How may a US citizen apply for Italian citizenship directly with Italy?

Question

Legally, I am an Italian citizen as my father was not naturalized in the US when I was born. I meticulously prepared all necessary documents for my visit to the Italian Consulate in NYC, but was declined for missing unnecessary documents. I have established who I am, my relationship to my parents and my father's status as an Italian citizen at the time of my birth. As I don't trust the judgement of the consulate here, how may I petition for citizenship directly with Italy itself?

Answer 1

Talk to someone in the Italian embassey.

Answer 2

"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."

You may wish to contact the Embassy of Italy in Washington, DC:

Embassy of Italy

3000 Whitehaven Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20008

Tel.: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

http://www.ambwashingtondc.esteri.it/Amb...