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Non-British citizens of Italian origin

Applicants of Italian origin, not holding British citizenship and descendants of Italian citizens who emigrated to countries other than the United Kingdom, must submit the following documentation:

  1. Application form duly completed but not signed (the applicant will be required to sign on the day of the appointment (link a nuova istanza da caricare in pdf).
  2. Applicant’s valid passport and photocopy of the page with the photo and signature – if the applicant holds several citizenships, they must submit all valid passports, as well as the certificate of naturalisation for each citizenship acquired, which must be legalised and translated into Italian.
  3. UK Residence Permit valid for more than 3 years or Work Visa valid for more than 3 years. Those in the UK on a Tourist Visa, Student visa or WHV (working holiday visa), will NOT be able to apply for Italian citizenship at this Consulate General. 
  4. UK employment contract, which clearly indicates the beginning and the termination dates or states ‘permanent contract’, and contact details of HR manager.
  5. Proof of address (e.g. utility bill, council tax). The applicant should check if their address is included under this consular district;

Applicants who are resident in this consular district, whose family members have already been recognised Italian by descent through another Italian Consulate or in Italy at the Municipality (Comune), must submit all original documentation concerning the ancestors.

  1. Documents concerning the AVO DANTE CAUSA – THE ITALIAN ANCESTOR LAST BORN IN ITALY
    PLEASE NOTE THAT THE RIGHT TO BE RECOGNISED AS ITALIAN CITIZEN CEASES IF THE ANCESTOR NATURALISED BRITISH OR FOREIGN BEFORE THE BIRTH OF THE NEXT DESCENDANT, AND IN ANY CASE BEFORE 01/07/1912, WHEN LAW 555 WAS IMPLEMENTED.
  • Birth certificate of the Italian ancestor last born in Italy recently issued by the Italian Municipality (Comune) called ‘Estratto per riassunto dell’atto di nascita’ or alternatively ‘Copia conforme dell’atto integrale di nascita’.
    It must be original, stamped and signed by the Registry officer (Ufficiale di Stato Civile) of the Comune.
    It must bear the names of the ancestor’s parents and any additional notes (‘annotazioni a margine’) regarding any change in the marital status of the ancestor (birth, marriage, divorce if applicable, second marriage, loss/re-acquisition of Italian citizenship, death).
    Please note that if the ancestor was born before the Municipality (Comune) of birth established a Civil Status Register, the applicant must submit the original Baptism Certificate, signed and stamped by the church.
    Additionally the applicant must produce a letter issued by Municipality (Comune) stating the year of establishment of their Registry Office, and confirming that they do not retain any information on the ancestor.
  • Registry Office certificates – marriage, if applicable divorce and second marriage, death certificates. Each British certificate must be original, duly legalised and translated into Italian. If British certificates have been registered in Italy, the applicant should request the “estratto per riassunto “at the appropriate Municipality (Comune).

Please note that discrepancies of any kind in the submitted documentation (e.g. names, surnames, places, dates, etc.) will not be accepted. The applicant is therefore encouraged to check and have such discrepancies amended by the appropriate British authority before the appointment.

  • Declarations of Negative Naturalisation certifying that the applicant’s ancestor born in Italy did not naturalise foreign citizen:
    The declaration of Negative Naturalisation must be an original document, duly legalised and translated into Italian issued by the local authorities in the country of residence of the ancestor.
    The declaration must certify that the Italian ancestor did not acquire foreign citizenship from the country of migration before the birth of the next descendant. In case of naturalisation, the declaration must certify the date of such citizenship’s acquisition.
    If the Italian ancestor last born in Italy lived in several countries (for example: Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela), the applicant will be required to submit declarations of negative naturalization, or naturalization, from all of these countries.
  • ANY OTHER DOCUMENT concerning the Italian ancestor last born in Italy necessary to assess the application – e. passports, identity cards, landing documents in the country of migration, visas, residence permit etc.

 

  1. Documents concerning ALL ANCESTORS BORN AFTER THE AVO DANTE CAUSA – THE ITALIAN ANCESTOR LAST BORN IN ITALY
  • Registry Office certificates – Full birth certificate (long form), marriage, if applicable divorce or death certificate of the spouse and second marriage, death certificates of all direct ancestors

NB: The details concerning the ascendants and the applicant contained in the birth certificates must be consistent with the marital status of the parents. This means that, if at the time of birth, the parents were not married, the birth certificate must bear the signature of both parents as “informant”. Whereas if the parents were married, only one ‘informant’ is necessary.

Each British certificate must be original, duly legalised and translated into Italian.  If the British certificates have been registered in Italy, the applicant should request the “estratto per riassunto” at the relevant Municipality (Comune).

  • Please note that discrepancies of any kind in the submitted documentation (e.g. names, surnames, places, dates, etc.) will not be accepted. The applicant is therefore encouraged to check and have such discrepancies amended by the appropriate British authority before the appointment.
  1. APPLICANT’S DOCUMENTS
  • Full birth certificate in original, duly legalised and translated into Italian.
    Please note that discrepancies of any kind in the submitted documentation (e.g. names, surnames, places, dates, etc.) will not be accepted. The applicant is therefore encouraged to correct such discrepancies before the appointment or, if applicable, to apply for formal change of name/surname (through a deed poll) – for further information please contact the Citizenship Office (cittadinanza.londra@esteri.it).
  • Registry Office certificates – marriage certificate and, if applicable, divorce and second marriage
    Each certificate must be original, duly legalised and translated into Italian.
    If married, the applicant should produce copies of the passport and birth certificate of the spouse. In this case, the spouse’s birth certificate does not have to be legalised or translated into Italian.
    If the applicant has children under the age of 18 (minor children), they should submit their children’s birth certificate duly legalised and translated into Italian, in addition to copies of their passports.
    Please note that if the applicant has children over 18 years old, they are also entitled to submit an application for recognition of Italian citizenship by descent appropriate Italian consular office if they live abroad, or at the Municipality (Comune) if resident in Italy.
  1. CONSULAR FEE OF 300 EUR – The payment must be made on the day of the appointment in GBP with a British debit card according to the quarterly exchange rate published on the Italian Consulate General website.