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Last updated Mar 24th, 2026
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Italy has a strategic location in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea and it's an ideal place to live. This country is one of the founding members of the EU and is the third largest economy in the Eurozone. Italian citizens enjoy high standards of living, education, and healthcare, and a great quality of life.
Language
Italian
Timezone
GMT+1 (CET)
Direct flights
Currency
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An Italian passport allows visa-free travel to 189 destinations, including the USA, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and the rest of the Schengen Area.
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Italy allows descendants of Italian nationals to apply for citizenship in certain cases. Depending on your family history, you may be eligible to apply for citizenship if at least one of your ancestors is Italian.
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CitizenX can expertly handle your entire citizenship by descent application, simplifying complex Italian laws and helping you prove your lineage by consulting various institutions and archives, all the way to you receiving your Italian passport.
You can apply for Italian citizenship by descent as a birthright (jus sanguinis) if you have an Italian parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, or even further ancestor.
The following direct descendants of an Italian ancestor born after 17 March 1861 are eligible to apply for citizenship by descent:
You may qualify for Italian citizenship by descent if you can prove that your direct ancestor: