- The regulations of the reacquisition of citizenship is contained in art. 13 of Law no. 91/92. In particular, it should be noted that the citizen, residing abroad, who has lost his or her citizenship may reacquire it pursuant to paragraph 1, letter c), subject to a specific declaration to the competent Consular Office if he or she establishes his or her residence in Italy within one year of the declaration itself;
- Women who married foreign nationals before 1 January 1948, and who – by virtue of marriage – automatically acquired their husband’s citizenship, lost Italian citizenship and can reacquire it, even if residing abroad, by means of a declaration. The declaration of reacquisition of citizenship is made, in the case of residence abroad, to the competent Consular Office.
The declaration must be accompanied by the following documentation:
- birth certificate issued by the Municipality where this certificate is registered or transcribed;
- documentation proving the past possession of Italian citizenship;
- documentation relating to the possession of foreign citizenship, or statelessness;
- certificate of family situation or equivalent documentation.
In addition, art. 17 of Law no. 91/1992, amended by Decree-Law no. 36/2025 as converted by Law no. 74/2025, provides for the reopening of the terms 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 in application of 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). The possibility of reacquisition does not apply to those who have renounced their Italian citizenship (or who have lost it for other reasons) starting from 16 August 1992.
Declarations of reacquisition can be submitted between 1 July 2025 and 31 December 2027.
The interested party for the reacquisition must present:
- Valid identity document issued by the Authority of the country of current citizenship;
- Birth certificate: if born abroad, it must be presented in the forms required for transcription in Italy, duly legalised and translated;
- For those born abroad, certificate of historical record of residence issued by the competent Italian Municipality;
- Certificate of historical records of citizenship;
- Documentation proving the cause and date of the loss of citizenship (the acquisition of foreign citizenship and, in the cases envisaged, the renunciation of Italian citizenship must be demonstrated: certificate of naturalisation or, if required by local practice, birth certificate accompanied by the certification of citizenship and the title under which it is acquired; documentation 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 person concerned does not reacquire citizenship from the date of birth, but from the day after the declaration is made.