Citizenship

Italian citizenship is based on the principle of descent, whereby the child born of an Italian father and/or mother is an Italian citizen.

Italian citizenship is acquired automatically in the following cases:

• filiation “jure sanguinis”, whereby a child born of an Italian father or mother is an Italian citizen wherever the birth takes place;

• birth on Italian territory “jure soli”, if the parents are unknown or stateless, or if the foreign parents do not transmit their nationality to the child according to the law of their own State, or if the child has been found abandoned on Italian territory;

• acknowledgement of paternity or maternity by an Italian national or citizen or following a judicial declaration of filiation of a minor;

• adoption, by an Italian citizen or national, of a minor.

For whom is it intended?

to all foreigners residing in the Municipality of Venice if:

• a foreign national descendant from an Italian ancestor;

• a foreigner of legal age recognised by an Italian parent;

• a foreign national born and raised in Italy.

What to do

• make an appointment, Monday to Friday from 12 noon to 1 p.m., by contacting the competent the Civil Registry Office at the following numbers:

VENICE - Historical Centre and Islands +39 041.2748327

MESTRE - Mainland +39 041.2746612

• appear on the appointed day with a suitable identity document.

How much does it cost?

Government contribution of €250.00 payable to postal current account no. 809020:

made out to: Ministero dell’Interno Dipartimento Libertà Civili e Immigrazione - Cittadinanza

Causale: cittadinanza – contributo di cui all’Art. 1, comma 12, Legge 15.7.2009 n. 94

Quality standards

Time interval from application to issue of citizenship <= 90 days.

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