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Citizenship

Italian and Spanish citizenship by descent

Which route is open to you, and the law that says so.

Answer a few questions about your family. In 5 minutes you'll know whether you qualify, by which route, and which article of the law says so. Free, no card, no account.

See if I qualifyRead the text of Law 74/2025Official text on Normattiva, in Italian

Applying from the United States

What is different when your family lives in the US: where your records come from, which consulate takes your application, and what the 1948 case means today.

Your US records

Your ancestor's naturalization record, or proof that none exists, comes from USCIS or the National Archives (NARA). US birth, marriage and death certificates come from each state's vital records office; each one needs an apostille from that state's Secretary of State and an Italian translation.

The 1948 case

Before January 1, 1948, an Italian woman could not pass citizenship to her children. Italian courts have recognized these maternal lines since 2009, but only through a court case in Italy, not at a consulate. In our reading of Law 74/2025, a case filed after March 27, 2025 must also meet one of its exceptions, so whether your line qualifies depends on your family. We are not a law firm and we don't file lawsuits: a Specialist reviews these cases.

Read art. 3-bis of Law 91/1992
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How it works

Three steps. For each one, here is what you do and what the platform does.

  1. Take the eligibility check

    You
    You answer a few questions about your family. It takes 5 minutes.
    The platform
    Tells you whether you qualify, by which route, and which article of the law says so.

  2. Build your case

    You
    You add your family tree and request the records we point you to.
    The platform
    Tells you which record to request and from whom, and writes the letter to the comune for you, in Italian with its translation.

  3. File at the consulate or in court

    You
    You bring your file to your consulate appointment, or hand it to your lawyer in Italy.
    The platform
    Keeps records, translations and apostilles in order, each with its status and date.
Your file, always up to dateExampleThe platform tracks every paper for you: what's missing, what's on its way and what's ready, with the date of the last change. If something stalls, you see it in your dashboard.
  • Giuseppe's birth recordRequested from the comune
  • Your grandparents' marriage recordBeing translated
  • Apostille on your birth certificateReady
  • Giuseppe's naturalization record (USCIS or NARA)To request
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Which consulate serves you?

You apply at the Italian consulate that serves the state, and sometimes the county, where you live. Type yours to see where you go.

10 offices · 10 book on Prenot@mi

  • New York

    Consulate generalAppointments on Prenot@mi

    Serves people who live in

    New YorkConnecticutBermuda

    New Jersey: 13 areas

    Bergen · Essex · Hudson · Hunterdon · Mercer · Middlesex · Monmouth · Morris · Passaic · Somerset · Sussex · Union · Warren

    690 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065

    Official page

  • Philadelphia

    Consulate generalAppointments on Prenot@mi

    Serves people who live in

    PennsylvaniaDelawareNorth CarolinaWest Virginia

    Maryland, except Prince George's, Montgomery

    Virginia, except Fairfax County, Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church, City of Fairfax

    New Jersey: 8 areas

    Atlantic · Burlington · Camden · Cape May · Cumberland · Gloucester · Ocean · Salem

    1818 Market Street, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19103

    Official page

  • Washington, DC

    Embassy consular sectionAppointments on Prenot@mi

    Serves people who live in

    District of Columbia

    Maryland: 2 areas

    Montgomery · Prince George's

    Virginia: 5 areas

    Arlington · Fairfax County · City of Alexandria · City of Falls Church · City of Fairfax

    Official page

  • Boston

    Consulate generalAppointments on Prenot@mi

    Serves people who live in

    MaineMassachusettsNew HampshireRhode IslandVermont

    600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02210

    Official page

  • Chicago

    Consulate generalAppointments on Prenot@mi

    Serves people who live in

    ColoradoIllinoisIowaKansasMinnesotaMissouriNebraskaNorth DakotaSouth DakotaWisconsinWyoming

    150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60601

    Official page

  • Detroit

    ConsulateAppointments on Prenot@mi

    Serves people who live in

    IndianaKentuckyMichiganOhioTennessee

    400 Renaissance Center, Suite 950, Detroit, MI 48243

    Official page

  • Miami

    Consulate generalAppointments on Prenot@mi

    Serves people who live in

    FloridaGeorgiaSouth CarolinaAlabamaMississippiPuerto RicoUS Virgin IslandsCayman IslandsSt. MaartenSt. EustatiusSabaBritish Virgin IslandsTurks and Caicos IslandsBahamasJamaica

    4000 Ponce de Leon, Suite 590, Coral Gables, FL 33146

    Official page

  • Houston

    Consulate generalAppointments on Prenot@mi

    Serves people who live in

    TexasArkansasLouisianaOklahoma

    1330 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1950, Houston, TX 77056

    Official page

  • Los Angeles

    Consulate generalAppointments on Prenot@mi

    Serves people who live in

    ArizonaNew MexicoNevada

    California: 10 areas

    Imperial · Kern · Los Angeles · Orange · Riverside · San Bernardino · San Diego · San Luis Obispo · Santa Barbara · Ventura

    12424 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90025

    Official page

  • San Francisco

    Consulate generalAppointments on Prenot@mi

    Serves people who live in

    AlaskaHawaiiIdahoMontanaOregonUtahWashingtonGuamNorthern Mariana IslandsAmerican SamoaWake IslandMidway AtollJohnston Atoll

    California, except Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura

    2590 Webster Street, San Francisco, CA 94115

    Official page

Jurisdictions read on each consulate's official page on 09/23/2026. We don't show wait times: they change often and we won't make them up.

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What you can check

We don't ask you to trust us. Here is what each plan does, who does the work and what it costs, before you pay anything.

PRO

You do it, we guide you

US$ 19 a month

  • Eligibility check and Result with the article that appliesIncluded
  • Documents, family tree and TimelineIncluded
  • AssistantNo daily limit
  • Check of your file before you submitNo limit
  • Your family on the caseInvitation with their own account
  • Lineage report (PDF)Included
  • Consulate appointment monitorIncluded, not connected yet
  • A person reviews your fileNo
See plans and prices

Prices in US dollars. Cancel anytime.

  • Public prices

    The same here and in your dashboard. Nothing revealed after a sales call.

  • The text of the law

    Each Result names the rule behind it, so you can read it yourself.

  • Your case, live

    Every document with its status and date. If something stalls, you see it.

Your whole family, in one tree

Your immigrant ancestor is the same for your siblings, cousins and children. Enter the family tree once, with the whole line, and send your family a read-only link so they can follow the case and take their own eligibility check.

Example names.

  1. Giuseppe

    The immigrant · born in Cosenza, 1878

    • Birth: Ready
    • Naturalization: Requested

  2. Anthony

    Your grandfather · born in Brooklyn, 1910

    • Birth: Being translated
    • Marriage: Ready

  3. Robert

    Your father · born in Newark, 1941

    • Birth: Ready
    • Marriage: Ready

  4. You

    You open the case

    • Birth: Ready

    Thomas

    Your son

    • Birth: To request

    Lucia

    Your sister

    • Birth: Requested

Giuseppe, your grandfather and your father are entered once and serve the whole family. Lucia and Thomas only add their own birth certificates.

  • Ready
  • Being translated
  • Requested
  • To request

We are not a law firm. We don't guarantee outcomes: they depend on the consulate, the comune or the court.