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Italian citizenship by descent — consular & 1948 judicial filings
Milan-based citizenship law firm specializing in jure sanguinis cases for the Italian diaspora. Files at consulates worldwide and in the Rome civil court for 1948 cases.
At a glance
About L. Moretti & Associates
L. Moretti & Associates is a Milan-based citizenship law firm founded in 2011 by attorney Lorenzo Moretti, admitted to the Milan Bar and the New York State Bar. The firm specializes exclusively in Italian citizenship by descent — both consular filings and the accelerated 1948 judicial path.
The firm has filed over 300 Italian citizenship cases since 2011, with a 98% approval rate on completed cases. We have particular expertise in 1948 cases (descendants of Italian women who gave birth before January 1, 1948), having filed over 80 petitions in the Tribunale Ordinario di Roma.
Our team includes two admitted attorneys, three paralegals, two in-house genealogists (one based in Rome, one in Palermo), and a network of sworn translators across Italy. We handle every aspect of the case in-house — no outsourcing.
Country specializations
Full-service Italian citizenship by descent: consular filings at any consulate worldwide, 1948 judicial petitions in Rome, document retrieval from any Italian commune, apostille and sworn translation coordination, and passport application support after recognition.
Case studies
Petitioner's Italian grandmother gave birth in 1946, before the 1948 Constitution. Consular path was unavailable. We filed a 1948 petition in Rome.
Outcome: Citizenship recognized in 14 months. Family of 4 received Italian passports.
Petitioner's grandfather emigrated from Calabria in 1923, never naturalized. Standard jure sanguinis case filed at the NYC consulate.
Outcome: Citizenship recognized in 22 months (consular wait time). Single applicant.
Client reviews
“Three generations of my family thought Italian citizenship was lost. Moretti found the 1948 path and we had our passports in 11 months.”
— Marco V.
“After two other firms said Mexico was our only option, Moretti found my grandmother's Italian line through Palermo. Filed in Rome, decided in 9 months.”
— Daniela R.