{"id":337,"date":"2023-05-23T15:34:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T19:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consfiladelfia.esteri.it\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/stato-civile\/trascrizione-atti-di-nascita\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T12:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:38:14","slug":"trascrizione-atti-di-nascita","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/consfiladelfia.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/stato-civile\/trascrizione-atti-di-nascita\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration of birth certificates for minors"},"content":{"rendered":"

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE FURTHER UPDATES AS NECESSARY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks to the Consulate General of Italy in Edinburgh for the production<\/strong><\/p>\n

Law No. 74 of 23\/05\/2025<\/strong>, which amended and converted Decree-Law No. 36 of 28\/03\/2025,\u00a0introduced significant restrictions on the transmission of Italian citizenship and, consequently, on the procedure for registering the birth certificates of minors born abroad.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The new citizenship law introduced the principle that\u00a0a person born abroad<\/strong>, even before the effective date of Law No. 74 of 23\/05\/2025,\u00a0who holds another nationality or even has the right to acquire it, is considered to have never acquired Italian citizenship<\/strong>,\u00a0unless<\/u>\u00a0<\/strong>one of the conditions outlined below applies.<\/p>\n

SUMMARY TABLE\u00a0<\/strong>HERE<\/strong> (link)<\/strong><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

NOTE: in order to register the birth of a minor child, the vital records of the Italian parent (s) must first be registered in the Italian municipality of reference.\u00a0 This includes current and\/or prior marriages and or divorces which occurred before the birth of the minor child.\u00a0 If the parents were not married at the time of the child\u2019s birth, please see the additional indications at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

AUTOMATIC ACQUISITION OF ITALIAN CITIZENSHIP BY MINOR CHILDREN BORN ABROAD TO ITALIAN CITIZENS.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A minor\u00a0born abroad<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0to Italian parents is\u00a0automatically<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0considered an Italian citizen\u00a0only\u00a0if<\/u><\/strong> at least one of the following conditions is met:<\/p>\n

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  1. At the time of birth, the minor can exclusively acquire Italian citizenship, meaning they cannot hold or acquire any other citizenship, such as through ius sanguinis, ius soli, citizenship by option, etc.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Individuals born in the United States acquire U.S. citizenship by ius soli, that is, by virtue of being born on U.S. territory.<\/p>\n

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    1. At the time of the minor\u2019s birth, a\u00a0first or second-degree ancestor<\/u>(parents\/grandparents) holds (or held, at the time of their death)\u00a0exclusively\u00a0<\/u>Italian citizenship.<\/strong><\/em>
      \n<\/em><\/strong>The application for registration must include documents that incontrovertibly demonstrate that, at the time of the minor\u2019s birth, one of the parents or grandparents was exclusively an Italian citizen (or was at the time of death, if they passed away before the minor was born).
      \nThe responsibility of providing valid proof of non-naturalization from the relevant authorities of all countries where the ancestor may have resided\u00a0lies solely with the applicant<\/u><\/em>.<\/u> Any self-declaration regarding the non-possession of other citizenship will not be accepted.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      For more information on the documentation proving exclusive possession of Italian citizenship by parents\/grandparents, see <\/a><\/strong><\/em>HERE<\/u><\/strong><\/em>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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      1. The Italian\u00a0paren<\/u>t has\u00a0re<\/span>sided in Italy for at least 2 continuous years<\/u>\u00a0after acquiring Italian citizenship and before the birth of the child.<\/em><\/strong>
        \n<\/em>The Italian parent who acquired citizenship through marriage, residence, or legal benefit must demonstrate they have resided in Italy for at least\u00a02 continuous years after acquiring Italian citizenship and before the birth of the child<\/u>. The residence in Italy of the Italian citizen prior to acquiring Italian citizenship, as well as the residence in Italy of the foreign parent, is not relevant. Any self-declaration regarding residency will not be accepted.
        \nThe responsibility of providing valid proof of residence\u00a0lies solely with the applicant<\/u>.
        \nFor more information about the documentation proving residence in Italy for at least two consecutive years after acquiring Italian citizenship and before the date of the child\u2019s birth,         see\u00a0<\/a><\/u>HERE.<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        IF ONE OF THE THREE AFOREMENTIONED REQUIREMENTS IS MET, IT IS POSSIBLE TO PROCEED WITH THE REQUEST FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE BIRTH ACCORDING TO THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED HERE<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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        IF THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED UNDER POINTS 1, 2 OR 3 ARE NOT MET, THE MINOR MAY ACQUIRE ITALIAN CITIZENSHIP BY LEGAL BENEFIT IF BOTH PARENTS WISH IT:<\/p>\n

        NEW CASES OF ACQUIRING CITIZENSHIP ABROAD FOR MINOR CHILDREN OF ITALIAN CITIZENS WHO\u00a0DO NOT<\/u>\u00a0AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMIT ITALIAN CITIZENSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n

        A minor\u00a0born abroad<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0to Italian parents who cannot<\/strong> be automatically considered an Italian citizen due to the above restrictions (i.e., the minor holds another citizenship, or the parents\/grandparents hold another citizenship) can acquire Italian citizenship\u00a0by<\/u>\u00a0legal benefit<\/u>\u00a0if the parents or guardian declare their intention to acquire citizenship within one year of the minor\u2019s birth<\/strong>, provided the following conditions are\u00a0jointly<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0met:<\/p>\n

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        1. At least one parent is an Italian citizen by birth (ius sanguinis).
          \n<\/em><\/strong>This excludes cases of naturalized Italian citizens (Article 9 of Law No. 91\/1992), citizenship by legal benefit (Article 4 of Law No. 91\/1992), marriage (Article 5 of Law No. 91\/1992 or Article 10 of Law No. 555\/1912), or iuris communicatione (Article 14 of Law No. 91\/1992).
          \n<\/em>The responsibility of providing valid proof of\u00a0ius sanguinis<\/em>citizenship\u00a0lies solely with the applicant<\/u>.
          \nFor more information about the documentation proving the possession of Italian citizenship\u00a0jure sanguinis<\/em>\u00a0by parents\/grandparents,           see\u00a0<\/a><\/u>HERE.<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n
        2. Both parents (including the foreign parent) or the guardian submit the \u201c<\/em><\/strong>Dichiarazione di volont\u00e0<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u201d <\/em><\/strong>to acquire citizenship\u00a0within one year<\/u>of the minor\u2019s birth or the date of a subsequent legal determination of parentage, even in the case of adoption during the minor\u2019s age.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          How to submit the\u00a0DICHIARAZIONE DI VOLONTA\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

          IMPORTANT:<\/strong><\/p>\n