Saturday, October 16, 2010

EU citizens: how to apply for Italian citizenship?

I am a Rumanian citizen resident in Italy regularly for five years can apply for Italian citizenship?

Rome August 24, 2010 - The Romanians joined the European Union since 2007 and are therefore considered in all respects EU citizens from that time. The EU citizens can apply for citizenship by naturalization after four years of legal residence, evidenced by anagrafe.

The question you must submit it to the Prefecture, the place of residence duly made on the model B and you have to put a stamp from € 14.62.

To the question you must attach a birth certificate complete with all the particulars with details of fatherhood and motherhood; certificates criminal in the country of origin and any third country of residence; general certificate of criminal record and pending charges to require the registry of public prosecutor, the residence permit, the certificates issued by municipalities to certify the residence for the period provided by law, family status, a photocopy of the income received in the last three years and regularly declared for tax purposes ; the receipt of the contribution of € 200.00.

The record at the time of birth certificates and the criminal should be apostilled, which must be stamped "Apostille" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Interior Romeno. This is for member countries to the Hague Convention.

Documents apostilled finally be translated into Italian at one of the following authorities: either by 'Italian diplomatic or consular authorities in the State of origin or by the diplomatic or consular of the country of origin in Italy, or by an official translator stating that the Italian court, with the formalities required, adherence to the foreign text.

The names given in the documents Italians and foreigners are equal in all actions in the event of any discrepancies in the documentation, the same can be remedied with a certificate with which the Consular Authority of the State of certifying that the various general refer to same person, indicating the correct one, and clarifying the reasons for the differences in the acts.

Mr. Mario Lioy

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