Can I qualify for Italian Citizenship from outside the US, if I have Italian Ancestry?

Question

I am from Brasile, but have Italian Ancestry. My great great grandfather was born in Salerno

Answer 1

No. Italy recognizes Italian citizenship to the descendants of Italians but only for three generations.

ps. for a guy from BRAZIL you certainly spell it funny  ;-)

Answer 2

Most every immigrant Italian to the United States has given up their Italian Citizenship to become American citizens. This has no bearing on future generations at all, except that in order to qualify for Italian Citizenship "jure sanguinis", there must be a continuous line of Italian descent to qualify. This measn that in order for YOU to become an Italian Citizen, your great great grandfather would have had to become a US citizen AFTER the birth of your great grandfather. There is no generational limit for Italian Citizenship. If you have a particular circumstance, contact the ICDTS.com website

Answer 3

yes you can .

Italian citizenship is based on the principle of ius sanguinis (blood right) by which a child born of an Italian father or mother is Italian; nevertheless, it must be kept in mind that the mother citizen has only transmitted citizenship to minor children since January 1st 1948 as a result of a ruling by the Constitutional Court. Italian citizenship is currently regulated by Law No. 91 of 5 December 1992, which, unlike the previous law, re-evaluates the importance of individual desire in the gain or loss of citizenship and acknowledges the right to hold citizenship in more than one country, except in the case of the various provisions of international agreements.

WAYS TO BECOME AN ITALIAN CITIZEN

AUTOMATICALLY

1. by having an Italian parent(s);

2. by being born in Italy:

including cases in which the parents are unknown, stateless or do not transmit their own citizenship to their child according to the legislation of the State to which they belong, as well as children found abandoned in Italy and for whom it is impossible to determine status civitatis (citizenship);

# 3. through paternal or maternal recognition while the child is a minor (in cases in

which the child recognised is no longer a minor, he/she is obliged to elect to become a citizen within one year of recognition);

here is the link for more informations :

http://www.ambbuenosaires.esteri.it/amba...

this link does not work right now

try this one

http://www.italiandualcitizenship.com/

here is the address of Italian embassy in Brazil :

Italian Embassy in Brazil

Avenida das Naçoes, Lote 30

Brasilia, D.F.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Web: www.embitalia.org.br

Answer 4

Although this site http://www.myitaliancitizenship.com/

is devoted to the US, the Italian part apply to you as well.

Remember: if your great grandfather didn't give up Italian citizenship, your grandfather was considered "born Italian", and so on.

So, look the different options (there more than one about great great grandfather born in Italy) and choose what apply to you.

Answer 5

Yes, you can qualify, no matter how many generations back you come from. it doesn't matter where you are living, as long as you have legal residence in that country, you can visit the Italian consulate and they will help you through the process. However, make sure you qualify first by asking the consulate or perhaps the ICDTS.com website for Italian citizenship. They would know also, if you have trouble with contacting the consulate