The Consulate General in Sydney may only process applications from people residing in New South Wales (with the exclusion of the townships of Cooma and Queanbeyan, which are under the jurisdiction of the Italian Embassy in Canberra).<\/p>\n
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Those who apply for citizenship by marriage or civil partnership must be acquainted with the duties towards the Italian Republic, first among them adherence to the national values and irreproachable conduct.
\nThe acquisition of Italian citizenship by marriage by a foreign national or stateless person who married an Italian national on or after 27th April 1983 is currently governed by Law no. 91 of 5th February 1992 (articles 5,6, 7 and 8) and subsequent amendments.
\nItalian citizenship applications may also be submitted by a foreign national who has entered into a civil partnership with an Italian national. The civil partnership must have been registered in the Registers of Civil Status of the Italian \u201cComune\u201d – Town Hall \u2013 (Legislative Decrees 5,6,and 7\/2017).
\nThe foreign spouse\/civil partner can acquire Italian citizenship upon request provided they satisfy the legal requirements, as outlined below.
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PLEASE NOTE: if the conformity hasn\u2019t been declared by the certified translator, the applicant will have to come to the Consulate to finalize the document BEFORE applying through the Portal.<\/strong><\/p>\n PLEASE NOTE: if the conformity hasn\u2019t been declared by the certified translator, the applicant will have to come to the Consulate to finalize the document BEFORE applying through the Portal.<\/strong><\/p>\n PLEASE NOTE:<\/strong>\u00a0If the applicant is an EU national, they may submit a self-certification instead of the marriage certificate, \u201cstato di famiglia\u201d (certificate listing the family members living at the same address) and citizenship certificate of the spouse\/civil partner (Presidential Decree 445\/2000);<\/p>\n In\u00a0NSW<\/strong>\u00a0the following institutions\u00a0Co.As.It<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Marco Polo School<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0conduct the examinations.<\/p>\n The following categories are not required to submit the certificate of Italian language knowledge:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n STEP 1 \u2013 REGISTRATION<\/strong> Please note<\/strong>\u00a0that the email address declared on the portal when submitting the online application is considered to be the chosen contact address (art. 47 of Civil Code); it is therefore necessary that the applicant checks their email regularly, because all communications relating to their citizenship application, including requests for additional documents, appointments, notification of documents etc., will\u00a0ONLY<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0be sent electronically.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n STEP 2 \u2013 APPLICATION SUBMISSION (Model AE)<\/strong> Any technical or content-related query must be addressed directly to the Ministry of the Interior who has set up a customer service with FAQs and dedicated Help Desk.<\/p>\n Please note: NOTES FOR COMPLETING THE ONLINE APPLICATION<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n STEP 3 \u2013 CONSULAR CHECKS<\/strong><\/p>\n The Consular Office will be automatically informed that the application has been submitted and will carry out the necessary CHECKS. The applicant will then receive a message through the portal of the Ministry of the Interior informing them that the application has been accepted or specifying the reason for it being unacceptable. <\/p>\n STEP 4 \u2013 ASSESSMENT and TIME-LIMITS OF THE PROCEDURE<\/strong><\/p>\n The assessment of the application and completion of the procedure are the sole responsibility of the Ministry of the Interior: 24 months from the submission date of the application \u2013 which can be extended to 36 months at most \u2013 for citizenship applications submitted from 20th December 2020 (date of entry into force of Law no. 173 of 18th December 2020). If at the end of the assessment of the application, the procedure is completed successfully, the Ministry of the Interior will send the Italian Citizenship Decree to the Diplomatic\/Consular mission covering the area of the long-term residence of the applicant.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n STEP 5 \u2013 DECREE, NOTIFICATION AND OATH<\/strong> These documents must bear a date later than the adoption date of the decree:<\/strong><\/p>\n At the date of adoption of the decree, no dissolution, annulment or termination of the civil effects of the marriage\/civil partnership or legal separation (separation judgment) must have occurred.