How to build a family tree for Italian citizenship? Discover services and new technologies to conduct genealogical research and find information about your family history.
Tracing the in-depth genealogy of a family is a difficult task: over the years, documents are lost, spellings of names change, not to mention the lack of continuity in the oral history passed between generations.
But it is not impossible to carry out this work and, especially with the advancement of technology, There are several tools that can be useful in the mission.
Check out some tips How to create a family tree for Italian citizenship.:
online searches
From the comfort of your own sofa, you can access free genealogical research sites, such as FamilySearch, an organization operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (better known as Mormons), in which it is possible to find documents of immigrants who arrived in Brazil between 1902 and 1980.
There is also the Geneanet, a community with over 3 million members and 6 billion people in family trees.
genealogy libraries
Some cities in the world have specific genealogy libraries, such as the Lisbon Genealogical Library and the of Salt Lake City, the largest genealogy library in the world, which offers free search services with guides and genealogists — there are around 3,3 billion names of people from five continents, indexed by 150 indexers working in 128 countries.
The collection of Immigration Museum in the city of São Paulo it keeps records of immigrants who arrived in Brazil between the 19th and 20th centuries and can be useful in the investigation.
National Archive
No National ArchiveIn Rio de Janeiro, it is possible to find a list of immigrants who arrived in Brazil by ship between 1875 and 1910, and naturalization requests dating back to 1823. The documents are provided free of charge (but you have to pay for certified copies) and online searches are available.
genealogy associations
Brazil has specific groups and associations for genealogical research, including the Brazilian Association of History and Genealogy Researchers (Asbrap), which provide assistance with genealogical research.
What documents will I need to obtain Italian citizenship
Now that you know how to build your family tree for Italian citizenship, it's time to find out what documents are needed.
For the citizenship process, the applicant needs original and full certificates from all people in the line of ancestry, starting from Italian until reaching you. See below the documents for Italian citizenship are needed:
| Italian birth certificate | |
| Full birth certificate | |
| Marriage certificate in full | |
| Full death certificate | |
| Negative Certificate of Naturalization | |
| Translation of all Brazilian documents | |
| Apostille of all Brazilian documents (original + translation) |
- Italian birth certificate of the ancestor who emigrated to Brazil (document issued by the common (municipality) of birth in Italy. If there was no civil registration at the time of his birth, the document will be the baptismal certificate issued by the parish.
- Brazilian birth certificates of the entire line of descent (if there was no civil registration at the time of his birth, the document will be the baptismal certificate issued by the parish).
- Marriage certificates from the entire line of descent (be aware: if your ancestor got married in Italy, you will need to request this document there).
- Death certificates (only that of the Italian ancestor).
- CNN – Negative Certificate of Naturalization of your Italian ancestor, which is issued on the CNN website Justice ministry.
All Brazilian documents must be translated by a sworn translator and handouts.
Divorced claimants
Divorced Italian citizens must present documentation for transcription at the competent Comune Italiano.
In the case of divorce established by sentence, the applicant must present:
- Certificate of Object and Foot relating to the divorce process, accompanied by an Apostille, duly translated into Italian by a sworn translator. The translation must also be accompanied by an Apostille.
- Authenticated photocopy of the legal divorce process, from the initial petition to the final sentence, with a final and unappealable stamp. All pages of the process must contain the initials of the official or director of the Registry of the Court of Justice. Certificate of Object and Foot relating to the divorce process, accompanied by an Apostille, duly translated into Italian by a sworn translator. The translation must also be accompanied by an Apostille.
- Authenticated photocopy of the legal divorce process, from the initial petition to the final sentence, with a final and unappealable stamp. The initials of the official or director of the Registry of the Court of Justice must appear on all pages of the file.
- Sworn translation, accompanied by an Apostille, of the following main pieces:
– Initial petition
– Minutes of Instruction and Judgment
– Sentence
– Traffic in Judgment (in general, this is a stamp on one of the last pages of the sentence)
– An original copy of the attached Declaration filled out with the date on which the sentence became final and signed by the interested party.
In the case of administrative divorce (Law no. 11441, of 04/01/2007), the applicant must present:
- Original and recent second copy of the Public Deed of Consensual Divorce, issued by the Notary Office in which it was drawn up, accompanied by an Apostille, duly translated into Italian by a sworn translator. The translation must also be accompanied by an Apostille.
- An original copy of the attached Declaration filled out with the date on which the sentence became final and signed by the interested party. The original documents must be translated by a sworn translator.
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