Dual Citizenship Jure Sanguinis

Your roots are Italian and you are looking to become a citizen. With us, you can verify your eligibility, order Italian and US Naturalization Records, and have us prepare your documents for use in the US, a consulate abroad, or straight in Italy. Experts on lead.

Core points: You are considered Italian citizen at birth, even though if you were born abroad and have another nationality, when at least one of the following requirements apply:

1. The applicant was born in Italy from an Italian mother or father
2. The applicant has a parent (biological or adoptive) who lived in Italy for at least two consecutive years after becoming an Italian citizen and before the applicant was born or adopted
3. The applicant has a parent or grandparent who holds only Italian citizenship or they only held Italian citizenship at the time of their death
4. The applicant only holds Italian citizenship and does not and cannot claim any other citizenships
5. The applicant has already been recognized as an Italian citizen by 11:59 PM (Rome time) on March 27, 2025 — either through an administrative procedure or a court case (art.3-bis letters a, a-bis, b Law 91/1992), or based on an application submitted following an appointment communicated within the 11:59 PM (Rome time) of March 27, 2025;

APPOINTMENT OVERVIEW FOR NYC CONSULATE: The system of appointments for the citizenship office is done for a maximum period of 3 years, after 3 years it is not possible to make appointments, however, due to the considerable request for appointments the 3 years are practically full but at the passage of time daily it is possible to try to make an appointment for the new day that will be open. The system will show the dates in red for the days already fully booked, black for days when there is no programming, and green and orange for days where some appointments are still available. Try to go online at 6.00 p.m. sharp (midnight in Rome). If you are given the option of joining a waiting list, please do.