Get Declaration Of Living Italian Ascendant Form3 .doc

Do I qualify for Italian citizenship? Most people with Italian ancestral ties qualify for Italian citizenship. While certain rules apply, the main requirement is that you can prove your ancestral links to an Italian ancestor who did not go through the naturalization process prior to the birth of their child.

Can you get Italian citizenship through grandparents? Yes. If your grandfather or grandmother was an Italian citizen or had rights to claim Italian citizenship at the time of your father or mother's birth , you may be entitled to apply for Italian citizenship.

Having an Italy-born Ancestor is one of the requirements but sadly not the only one; the good news is that there is no limit in the number of generations you can go back, as long as your Italian Ancestor migrated away AFTER Italy became a nation, on March 17, 1861.

This is where “FORM 3” comes into play: if one of these descendants between you and your Italy-born Ancestor is still ALIVE, for instance your father, mother, or grandparent, each one will have to sign FORM 3 declaring that he or she never renounced their rights to Italian citizenship to any Italian authority.

The following documentation is required: birth certificate of your paternal grandfather (from Italy) and your father; copies of the birth certificate of your paternal grandmother and mother; marriage certificates of your paternal grandparents and parents;

You can claim Italian citizenship through descent as Italy recognizes jure sanguinis (by the bloodline). However, you must prove that your Italian ancestor was, in fact, an Italian citizen or had the right to claim Italian citizenship when they were born.

The following documentation is required: birth certificate of your paternal grandfather (from Italy) and your father; copies of the birth certificate of your paternal grandmother and mother; marriage certificates of your paternal grandparents and parents;