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Old Jul 28th 2012, 2:41 pm
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Is anyone experience appling for Italian Citizenship by marriage?
How difficulty it was?
They said it will take about 2 years to give an answer, is anyone received before that?

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Old Jul 28th 2012, 2:50 pm
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Originally Posted by cuti
Is anyone experience appling for Italian Citizenship by marriage?
How difficulty it was?
They said it will take about 2 years to give an answer, is anyone received before that?

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You have to be married for at least 2 years before you can even apply for citizenship through marriage.

Are you already married to an Italian?
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Old Jul 28th 2012, 2:59 pm
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I have been married to him for about 5 years.
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You have to be married for at least 2 years before you can even apply for citizenship through marriage.
According to the following website, it's 6 months if one is resident in Italy and 3 years otherwise:

http://www.consvancouver.esteri.it/C.../Cittadinanza/

According to the same website, it takes 18/24 months to process the application. However, I have heard it can take longer than that. My wife became eligible years ago but we gave up on the idea, since the process is far from straightforward.
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I have been married to him for about 5 years.
Ok - then you need to go to your prefettura and ask them exactly what documents they want from you to apply for citizenship.

It won't be quick. It could take a few years.

Good luck.


http://www.interno.gov.it/mininterno...atrimonio.html
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if you are a citizen of an EU country then applying for Italian citizenship means
giving that up but if you are a non EU citizen then you can have dual citizenship. It will take sometime and a ceremony in which you swear loyalty in font of a flag .. good luck

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Originally Posted by HADENOUGHPIZZA
if you are a citizen of an EU country then applying for Italian citizenship means
giving that up but if you are a non EU citizen then you can have dual citizenship. It will take sometime and a ceremony in which you swear loyalty in font of a flag .. good luck
Sorry - but that's total shite what you just said. We do not have to give up anything. Not 100% sure of each and every EU country, but us Brits do not give up or renounce anything. We can have dual citizenship and both passports.
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Sorry - but that's total shite what you just said. We do not have to give up anything. Not 100% sure of each and every EU country, but us Brits do not give up or renounce anything. We can have dual citizenship and both passports.
It 's what I was told when I got married ! Within the EU an adult can only have one citizenship . An EU citizen has all the same rights as an Italian apart from the vote in IT political elections ? you have both ?
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Originally Posted by HADENOUGHPIZZA
It 's what I was told when I got married ! Within the EU an adult can only have one citizenship . An EU citizen has all the same rights as an Italian apart from the vote in IT political elections ? you have both ?
The laws on double nationality vary from country to country, even within the EU. In any case, OP is not an EU citizen.
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My eldest daughter was born in UK and we were advised to get her both UK passport + Italian Id but that at 18 she might have to choose . When I got my present job ( 2 years ago ) just after I was married I was advised not to apply for IT citizenship because it would mean giving up my Uk passport . I accept that things may well have changed since for the UK + IT .
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Originally Posted by HADENOUGHPIZZA
My eldest daughter was born in UK and we were advised to get her both UK passport + Italian Id but that at 18 she might have to choose . When I got my present job ( 2 years ago ) just after I was married I was advised not to apply for IT citizenship because it would mean giving up my Uk passport . I accept that things may well have changed since for the UK + IT .
Don't know who told you that Hadenough, but it is just not true! You can hold both a UK and Italian passport and things haven't changed recently.
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Originally Posted by HADENOUGHPIZZA
It 's what I was told when I got married ! Within the EU an adult can only have one citizenship . An EU citizen has all the same rights as an Italian apart from the vote in IT political elections ? you have both ?
It wasn't my intention to offend. You know what I'm like. I was totally surprised at the bullshit that you were told and know it is just not true. Another example of a job shit worthless person spouting crap !!!
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I stand corrected , I believe you and Lorna !not that I want an Italian passport anyway
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Originally Posted by Lorna at Vicenza
It wasn't my intention to offend. You know what I'm like. I was totally surprised at the bullshit that you were told and know it is just not true. Another example of a job shit worthless person spouting crap !!!
I'm not offended , takes a hell of lot more than that !
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Originally Posted by HADENOUGHPIZZA
I stand corrected , I believe you and Lorna !not that I want an Italian passport anyway
I was going to get Italian citizenship when the permesso di soggiorno still existed. I knew it would be a lot of work and paperwork but it would also have meant no more PdiS and no more questura. Then the rules changed. I didn't need a PdiS anymore.

An Italian passport is cheaper than getting my UK one done with the embassy but I wasn't really that bothered. A friend of mine did apply for the citizenship. It came after more than 3 years. A little handshake and vow with the Sindaco in the Comune and that was it. Even she hasn't bothered to get an Italian passport yet.
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