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The Tribunale Ordinario di Roma (Rome civil court) is the court that hears Italian 1948 citizenship cases, regardless of where the petitioner resides. Italian law establishes Rome as the exclusive venue for 1948 petitions.
A 1948 case is filed by Italian counsel on behalf of the petitioner. The first hearing is typically scheduled 6-9 months after filing. Most cases are decided on the papers, with a single hearing, and the sentence is issued 3-9 months after the hearing.
Once the court issues a favorable sentence, the petitioner applies for recognition at the Italian consulate of their jurisdiction, then for an Italian passport. The total process typically takes 12-24 months from filing to passport.
Related terms
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.
Judicial filing is the process of submitting a citizenship application through a court in the country of origin, rather than through a consulate or ministry.
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.
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.
Stato civile (civil status) refers to the Italian system of civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths, maintained by the anagrafe in each commune.