Certificate of citizenship

The citizenship certificate certifies the Italian citizenship of a natural person.

The citizenship certificate can be requested only for Italian citizens who are registered in the Anagrafe register in the Municipality where they are resident. Therefore, to request it, it is necessary to know the name, surname, date of birth and Municipality of residence of the natural person.

What is the Citizenship Certificate? Who does it concern? Who can request it?

The Citizenship Certificate is a document that certifies the citizenship of Italians regularly registered in the Anagrafe of the Municipality of residence.

The Citizenship Certificate can only be obtained if the citizen is resident in Italy.

They are Italian citizens:

• citizens born in Italian territory;
• foreign minors adopted by Italian parents;
• children born to an Italian father/mother;
• minors born to unknown parents in Italy if no other citizenship has been ascertained;
• foreign citizens who have obtained Italian citizenship (obtained by decree of the Minister of the Interior);
• spouses of Italian citizens legally resident in Italy for at least six months or after three years from the marriage (unless there has been annulment/divorce/dissolution).

This certificate can be requested either by the interested party or by third parties who wish to ascertain the Italian citizenship of a natural person.

The citizenship certificate can be requested in any municipality in the national territory (e.g. request a certificate in the municipality of Rome, Milan, Palermo).

NB It is not possible to request a citizenship certificate for deceased persons.

What does the citizenship certificate contain? How long is it valid for?

The required document contains information about the Italian citizenship of the individual. In particular, the Certificate of Citizenship states:

• name;
• surname;
• date and place of birth,
• specific citizenship.

The temporal value of the citizenship certificate is six months starting from the delivery of the certificate. After six months, the document is no longer valid and does not guarantee the truthfulness of the information contained therein. However, the interested party may extend its validity by declaring on the stamp that the citizenship has not changed. In any case, a new certificate may be requested in the manner described below.

Only residents in Italian territory duly registered in the municipality of residence can obtain the citizenship certificate.

The citizenship certificate has the function of making the rights resulting from Italian citizenship exercisable. It is necessary to establish residency.

NB Citizenship certificates can be issued by the municipality with or without stamp duty. In case of stamp duty, it is €16.00 + €0.26 for administrative fees; in case of no stamp duty, only €0.26 will be due for administrative fees.

Processing times

The processing times via EMAIL of our certificates are:

- approximately 3/7 working days for documents processed urgently;

- approximately 15 working days for non-urgent and non-apostilled certificates;

The delivery of the document in paper format is managed by DHL or Poste Italiane, therefore, we do not assume any responsibility in case of delay or loss of the shipment of the document.