ITALIAN CITIZENSHIP FOR SPOUSES
A male or female (foreign or stateless) spouse of an Italian citizen may apply for Italian citizenship after he/she has legally resided in Italy for at least six months, or after three years from the date of marriage if he/she resides abroad, by presenting a request for naturalization accompanied by the following documents:
1) APPLICATION addressed to the Ministero dell’Interno, Roma.
2) BIRTH CERTIFICATE of the applicant. If the applicant was born in the United States this must be a “certified copy” or “long form” or “full form”, with an “APOSTILLE” (a legalization issued by the Secretary of State), accompanied by a translation into Italian.
3) ESTRATTO PER RIASSUNTO DELL’ATTO DI MATRIMONIO issued by the Italian Comune. Parties married outside of Italy who have not had their marriage certificate recorded in Italy by the Italian Consulate with territorial jurisdiction over their place of marriage, must present their certificate to the competent consular authority, requesting its registration in Italy, and subsequently obtain the “estratto per riassunto dell’atto di matrimonio” from the Comune, before presenting their application (please be aware that this may take a varying number of months, depending on the Consulate and on the Comune).
4) CERTIFICATE OF RESIDENCE OF THE APPLICANT. Concerning residence during the last three years, listing addresses and family members living in the same household (women must give their maiden name). It’s issued by the “City Hall” or by the relevant US Authority, legalized with an APOSTILLE, and accompanied by a translation into Italian.
5) CERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP OF THE ITALIAN SPOUSE (this will be issued by the Consulate of residence at the time of application).
6) CERTIFICATO DI STATO DI FAMIGLIA (same as above).
7A) “Police clearance” or “Certificate of criminal records,” issued by the central Authority of each State and Country of which the applicant has been a resident since the age of 14. The certificates must be originals, with APOSTILLES, accompanied by Translation into Italian.
7B) F.B.I. clearance with finger prints form with Translation into Italian. This document may be obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Criminal Justice Information: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/fprequest.htm
7C) An applicant who has resided in Italy for six months or more will also need to supply the following:
• CERTIFICATO GENERALE DEL CASELLARIO GIUDIZIALE (Tribunale di Roma)
• CERTIFICATO DEI CARICHI PENDENTI (Procura della Repubblica presso il Tribunale competente per il territorio di residenza)
Please Note: Police records must be dated no more than six months before application.
8) VALID PASSPORT AND PHOTOCOPY OF PAGES CONTAINING PHOTOGRAPH AND OTHER INFORMATION (The copy will be certified by the Consulate).
PLEASE NOTE:
1) AN APPOINTMENT MUST BE SCHEDULED WITH THE CITIZENSHIP DEPARTMENT OF THE CONSULATE, OF THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH YOU RESIDE , TO PRESENT THE APPLICATION FOR ITALIAN CITIZENSHIP AND ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION IN PERSON. THE APPLICATION MUST BE SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF AN OFFICIAL OF THE CONSULATE.
2) DOCUMENTS WRITTEN IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ITALIAN NEED TO BE LEGALIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS EXISTING IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THEY WERE ISSUED AND THEY MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN OFFICIAL Translation into Italian CERTIFIED BY THE ITALIAN DIPLOMATIC/CONSULAR AUTHORITY WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THEY WERE ISSUED.
3) CONSULAR FEES RELATED TO THE APPLICATION AND TO THE CERTIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS VARY DUE TO THE FLUCTUATION OF THE RATE OF EXCHANGE AND TO THE NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS TO BE CERTIFIED. FEES MUST BE PAID IN CASH AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION.
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