O consulate from Italy in Belo Horizonte confirmed that it has once again accepted birth certificates with a third party declarant in birth recognition processes. Italian citizenship. The information was disclosed by an applicant who received an official response by email after consulting the consulate.
The new guidance follows from recent instruction from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which authorized the positive conclusion of processes with Brazilian certificates in which the declarant is a third party.
This new guideline reverses the restrictive interpretation previously adopted and recognizes the historical practice in Brazil, where records were often held by uncles, grandparents, employers or other third parties.
Context of change
In 2024, Italian consulates had begun to reject certificates with third-party declarants, based on article 373 of the Codice Civile of 1865. The rule generated protests, especially from Italian-Brazilians who were waiting for recognition of their citizenship.
Now, with the new instruction, the Consulate of Belo Horizonte will accept these registrations again.
O Italian Consulate in São Paulo also adhered to the new guidance and began to complete the stopped practices.
Other consulates have not yet commented on possible updates.
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