The number of Italian citizenship applications processed through the courts has been steadily increasing, with thousands of requests filed in court. Italian courtsif thousands of cases completed.
This growth is due to the advantages of recognizing citizenship through the courts, which you will learn about in this article. But first, let's explain what are the possible methods of obtaining the long-awaited citizenship.
Processes in Brazil and Italy
An Italian passport can be obtained by all descendants of Italians. no generation limit, through a request at the Italian consulates in Brazil, but the waiting list is very long, and can exceed 10 years.
Another method is to apply directly to a city in Italy, but to do so you need to travel to the country with all documents translated and apostilled.
Furthermore, it is necessary to stay in the city for a few months (comune, in Italian) where the order was placed. In other words, this is a very expensive method.
Application to the Italian Court
It is for this reason that more and more Italian-Brazilians have resorted to applying for citizenship through the courts. In this modality, the application is filed in the court of the region where the Italian ancestor was born, which has a court specialized in immigration, where the processes are processed according to the summary procedure, which provides for conclusion in the shortest possible time.
This is also an option that allows procedural and document expenses to be divided among all family members who want to participate in the process.
Without the need for airfare and other expenses in Italy, all that is needed is for a lawyer to represent the group in court. This generates savings and security.
Completion of the action takes average 12 to 18 months, which may vary depending on the judge assigned to the case.
How the order works
To guarantee the right to the request, according to Italian legislation, the applicant must file a lawsuit in the Italian court, using the argument of non-compliance with Italian law by the Italian consulates in Brazil.
But to do that, you need to be in line at the consulate.
With the public power of attorney, specific to the process, and the documents to file the lawsuit, the lawyer will carry out the entire procedure on behalf of the applicant, who can follow the process online.
Necessary Documents
To begin the process of obtaining Italian citizenship, you will need:
- Birth or baptism certificates, for everyone in the direct line (from you to the Italian immigrant);
- Civil or religious marriage certificates, for everyone (from you – if applicable – until you reach the Italian);
- Death certificate of the Italian (if he was born before the Kingdom of Italy);
- Negative Certificate of Naturalization;
- Public Power of Attorney
Brazilian certificates must be issued in entire content and updated – validity is one year.
Italianism recommends Blessed Citizenship, a company specialized in the subject, and based in São Paulo.
Service:
Blessed Citizenship
www.benditacidadania.com.br
Av. Rouxinol, 1041 – Cj. 508 and 509
Moema – São Paulo
Tel .: (11) 5096-7829
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