- The provisions governing the reacquisition of citizenship are contained in art. 13 of Law no. 91/92. In particular, an individual residing abroad, who has lost citizenship may reacquire it pursuant to paragraph 1, letter c), by submitting a specific declaration to the competent Consular Office, provided they establish residence in Italy within one year of the declaration;
- Women married to foreign nationals before 1 January 1948, who – by virtue of marriage – automatically acquired their husband’s citizenship and lost Italian citizenship, may reacquire it, even if residing abroad, by declaration. The declaration of reacquisition of citizenship must be made, if residing abroad, to the competent Consular Office.
The declaration must be accompanied by the following documentation:
- birth certificate issued by the relevant Italian municipality;
- documentation evidencing previous possession of Italian citizenship;
- documentation of foreign citizenship or stateless status;
- certificate of family situation or equivalent documentation.
In addition, art. 17 of Law no. 91/1992, as amended by Decree-Law no. 36/2025 as converted by Law no. 74/2025, provides for the reopening of deadlines for the reacquisition of citizenship in favour of former citizens born in Italy or who have been resident in Italy for at least two continuous years and who have lost their citizenship no later than 15 August 1992 under art. 8, no. 1 and no. 2, or art. 12 of Law no. 555 of 1912 (naturalisation in a foreign country, renunciation of citizenship following involuntary acquisition of foreign citizenship, minor children living with a parent who has lost citizenship). This possibility does not apply to those who renounced their Italian citizenship (or who have lost it for other reasons) starting from 16 August 1992.
Declarations for reacquisition may be submitted between 1 July 2025 and 31 December 2027.
The interested party for the reacquisition must provide:
- Valid identity document issued by the Authority of the country of current citizenship;
- Birth certificate: if born abroad, it must be suitable for transcription in Italy, duly legalised and translated;
- For those born abroad, historical residence certificate issued by the competent Italian municipality;
- Historical certificate of residence;
- Documentation proving the reason and date for loss of citizenship (proof of foreign citizenship acquisition and, in the cases envisaged, the renunciation of Italian citizenship such as certificate of naturalisation or, if required by local practice, birth certificate with citizenship documentation and reason of acquisition, issued by foreign authorities must be duly legalised and translated).
A contribution of EUR 250, payable at the Consular Office, is required for declarations of reacquisition of Italian citizenship.
The declaration must be made by the interested party personally.
According to art. 15 of Law no. 91/1992, the individual reacquires citizenship from the day following the declaration, not from birth.