Administrative route — the consular path for qualifying Italian descent lines. It is the same Italian citizenship-by-descent program as the 1948 judicial route; the difference is where the case is adjudicated.
See the 1948 judicial route →The document set at a glance
12
Documents in the set
7
Required
0
Conditional
5
PassVault recommended
What you will need
the program’s definitive document set, by categoryLineage
Italian birth certificateRequiredOfficial requirement
Anchor ancestor
Certified copy
Death certificateConditionalOfficial requirementPassVault recommended
Anchor ancestor
Certified copyApostilleTranslation
Marriage certificateConditionalOfficial requirementPassVault recommended
Anchor ancestor
Certified copyApostilleTranslation
Non naturalization certificateRequiredOfficial requirement
Anchor ancestor
Certified copyApostilleTranslation
Birth certificateRequiredOfficial requirement
Principal applicant
Long formCertified copyApostilleTranslation
Marriage name changeConditionalOfficial requirementPassVault recommended
Principal applicant
Certified copyApostilleTranslationName bridge
Birth certificateRequiredOfficial requirement
Intermediate ancestor
Certified copyApostilleTranslation
Death certificateConditionalOfficial requirementPassVault recommended
Intermediate ancestor
Certified copyApostilleTranslation
Marriage certificateConditionalOfficial requirementPassVault recommended
Intermediate ancestor
Certified copyApostilleTranslation
Proof
Proof of addressRequiredOfficial requirement
Principal applicant
Identity
PassportRequiredOfficial requirement
Principal applicant
Identity documentRequiredOfficial requirement
Principal applicant
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