On June 22, 2022 a new legislation regarding Italian Dual Citizenship has been introduced. To date, applications to get Italian Citizenship must be submitted to the District Court of the town where the Italian ancestors were born, and not to the Court of Rome.
This change in the way American citizens with Italian ancestors can claim their Citizenship is raising many questions between applicants and legislators.
Discrepancies and misspellings: how Local Courts take decisions
After the introduction of the new legislation regarding Italian Dual Citizenship the Court of Rome is not in charge to take decisions about applications anymore. Every problem concerning Italian Citizenship acquisition processes must be addressed by the Local Courts of Italy.
One of the many problems can be the discover of discrepancies and misspellings in the applicants documentations. Which is the approach of the Courts of Italy with respect of this kind of issue?
The decisions taken in this regard are still too few to draw a common line between the 26 Courts of Italy. However, in October 2022 the Court of Turin rejected an Italian Dual Citizenship application due to a consistent discrepancy in a vital certification. Since it is still a single case, we hope that with time a common conduct will be established, going in a different direction.
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