PROCEDURE art. 4 comma 1-bis lettera b
MINORS
- Contact the VITAL RECORDS Office (stcivile.washington@esteri.it) to schedule an appointment;
- BOTH parents must attend the appointment (even if one of them is not an Italian citizen).
BOTH parents (including adoptive parents, or the guardian) MUST go to the Embassy on the day of the appointment to sign an application for Italian citizenship for the son/daughter who has not yet reached ONE (1) year of age, based on Article 4, paragraph 1-bis, letter b, submitting the required documentation as indicated in Checklist 1 – art. 4 comma 1-bis lettera b) Minors
If it concerns an adopted son/daughter, the application may be submitted within one year from the date following the establishment of filiation or from when the adoption is decided, and always while the child is a minor.
If it concerns recognition of filiation, the one-year period will start from the first recognition. If the first recognition is made by a foreign parent (or by an Italian citizen not by birth but for another reason), the one-year period will be counted from the recognition by the second parent who is an Italian citizen by birth.
At least one parent must be Italian citizens by birth iure sanguinis; those who are citizens by naturalization, by law benefit, or by marriage are excluded.