In order to establish your claim of citizenship, you’ll need documents (vital records) supporting the descent of each person in your line back to the parent or grandparent you are claiming citizenship through. For applicants born outside Italy claiming citizenship by descent (scenarios 2-4 below), you’ll also need documents establishing whether and when your LIBRA (Last Italian-Born and Registered Ascendent) naturalized, showing that he or she did not lose Italian citizenship before the next person in your line became an adult. In addition, all recognized Italian citizens are required to keep their home comune up-to-date with any changes in their status, such as marriage, divorce, or the birth of their children.

While jure sanguinis means “right of blood”, DNA is not acceptable proof to the consulate and they don’t want to see it.

Each consulate (or comune) establishes a list of the documents that they will require to support your application. Some, but not all, consulates list these documents on their websites, but these lists are not always accurate and they are subject to change. In the Facebook group, we have may posts detailing what documents were required during appointment at various consulates.

Reference the chart below for the most common scenarios: