1948 law with women

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Im under the assumption a woman cant pass on citizenship unless she was born after 1948 regardless of being an alien or naturalized. Is that correct? I was wondering, if a woman never naturalized, if it made a difference in the law.

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No, that is not exactly how it works.

It is not a question of when the woman was born, but when her child was born.

Prior to January 1, 1948, Italian citizenship was passed only by the father. On or after Janury 1, 1948, citizenship could be passed by the father or the mother.

Naturalization is not the issue, per se. If the woman was an Italian citizen, or had the right to Italian citizenship, then any children born to her on or after that date also have the right to Italian citizenship.

However, if the woman lost her right to Italian citizenship (by naturalizing, for example) then she no longer had the ability to pass on citizenship, regardless of the date of her child's birth.
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Hi, Alicia. I don't believe these would work because they all start with women who's children were born before 1948, unless Giuseppa is really Giuseppe. Is that right, Johnny? I'm trying to make sure I know how this works, as it does get confusing.
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Squiggy, you are correct based on the info given.

Certainly, however, Adelina, and Giuseppa had "Italian" husbands? If those husbands were still provably Italian citizens at the time that Francesco and Antonio were born, then they would have inherited Italian blood through their fathers and Italian blood would have flowed onwards down to Alicia.

Serafina is the one absolute dead end, because even if her husband was Italian and thus Mary inherited from her father, Josephine could not have inherited from Mary. Unless of course Mary married an Italian male who was still Italian at the time of Josephine's birth.
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When my Grandfather became a citizen in 1943, did my grandmother automatically become one also? and since she did not herself denounce her Italian citizenship does that mean she would still be a Italian citizen? I hope I'm phrasing this right.....Sal4
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You mean when your grandfather naturalized in 1943 did that automatically naturalize his wife?

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Yes and did that mean she also had to give up her Italian Citizenship, in all of her papers I don't have anything showing she was naturalized (only an Alien regristration card) or that she denounced her Italian citizenship....Sal4
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Im still new at all these laws so someone will have to clarify this for you. But I think I read that when a spouse becomes naturalized the other one didnt automatically become naturalized too. I just think it was common for husband and wife to apply at the same time though. But I think they both had to submit separate applications. If someone doesnt clarify this for you, because Im not certain, start a new thread to get a clear answer.

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Thank You..... I will start a new thread.........Sal4
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