>I am a foreigner married to an Italian citizen. Am I entitled to Italian citizenship? If you are a<br \/>\nwoman and you married before April 26th, 1983, you automatically acquired Italian citizenship<br \/>\nat the moment of marriage. After April 26th, 1983, either husband or wife may acquire Italian<br \/>\ncitizenship after two years of marriage if the couple resides in Italy and after three years if they<br \/>\nreside abroad. In both cases you need to file an application.<\/li>\n<li>I became an American citizen by naturalization before August 16th, 1992. Can I reacquire my<br \/>\nItalian citizenship? Yes, by declaring you intend to do so, and taking up residence in an Italian<br \/>\nComune within one year from such declaration.<\/li>\n<li>I became an American citizen after August 15th, 1992. Did I lose my Italian citizenship? No.<br \/>\nThose who acquired a foreign nationality after the above-mentioned date have retained their<br \/>\nItalian citizenship.<\/li>\n<li>I was born in the US but I have an Italian direct ascendant. Am I entitled to dual citizenship? You<br \/>\nmight, but this is a case-by-case matter. We need to check the original documents along with<br \/>\nyou and ascertain if you are eligible or not. Please Note: those who were born before January 1,<br \/>\n1948 may obtain Italian citizenship only through paternal direct ascendants.<\/li>\n<li>I was born in the United States, my father was an Italian citizen at the time of my birth and I<br \/>\nhave never renounced my Italian citizenship. Am I entitled to Italian citizenship? Yes.<\/li>\n<li>I was born in the United States after January 1, 1948, I have never renounced my Italian<br \/>\ncitizenship, and my mother was an Italian citizen at the time of my birth. Am I entitled to Italian<br \/>\ncitizenship? Yes.<\/li>\n<li>My father was born in the U.S. and my paternal grandfather was an Italian citizen at the time of<br \/>\nmy father\u2019s birth and neither I nor my father ever renounced Italian citizenship. Am I entitled to<br \/>\nItalian citizenship? Yes.<\/li>\n<li>I was born after January 1, 1948, my mother was born in the United States and my maternal<br \/>\ngrandfather was an Italian citizen at the time of my mother\u2019s birth and neither I nor my mother<br \/>\never renounced Italian citizenship. Am I entitled to Italian citizenship? Yes.<\/li>\n<li>I was born in Italy to non-Italian citizens who were permanent residents of Italy at the time of<br \/>\nmy birth. Now I live in the United States. Am I eligible to Italian citizenship? No. Italian<br \/>\ncitizenship is based on \u201cjure sanguinis\u201d (blood line). As a general rule, foreigners born in Italy are<br \/>\nnot automatically Italian.<\/li>\n<li>I am an Italian citizen and I naturalized American. Should I inform the Consulate? Yes. You may<br \/>\ndo so by presenting the following documents: certificate of naturalization, italian passport or<br \/>\nItalian certificate of birth and passport or any other valid I.D. You can also register it by mail,<br \/>\nproviding certified true copies of the above mentioned documents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Do I need to translate my documents into Italian? YES. The Consulate does not provide translation for any documents. For a list of translators please click here. If a translator is used, his\/her signature must be notarized along with associated Apostille. Do I need to affix an apostille to my translations? YES. 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