Re-aquisition process of Italian citizenship in Italy

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zagiz
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Re-aquisition process of Italian citizenship in Italy

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I am happy that I have found this website. :)

My partner is a US citizen and because of the naturalization, he lost his Italian citizenship in the 80s. I know he can start the process through US consulates, but I was wondering if it is possible to do the whole process in Italy when he is there. I tried to look for this online, but I did not find anything in English (and I do not speak Italian, and my partner is not computer savvy...).
If there is any website or link available, it would be great to start, and if it is in Italian, I could show him and go from there.

Thank you in advance! :)
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Re: Re-aquisition process of Italian citizenship in Italy

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Why would he not want to go through the consulate? There is no long wait time as for those who are applying jure sanguinis. He simply needs to go to the consulate, complete the required paperwork and then, within a year, establish residency in Italy.

If he wishes to avoid the consulate, he will need to establish residency in Italy, inform the comune that he would like to reacquire the citizenship he lost to naturalization, and then live in Italy for one year. This works well if he intends to stay in Italy for at least a year. If not, the consulate route gets it done more quickly.

Specific instructions here from the NY consulate:

https://consnewyork.esteri.it/consolato ... liana.html
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