Reacquisition of Italian citizenship by establishing residency in Italy (art. 13, paragraph 1, Law 91/1992)

This Consulate has established a new procedure for submitting the application.

We invite users to visit this page often, especially the sections DOCUMENTATION TO BE SUBMITTED and APPOINTMENTS, which are frequently updated.

Applicants who have lost Italian citizenship may reacquire it in one of the following ways:

• By filing a declaration of intent to reacquire Italian citizenship with the Consular Office (or with the Comune), pursuant to Article 13, paragraph 1, letter C Law 91/1992. In this case, the applicant must transfer their permanent residence to Italy within one year of the declaration.
• By residing in Italy for at least one continuous year, pursuant to Article 13, paragraph 1, letter D, Law 91/1992. In this second case, a consular declaration is not required.

This section concerns exclusively the first option, i.e., reacquisition by filing a declaration pursuant to Article 13, paragraph 1, letter C, Law 91/1992.

Please note that failure to transfer residence to Italy within one year of filing the declaration will render the declaration invalid.

DOCUMENTATION TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CONSULATE

The declaration of intent to reacquire Italian citizenship through residence, pursuant to Article 13 paragraph 1 letter C of Law 91/1992, may be made directly at the Municipality where residence has been established or may be made at the Consulate, before moving to Italy.

The following must be submitted to the Consulate:

1. Form_Riacquisto_art.13 filled out but without date or signature
2. Passports of all nationalities (valid or expired)
3. A valid document (passport, State DL, State ID)
4. Proof of residence within the consular district (recent utility bill, valid State DL, valid State ID)
5. Most recent Italian passport (if available)
6. For naturalization in the USA: submit the original US Naturalization Certificate (front and back); for naturalization in other foreign countries, submit equivalent documentation in accordance with local practices (e.g. birth certificate accompanied by proof of citizenship) indicating the date and method of acquisition of foreign citizenship, legalized with an Apostille and accompanied by an Italian translation legalized by the competent Italian consulate
7. The following certificates issued by the Municipality within the last 6 months:
   • Original of Copia Integrale dell’Atto di Nascita
   • Original of Estratto dell’Atto di Nascita (NON plurilingue)
8. For those who lost their citizenship as minors, it is also necessary to submit the original Naturalization Certificate (front and back) for the parents, the following certificates issued by the Comune within the last 6 months: the original of the parents’ Copia Integrale dell’Atto di Nascita, and the original of the parents’ Estratto dell’Atto di Nascita

Please note that are considered original:

• the paper certificates issued by the Municipality that show the municipality’s stamp, the signature of the municipal delegate, the date of issue (printouts of certificates received by email from the Municipality are not accepted)
• the certificates directly sent by the Comune to houston@esteri.it or to con.houston@cert.esteri.it with object “(COGNOME) riacquisto cittadinanza”

APPOINTMENTS

All the above-listed documentation must be scanned in PDF format and sent in ONE email to cittadinanza.houston@esteri.it with subject “LAST NAME – Reacquisition art. 13”.

The citizenship office, only if the documentation is correct and complete, will communicate the appointment date.

AT THE APPOINTMENT

At the appointment the applicant must present:

• The original of all the documentation sent in advance by email
• The receipt of payment of EURO 250,00 payable to the Ministero dell’Interno. The payment should be made as follows:

BENEFICIARIO: “MINISTERO DELL’ INTERNO D.L.C.I. – CITTADINANZA” Piazzale del Viminale, 00184 ROMA (ITALIA)

CODICE IBAN: IT54D0760103200000000809020

SWIFT CODE: BPPIITRRXXX

EUROGIRO: PIBPITRA

CAUSALE DEL VERSAMENTO: (Nome e Cognome) Istanza di riacquisto cittadinanza art 13

Requests with incomplete documentation will be rejected.

This consulate reserves the right to request additional documentation if it deems it necessary.

Please note that the documentation submitted will NOT be returned.

Failure to move to Italy within a year of the statement will render the statement invalid.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to check the requirements for legal residence in Italy and for registration in the Comune’s Registry by contacting the relevant Italian authorities.

The competent office is cittadinanza.houston@esteri.it