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Cittadinanza italiana is Italian citizenship, acquired by: (1) birth to an Italian citizen parent (jure sanguinis), (2) birth on Italian soil to non-Italian parents in limited cases, (3) marriage to an Italian citizen (ius matrimonii), or (4) naturalization after 10 years of legal residence (4 years for EU citizens, no residency for those of Italian descent).
Italian citizenship is governed by Law 91 of 1992, the 1912 Law 555 (for births before 1992), the 1948 Constitution, and subsequent Cassazione rulings.
Italy permits dual citizenship — Italian citizens can hold other nationalities simultaneously without losing Italian citizenship.
Related terms
Jure sanguinis (Italian for 'right of blood') is the Italian citizenship-by-descent regime, which has no generational limit and is the most accessible CBD regime in Europe.
Dual citizenship (also called multiple citizenship) is the status of being a citizen of two or more countries simultaneously, with the rights and obligations of each.
Law 91 of 1992 is the principal Italian citizenship law, which governs modern jure sanguinis cases and reformed Italy's approach to dual citizenship.
A 1948 case is a judicial petition for Italian citizenship filed in the civil court of Rome, available to descendants of Italian women who gave birth before January 1, 1948.
The anagrafe is the Italian civil registry office that maintains records of residents, births, marriages, and deaths in each Italian commune (municipality).
An atto di nascita is an Italian birth certificate, retrieved from the anagrafe (civil registry) of the commune where the person was born.