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Italian Citizenship

It is not a secret to anyone that Italian citizenship opens up new horizons for those who have the opportunity to obtain it. The benefits of acquiring citizenship are numerous, including the possibility of passing it down to children and grandchildren, working in all European Union member countries, the right to retire in Europe, the right to participate in public competitions, study at universities in the European Union, and exemption from visas in over 180 countries, including the United States.
 
In other words, we understand that obtaining Italian citizenship is a process of significant emotional and economic value for our clients, which is why we offer all the support, structure, and professional ethics to ensure the best experience.
Citizenship "Iure Sanguinis" Judicial Way Against Delays in Queues at Consulates

Law no. 91/92, in article 1, establishes that a person is a citizen by birth if their father or mother is a citizen. This confirms the principle of "ius sanguinis" as the fundamental principle for obtaining citizenship, while "ius soli" is not applicable. In addition, Italian law of February 5, 1992, No. 91, provides the possibility for descendants of Italians to obtain Italian citizenship by right of blood and without generation limits. Therefore, the judicial recourse is used as a way to avoid the long years that a citizenship process requires at Italian consulates in Brazil, which typically takes around 10 years to be effectively concluded. Italian law sets a deadline of 730 days, however, it is estimated that around 800,000 descendants are waiting in long queues to obtain Italian citizenship. Our team provides this judicial action service against consulate queues, allowing for a significant reduction in waiting times.

Citizenship Through Maternal judiciary

Citizenship through maternal judicial route applies to cases where the children of an Italian citizen or of Italian blood married to a foreigner were born before January 1, 1948. In other words, if there is a woman in the family tree and this woman had a son or daughter born before January 1, 1948, then Italian citizenship can only be requested through the judicial route. This is because the Italian Republic Constitution prior to 1948 provided that women who married foreigners lost their citizenship and acquired that of their husband, so situations before that date can only be requested through the judicial route. Fortunately, with the advent of the aforementioned Constitution, the principle of equality of rights was established and the right to transmit citizenship was extended to women, however, it is still prohibited to request citizenship through the Consulates and the administrative route, but only before an Italian Court.

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