<\/p>\n No later than six months from notification, the applicant will be invited to the Consular Office to swear an oath of allegiance to the Republic and its laws.<\/p>\n A fee (stamp duty) must be paid for the decree.<\/p>\n The full marriage certificate must be requested from the Italian Comune (town hall) in where it is registered.<\/p>\n The criminal record certificate is requested from the relevant authorities in the country of residence, and must be duly legalised\/apostilled, and translated, as outlined in the \u201cDocuments\u201d section.<\/p>\n The applicant will swear an oath of allegiance by pronouncing the following words:\u201cGIURO DI ESSERE FEDELE ALLA REPUBBLICA E DI OSSERVARE LA COSTITUZIONE E LE LEGGI DELLO STATO<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n The effects of the oath, that is the acquisition of Italian citizenship, will commence the day after that of the oath.<\/p>\n The original birth certificate will be sent to the relevant Italian Comune (town hall) to be registered, together with an AIRE registration request and the statement of oath.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fees<\/strong>: \u201cMinistero dell\u2019Interno D.L.C.I Cittadinanza\u201d<\/p>\n Name and address of the Bank:<\/strong>\u00a0Poste Italiane S.p.A., Piazzale del Viminale, 00184 Roma;<\/p>\n IBAN code:<\/strong>\u00a0IT54D0760103200000000809020<\/p>\n Reason for payment:<\/strong>\u00a0Richiesta cittadinanza per matrimonio ex art. 5 L. 91\/1992 + applicant\u2019s name and surname<\/p>\n BIC\/SWIFT Code of Poste Italiane:<\/strong>\u00a0BPPIITRRXXX (for international bank transfers);<\/p>\n BIC\/SWIFT Code:<\/strong>\u00a0PIBPITRA (for transactions of the EUROGIRO system)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Articles of the\u00a0consular fee<\/a>\u00a0schedule to apply:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n FIND YOUR CONSULATE –\u00a0https:\/\/serviziconsolarionline.esteri.it\/ScoFE\/services\/consulate\/find-consulate.sco<\/a>\n
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\nThe applicant must register on the portal of the Ministry of the Interior (https:\/\/www.interno.gov.it\/it\/temi\/cittadinanza-e-altri-diritti-civili\/cittadinanza\/cittadinanza-invia-tua-domanda<\/a>).<\/p>\n
\nOnce registered, the applicant can submit their application online and upload all the necessary documents on the relevant portal of the Italian Ministry of the Interior:\u00a0https:\/\/portaleserviziapp.dlci.interno.it<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
\nIf the application is accepted, the applicant will be invited via the portal to the Diplomatic\/Consular mission to have the signature that appears on the citizenship application authenticated, to submit all the ORIGINAL paper documentation, including those that have already been uploaded on the portal, to pay the consular fees due or to check they have been paid. All the above original documentation will be kept by the Diplomatic\/Consular mission, except for the passport and language certificate, for which a certified copy will be made and relevant fees collected.<\/p>\n
\nThe Italian Citizenship Decree will be notified through the portal by means of a communication sent to the email address specified by the applicant when they registered. At the time of the notification the Diplomatic\/consular mission will request the documents set out in national law with a view to ascertaining whether the marital relationship still exists.<\/p>\n\n
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\nIf the applicant is an EU national, they can self-certify their spouse\/civil partner\u2019s Italian citizenship, their being married to\/in civil partnership with an Italian national and the family composition.
\nInformation, details and documents already in the Public Administration\u2019s possession can be acquired ex officio<\/em>, provided the applicant has given essential details to gather the necessary information (Presidential Decree 445\/2000).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\nA fee of euro 250.00<\/strong> must be paid to the Ministero dell\u2019Interno<\/em>, only on the current account specified by the Ministero dell\u2019Interno<\/em> (payment receipt to be uploaded in the online application)<\/p>\n\n
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\nSEND YOUR APPLICATION TO THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR –\u00a0https:\/\/portaleserviziapp.dlci.interno.it<\/a>
\nWEBSITE OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS –\u00a0https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/mae\/it\/servizi\/italiani-all-estero\/cittadinanza.html<\/a>
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