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Overview

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

eur

eur

Citizenship

#3
Top 3 strongest passports
189
Visa-free destinations
87%
Global reach

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.

Italy allows dual citizenship without restrictions.

You can keep any passports you already hold.

Who is coming?

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You

United States

Contribution routes

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Timeline

Government Processing Time

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Procedure

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.

Conditions for descendants

The following direct descendants of an Italian ancestor born after 17 March 1861 are eligible to apply for citizenship by descent:

  • Children
  • Grandchildren
  • Great-grandchildren
  • And even further generations

Conditions for ancestors

You may qualify for Italian citizenship by descent if you can prove that your direct ancestor:

  1. Was an Italian citizen when they were born.
  2. Had the right to claim Italian citizenship when they were born.

Required documents

Passport

Birth certificate

Proof of marital status

Proof of address