Italian Citizenship from FATHER - GRANDFATHER - GREAT GRANDFATHER
Italian Citizenship from FATHER - GRANDFATHER - GREAT GRANDFATHER
Father - Grandfather - Great
Grandfather: Your paternal grandfather was born in your native
country, your paternal great grandfather was an Italian citizen at the time of
his birth, and neither you nor your father nor your grandfather ever renounced
your right to Italian citizenship. If citizenship is acquired by birth in your
country and you meet all these conditions, you qualify for Italian citizenship
jure sanguinis. You must obtain certified copies of the following documents:
Your paternal great grandfather's birth certificate from Italy
Your
paternal great grandmother's birth certificate
Your great grandparents' marriage certificate (If married outside of Italy, you will need an apostille and a translation into Italian.)
Your paternal great grandfather's certificate of naturalization OR statement of "No Records"
Your paternal grandfather's birth certificate (with apostille and
translation)
Your paternal grandmother's birth certificate
Your
grandparents' marriage certificate (with apostille and translation)
Your
father's birth certificate (with apostille and translation)
Your mother's
birth certificate
Your parents' marriage certificate (with apostille and
translation)
Your birth certificate (with apostille and translation)
Your marriage certificate, if applicable (with apostille and translation)
Your spouse's birth certificate, if applicable
Birth certificates for
all your children under the age of eighteen, if applicable (with apostille and
translation)
Any applicable divorce decrees/certificates (with apostille and
translation)
Death certificates for anyone listed above (with apostille and
translation, if for your father, grandfather or great grandfather)
All Certificates: must be new “CERTIFIED COPIES” a.k.a. “LONG FORM” or “FULL FORM” (not “certification”
or “abstract”). Said certificates should be obtained at the State Vital Statistics Office in which the birth/marriage/death took place.
If your great grandfather became a naturalized citizen before your grandfather's birth, you are not entitled to Italian citizenship jure sanguinis unless you fit into another category.
Non Italian Birth / Marriage / Death records related to the Italian
side must bear an "apostille"
(according to Hague Convention of Dec. 5, 1961) except for the Certificate of
Naturalization and/or similar documentation.
Certificates in other languages than
Italian, must be translated into Italian. The only document which does not need to be
translated and does not need an "Apostille" is the U.S. Certificate of
Naturalization or any the statement releasing information on the naturalization
status of the interested party.
Additional Requirements All Categories
If you are qualified you can order the necessary Italian documents by clicking on a link below.
| Italian Birth
Certificate |
Italian Marriage
Certificate |
Italian Death
Certificate |
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