Hello, I am also wondering about this option and would love to know if anyone in this forum has experience with it. The Italian embassy in Germany where I live has no appointments available for the next year. It would be great to establish residence in Italy and apply directly at a comune as I ...

thanks for the reply but it's not the birth certificate I'm looking for, I've asked for that from my grandmother's comune already. I was just wondering if anyone had started the procedure in the comune in which they are or were resident?

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I was just wondering if anyone has applied for Italian citizenship by descent through a local comune in Italy? I am considering starting the procedure but my local comune don't seem to know much about it so I would like to go in a bit prepared myself to nudge them in the right direction.

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Thanks, I get what you're saying. I can't see us going down a route where we would need a lawyer, I live here so I can apply for citizenship in other ways if I decide I need to have it. Although it would be tempting to take the case to court,then once its won, take the consulate or comune to court ...

Why do you think that would be the case though if an official government website is saying that Italian women did not lose their citizenship? She was married after 1st January 1948 and my mum born after that so they fall within the limits of women being able to hand on their citizenship.

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Sorry for my delay in getting back and thanks so much for the replies.

I thought I'd update as I'm a little further on and it may assist others. I heard back from the National Archive that there is no trace of my grandmother and there won't be a trace of her (at least in the UK archives ...

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I am trying to work out if my Italian grandmother remained Italian (at least as far as the Italian state is concerned)but am struggling to understand the situation. If anyone cast shed any light on it, it would be much appreciated.

My Italian grandmother married my British grandfather in Italy ...