{"id":1086,"date":"2023-05-18T17:10:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T15:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consedimburgo.esteri.it\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/cittadinanza\/riacquisto-possesso-ininterrotto-della-cittadinanza\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T11:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:44:59","slug":"riacquisto-possesso-ininterrotto-della-cittadinanza","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/consedimburgo.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/cittadinanza\/riacquisto-possesso-ininterrotto-della-cittadinanza\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-acquisition of lost Italian citizeship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"64\" data-end=\"364\"><strong data-start=\"64\" data-end=\"94\">Law No. 74 of May 23, 2025<\/strong>, converting Decree Law 36\/2025, amended <strong data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"182\">Article 17, paragraph 1, of Law No. 91\/1992<\/strong>, allowing former Italian citizens, including those residing abroad, in certain cases and for a limited time period, to <strong data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"363\">reacquire Italian citizenship by submitting a declaration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"366\" data-end=\"470\">The <strong data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"421\">new Article 17, paragraph 1, of Law No. 91\/1992<\/strong> applies when both the following requirements are met:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The applicant must have been <strong data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"520\">born in Italy<\/strong> or have been <strong data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"590\">resident in Italy for at least two consecutive years<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>The applicant must have <strong data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"676\">lost Italian citizenship no later than August 15, 1992<\/strong>, in one of the following cases:\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Voluntarily acquired a foreign citizenship no later than August 15, 1992, and established residence abroad<\/span> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzettaufficiale.it\/eli\/id\/1912\/06\/30\/012U0555\/sg\">articolo 8, numero 1\u00b0, della legge n. 555\/1912<\/a>);<\/li>\n<li>Having automatically acquired a foreign citizenship (not by their own choice), they <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">renounced Italian citizenship and established residence abroad<\/span> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzettaufficiale.it\/eli\/id\/1912\/06\/30\/012U0555\/sg\">articolo 8, numero 2\u00b0, della legge n. 555\/1912<\/a>);<\/li>\n<li>Was a minor child (not emancipated) of someone who lost citizenship, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">shared residence with the parent, and acquired the citizenship of a foreign state<\/span> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzettaufficiale.it\/eli\/id\/1912\/06\/30\/012U0555\/sg\">articolo 12 della legge n. 555\/1912<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The new Article 17, paragraph 1, of Law No. 91\/1992 <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">does NOT apply to<\/span><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Former citizens <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">born abroad who have not resided in Italy for at least two consecutive years<\/span>;<\/li>\n<li>Those who l<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ost citizenship after August 15, 1992<\/span> (for any reason);<\/li>\n<li>Those who lost citizenship under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzettaufficiale.it\/eli\/id\/1912\/06\/30\/012U0555\/sg\">articolo 8, numero 3\u00b0<\/a>\u00a0(i.e., anyone who, &#8220;having accepted employment with a foreign government or entered military service for a foreign power, persisted in such service despite the Italian government&#8217;s order to leave such employment or service within a specified time&#8221;);<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Those who did not exercise the option<\/span> provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzettaufficiale.it\/atto\/serie_generale\/caricaDettaglioAtto\/originario?atto.dataPubblicazioneGazzetta=1983-04-26&amp;atto.codiceRedazionale=083U0123&amp;elenco30giorni=false#:~:text=Il%20coniuge%2C%20straniero%20o%20apolide,se%20non%20sussista%20separazione%20legale.\">articolo 5, secondo comma, della legge n. 123\/1983<\/a> (a <strong data-start=\"1900\" data-end=\"1915\">minor child<\/strong>, including adopted, of an Italian father or mother who, in case of dual citizenship, could choose one citizenship within one year of reaching the age of majority).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong data-start=\"2081\" data-end=\"2098\">Italian women<\/strong> married to British citizens <strong data-start=\"2127\" data-end=\"2153\">before January 1, 1948<\/strong>, who acquired <strong data-start=\"2168\" data-end=\"2191\">British citizenship<\/strong> and consequently <strong data-start=\"2209\" data-end=\"2237\">lost Italian citizenship<\/strong> under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzettaufficiale.it\/eli\/id\/1912\/06\/30\/012U0555\/sg\">art. 10 comma 3 della legge 555\/1912<\/a>, can <strong data-start=\"2294\" data-end=\"2361\">only reacquire Italian citizenship through judicial recognition<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"2367\" data-end=\"2399\">not through consular offices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"31\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"31\">FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"252\"><strong>Is it possible to reacquire citizenship under Article 17 of Law No. 91\/1992 if it was lost after 16 August 1992?<\/strong><br data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"156\" \/>Article 17 refers exclusively to cases of loss of citizenship identified by Law No. 555 of 1912.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"252\"><strong>If a former citizen has renounced Italian citizenship, can they reacquire it under Article 17?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Only if the case referred to in Article 8 no. 2 of Law No. 555\/1912 applies.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"252\"><strong>What documentation must be provided by those applying to reacquire Italian citizenship?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Pursuant to Article 10 of Presidential Decree No. 572\/1993, the necessary documentation must be provided proving the cause of loss of Italian citizenship and the date it took effect, the birth certificate, and documentation showing previous possession of Italian citizenship.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"252\"><strong>Are applications for re-acquisition of citizenship submitted at a consular office free of charge?<\/strong><br \/>\nNo. Article 1-ter, paragraph 2, of Decree-Law No. 36\/2025 introduced Article 7-ter to the schedule of consular fees collected by diplomatic-consular offices under Legislative Decree No. 71\/2011, which provides that for declarations of re-acquisition of Italian citizenship a consular fee of \u20ac250 must be paid.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/consedimburgo.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/cittadinanza\/riacquisto-possesso-ininterrotto-della-cittadinanza\/procedure-for-re-acquisition\/\">Procedure for re-acquisition<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Law No. 74 of May 23, 2025, converting Decree Law 36\/2025, amended Article 17, paragraph 1, of Law No. 91\/1992, allowing former Italian citizens, including those residing abroad, in certain cases and for a limited time period, to reacquire Italian citizenship by submitting a declaration. 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