Decree Law No. 36 of March 28, 2025, was converted with amendments into Law No. 74 of May 23, 2025, effective May 24, 2025.<\/p>\n
The conversion law reforms Law No. 91 of February 5, 1992, the new full text of which is available at the following link<\/a><\/p>\n Attention is drawn, in particular, to the new Article 3-bis:<\/p>\n By derogation of Articles 1, 2, 3, 14 and 20 of this law, Article 5 of Law No. 123 of April 21, 1983, Articles 1, 2, 7, 10, 12 and 19 of Law No. 555 of June 13, 1912, and Articles 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 of the Civil Code approved by Royal Decree No. 2358, a person who was born abroad, even before the effective date of this article, and holds another citizenship. shall be considered never to have acquired Italian citizenship, unless one of the following conditions is satisfied:<\/p>\n a) the citizen status of the person involved shall be recognized, in accordance with the regulations applicable as of March 27, 2025, following an application, accompanied by the necessary documentation, submitted to the relevant consular office or mayor’s office no later than 11:59 p.m., Rome time, on the same date;<\/p>\n a-bis) the citizen status of the person involved shall be recognized, in accordance with the regulations applicable as of March 27, 2025, following an application, accompanied by the necessary documentation, submitted to the relevant consular office or mayor’s office on the day indicated by appointment communicated to the person involved by the relevant office by 11:59 p.m., Rome time, on the same date of March 27, 2025;<\/p>\n b) the citizen status of the person concerned shall be judicially established, in compliance with the regulations applicable on March 27, 2025, following a judicial application filed no later than 11:59 p.m., Rome time, on the same date;<\/p>\n c) a first or second degree ascendant possesses, or possessed at the time of death, exclusively Italian citizenship;<\/p>\n d) a parent or adopter has been resident in Italy for at least two continuous years subsequent to the acquisition of Italian citizenship and prior to the date of birth or adoption of the child.<\/p>\n \u2014 \u2014 \u2014<\/p>\n Therefore, under the new Law No. 91 of 1992 is recognized as an Italian citizen iure sanguinis (from birth):<\/p>\n In consideration of the new law, it is clarified that:<\/p>\n 1) Only applications submitted before March 27, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Italian time, accompanied by the necessary documentation, follow the previous law.<\/strong><\/p>\n Applications \u201csubmitted\u201d means:<\/p>\n Delivered to the consular office desk before the above date and time;<\/p>\n 2) Only applications, accompanied by the necessary documentation, submitted to the consular office on the day indicated by appointment set and communicated to the person concerned by the relevant office by 11:59 p.m. Rome time on March 27, 2025 follow the previous regulations.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAppointment communicated to the person concerned by the relevant office\u201d means the confirmation by e-mail received by the person concerned from the Prenot@mi portal or from the institutional e-mail address of the Section of the Consular Office responsible for the application.<\/p>\n 3) In all other circumstances, the new regulations will be applied to applications.<\/strong><\/p>\n Applied consular fees can be found on this page<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For the necessary documentation to be submitted, interested applicants should provide:<\/p>\n 1) What is stipulated in Circular K.28.1 dated April 8, 1991 of the Ministry of the Interior, namely:<\/p>\n 2) For the application of the new regulations, you will also have to produce:<\/p>\n To prove exclusive possession of Italian citizenship (by way of example):<\/p>\n To prove residence in Italy for at least two continuous years;<\/p>\n Appointments will be available from September 2025 on the portal Prenot@mi.<\/a><\/p>\n Be aware that this Embassy WILL NOT<\/span> provide any pre-assessment on the application.<\/strong><\/p>\n At the appointment at the Embassy, the applicant must submit\u00a0the following required documentation:<\/p>\n Should the need for further clarification arise, the Consular Office may request additional documentation.<\/p>\n Please note that it is entirely the applicant\u2019s responsibility to gather and provide all the required documentation to assess\u00a0his\/her claim\u00a0to Italian citizenship. The Embassy does not provide advise on Citizenship applications. Information elicited via email\/phone or in person cannot and will not receive a formal feedback.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n LEGALIZATION AND TRANSLATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n All\u00a0non-Italian\u00a0Certificates (birth, marriage, death, naturalization\/no naturalization\u00a0certificates) must be legalized and translated for International use.<\/p>\n Legalization:<\/strong><\/p>\n Translations:<\/strong><\/p>\n An official full translation into the Italian language must be attached. New Zealand certificates are translated by the Department of Internal Affairs – Translation Service<\/a> or any other translator registered with the New Zealand Society of Translators & Interpreters;<\/a><\/p>\n . Translations done in New Zealand of Certificates issued in English speaking Countries are allowed (e.g. Australia, Usa, South Africa).<\/p>\n Note that double translations are not accepted (i.e. from Spanish to English and then from English to Italian).<\/p>\n Certificates that are not in English language must be translated by an official translator, registered with the professional body of translators in the country where the documents are issued (traduzione giurata). The translation must be accompanied by the legalization AND by the apostille attached to the “Traducci\u00f3n publica” con firma digital (Argentinian documents) or by apostille attached directly to the translation (Brazilian documents).<\/p>\n In countries where it is not possible to have translators\u2019 signature apostilled, translations must be certified by the Italian Consular\/Diplomatic Authority of the country in which the certificates are issued, by means of a sticker\/stamp that certifies its conformity to the original text.<\/p>\n In countries that have not adhered to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 and do not use Apostille, documents must be legalized by the Italian diplomatic-consular representation in the Country, and translated into Italian by an official translator. Translations must subsequently be certified by the Italian diplomatic-consular representation in the country of the documents.<\/p>\n IMPORTANT INFORMATION:<\/strong><\/p>\n If any of the applicant\u2019s predecessors\/relatives in direct line from the same ancestor has already had their Citizenship recognised\/confirmed by the Embassy of Italy in Wellington, they are not required to re-present documentation already presented by the predecessor\/relative. Please mention their application\/file in your application. If the Citizenship was recognized\/confirmed by another Embassy\/Consulate, all documentation must be re-submitted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Decree Law No. 36 of March 28, 2025, was converted with amendments into Law No. 74 of May 23, 2025, effective May 24, 2025. 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