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A common mistake with Italian citizenship applications.

By David on June 27, 2023 / Living in Italy, Other information, Traveling to Italy / Leave a comment

A common mistake with Italian citizenship applications. First things first: start by requesting your Italian ancestor’s birth certificate How to Get Your Italian Ancestor’s Birth Certificate If you are interested in applying for Italian citizenship by descent, you will need to collect a number of documents from Italy, including your ancestor’s birth certificate. This is the most important document, as you cannot apply for citizenship without it. Therefore, the first document you need to request is your Italian-born ancestor’s birth

How can I register my marriage in Italy without going through the Italian Consulate?

By David on October 31, 2022 / Living in Italy, News, Uncategorized / 1 Comment

How can I register my marriage in Italy without going through the Italian Consulate? If you are asking yourself how you can register your marriage in Italy without going through the Italian Consulate, you are in the right place. If you need to register your marriage in Italy we can do it for you. You do not need to go through your local Italian consulate and this will save you months or even years compared to trying to get an

Positivo negativo letter

By David on July 28, 2021 / Other information, Traveling to Italy, Uncategorized / Leave a comment

Positivo negativo letterYou are applying for Italian citizenship by descent (Jure Sanguinis) and so, after some research, you now know that one of the first things, if not the first one, you have to do is collect your Italian ancestor’s birth certificate. If you need assistance requesting this “positivo/negativo” letter from your ancestor’s Italian Comune, please send an email to citizenship@vademecumitalia.com and we will send you a quote for the assistance. Now, when you receive the birth certificate from your

Italian citizenship application: the new 48-month term

By David on June 27, 2020 / Living in Italy, Traveling to Italy / 9 Comments

Italian citizenship application: the “new” 48-month term Please send an email to citizenship@vademecumitalia.com and we will send you a quote for the assistance with your Italian citizenship application from day one to the day you will obtain your Italian passport. Many of our readers have asked us if the new 48-month term applies to new applications only or also to the ones submitted before the new law entered into force. Here’s what you need to know. Law no. 132 dated

Italian citizenship application: the B1 language requirement

By David on June 19, 2020 / Living in Italy, Traveling to Italy / 8 Comments

Italian citizenship application: the B1 language requirement Many of our readers have asked us if the B1 level knowledge of the Italian language is a requirement for all applications by marriage. Here’s what you need to know. If you applied before the new Law no. 132/2018 entered into force, or if you hold a long-term EU residency permit, you will not need to pass the language test. Art. 9.1-1 of Law no. 132 dated December 1, 2018 “Conversion into law,

Do you have an Italian ancestor? Discover immediately if you are eligible for Italian citizenship

By David on April 20, 2020 / Living in Italy, Traveling to Italy / 4 Comments

Do you have an Italian ancestor? Discover immediately if you are eligible for Italian citizenship If you have an Italian ancestor (e.g. great grandfather/mother or grandfather/mother) who was born in Italy and emigrated to your country (USA, UK, Argentina etc.), you might be eligible for Italian citizenship. As a matter of fact, Italian citizenship is based on the Jus Sanguinis principle, which means that citizenship is passed from parent to child based on bloodline. To make it simple, we can

Italian citizenship application: don’t make mistakes. Our expert Italian lawyers can review your documents

By David on April 16, 2020 / Living in Italy, Traveling to Italy / 4 Comments

Italian citizenship application: don’t make mistakes. Our expert Italian lawyers can review your documents You discover that you have an Italian ancestor who was born in Italy and emigrated to your country. You do some research and realize that you qualify for Italian citizenship. This is great news and you are very excited (you should be). So you learn what you need to do and start collecting your documents in order to submit your Italian citizenship application to your local

Brexit update: ‘Much Ado About Nothing’

By David on January 20, 2019 / Living in Italy, News, Traveling to Italy / Leave a comment

Brexit update: ‘Much Ado About Nothing ‘ Two important rounds of voting in the British Parliament this past week turned the old adage ‘No news is good news’ on its head: in fact, there was a lot of news which brought about nothing new and whether bad or good depended on which side of the fence Brits were sitting on. But, first things first. Late on Wednesday, Parliament rejected the deal PM Theresa May had negotiated by an overwhelming majority

Italian citizenship by marriage. Save a lot of time by submitting your application with us!

By David on July 12, 2018 / Living in Italy, Tips / 2 Comments

Italian citizenship by marriage. Save a lot of time by submitting your application with us! 1) How to submit an Italian citizenship application with Vademecum Italia, thus avoiding the slowness of Italian consulates According to art. 5, Law February 5, 1992, n. 91, the spouse (a foreigner or stateless person) of an Italian citizen can acquire Italian citizenship through marriage, provided that after the marriage he/she legally resides in the territory of the Italian Republic for at least two years, or after three years from

Brexit update: three requirements for EU citizens to stay in UK

By David on June 23, 2018 / News / Leave a comment

Brexit update: three requirements for EU citizens to stay in UK Good news for EU citizens residing in Britain! The latest Brexit accords have determined that EU citizens who hold permanent UK residency may maintain that status through a simple online process. Eu citizens who want to continue to live in the UK after Brexit, will only have to answer three questions in order to maintain their residency: they must prove their identity, that they actually live in the UK

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