{"id":2069,"date":"2023-05-18T14:36:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T18:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/?page_id=2069"},"modified":"2025-06-27T11:14:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T15:14:56","slug":"how-to-apply-for-citizenship-by-right-of-residency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/cittadinanza\/reacquisition-of-italian-citizenship\/how-to-apply-for-citizenship-by-right-of-residency\/","title":{"rendered":"How to apply for reacquisition of Italian citizenship by establishing residency in Italy (art. 13 Law 91\/1992)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Italian citizens who lost their Italian citizenship are able to reacquire it in one of the following ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>by submitting\u00a0<strong>a formal written statement of intent to reacquire Italian citizenship<\/strong>\u00a0and establishing their permanent residency in Italy (Law no. 91\/1992, art. 13, letter c);<\/li>\n<li>by\u00a0<strong>establishing their permanent residence in Italy for a minimum of one year<\/strong>\u00a0(law no.91\/1992, art. 13, letter d). The statement of intent is not necessary in this case. The re-acquisition comes into effect the day after the one-year residency requirement has been completed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>REQUIRED DOCUMENTS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The formal written statement of the intent to reacquire Italian citizenship (as outlined in option 1 above) can either be submitted directly at the Italian Comune where the applicant establishes residency, or it can be submitted at this Consulate General before moving back to Italy. If you choose the latter, you must make an appointment with the Citizenship Office by emailing\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:newyork.cittadinanza@esteri.it\">newyork.cittadinanza@esteri.it<\/a> and submit the following documents, in PDF format, on the day of your appointment:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Modello_Richiesta_Art.-13.pdf\">request\u00a0form<\/a>, duly filled in and signed by the applicant;<\/li>\n<li>proof of residence in this consular jurisdiction (utility bill, driver license, State ID, etc.);<\/li>\n<li>birth certificate issued, within the last six months, by the Italian<em>\u00a0Comune<\/em>\u00a0where you were born or where your birth is registered;<\/li>\n<li>marriage certificate or divorce judgement if they occurred abroad (if they occurred in the United States, please check the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/stato-civile\/\"><strong>Vital Records<\/strong><\/a>);<\/li>\n<li>copy of your Italian passport (if applicable);<\/li>\n<li>certificate of US naturalization. If the naturalization occurred when the child was still a minor, please also provide the parents\u2019 birth certificates and naturalization certificates or green cards;<\/li>\n<li>US passport, or other valid form of ID.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>An appointment to submit your statement of intent (pursuant to art.13 paragraph 1 lett. c Law 91\/1992) will be scheduled only if the above documentation, submitted first by email, is correct and complete.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the day of the scheduled appointment, the applicant must submit the original documents and a second set of copies. In addition, the applicant will need to provide a receipt of payment of EURO 250,00 payable\u00a0 to the Ministero dell\u2019Interno. The payment should be made as follows:<\/p>\n<p>BENEFICIARIO: \u201cMINISTERO DELL\u2019 INTERNO D.L.C.I. \u2013 CITTADINANZA\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Piazzale del Viminale, 00184 ROMA (ITALIA)<br \/>\nIBAN CODE: IT54D0760103200000000809020<br \/>\nSWIFT CODE: BPPIITRRXXX<br \/>\nEUROGIRO: PIBPITRA<br \/>\nCAUSALE DEL VERSAMENTO: write the applicant\u2019s name and surname and add \u201c<em>istanza di riacquisto Cittadinanza ex art. 13\u201d<\/em>as a reference on the bank transfer.<\/p>\n<p>Failure to move to Italy within a year of the statement will render it invalid.<\/p>\n<p>It is the applicant\u2019s responsibility to check the requirements for legal residence in Italy and for registration in the <em>Comune<\/em>\u2019s Registry by contacting the relevant Italian authorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Italian citizens who lost their Italian citizenship are able to reacquire it in one of the following ways: by submitting\u00a0a formal written statement of intent to reacquire Italian citizenship\u00a0and establishing their permanent residency in Italy (Law no. 91\/1992, art. 13, letter c); by\u00a0establishing their permanent residence in Italy for a minimum of one year\u00a0(law no.91\/1992, [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":4242,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2069","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2069"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4305,"href":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2069\/revisions\/4305"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}