Reacquisition of citizenship

Reacquisition of Italian citizenship once lost

Italian citizenship can be reinstated once it is lost:

Automatically

One year from the date in which residence is established in Italy, except in the case of renunciation within that same period.

By Application

· serving in the Italian armed forces;

· being hired as a public servant at the service of the State, even abroad;

· residents abroad: providing the Italian Consulate with a statement stating the intention to reinstate Italian citizenship and establishing residency in Italy within one year of that statement;

· statement by Italian citizens who automatically lost citizenship by marrying a foreigner before January 1st 1948.