Italian laws
How to apply for citizenship
ALERT: Before applying for citizenship, make sure you have updated your long-term residence permit according to the new law number…
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Applying for Italian citizenship at 18 (for young people born in Italy)
In Italy, the citizenship law is based on the ius sanguinis principle. This principle decides that Italian citizenship is obtained…
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The Italian citizenship
Citizenship is a document that officially makes you a citizen of the Italian state, even if you are a citizen…
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The stages of the citizenship application
After you have submitted your application, the Prefettura will start examining it. By logging in with your SPID or username…
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Negative outcome: the riscorso (appeal)
There are cases in which the outcome of the application is negative, so the person who applied doesn’t get citizenship.…
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Positive outcome: the giuramento (oath)
After receiving the letter with the positive outcome of your citizenship application, you must take the giuramento (oath). The giuramento…
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