ITALIAN CITIZENSHIP - ANY DOUBT?

​Do you want to know more information about the route to take to obtain Italian citizenship? Do you doubt the procedure to follow? You can find some answers in today's article.

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Citizenship, marriage, Italian law
I am married to an Italian citizen, and we live abroad. Since when have I been entitled to Italian citizenship, and where must I apply for it?
The foreign-born spouse of an Italian citizen residing abroad may apply for Italian citizenship through marriage three years after it was celebrated. This term is reduced to half for children born to or adopted by both spouses.
The diplomatic or consular delegation territorially competent for the applicant's place of residence will verify the applicant's online documentation before accepting the application.
Once the application is accepted, the applicant will be summoned to the office to be identified and deposited for verification of the original documents uploaded online and any other required documents.
I would like to know the state of progress of my application for citizenship through marriage filed at the Consulate.
The Ministry of the Interior is the competent Authority to define the administrative procedure for awarding Italian citizenship. Once the application is accepted, it will be assigned an identification code (K10/C – followed by a number) with which it will also be possible to access the online consultation service on the state of progress of the application by accessing the ALI portal with the credentials assigned at the time of registering to file the application.https://portaleservizi.dlci.interno.it/AliCittadinanza/ali/home.htm
I was born in Italy to foreign parents, after which we all returned to their country of origin when I was very young. Am I entitled to Italian citizenship or an Italian passport?
No. The Italian law on citizenship (Law 91/1992) does not entitle someone to acquire Italian citizenship for being born on Italian territory. In addition to being held in the Italian region, Art. 4 of the Law subordinates the acquisition of Italian citizenship to the legal and continuous residence in Italy from the person's date of birth until their coming of age.
How can I have my Italian citizenship recognised? My grandparents were Italian.
Recognition of Italian citizenship is subordinated to the applicant providing proof that their direct progenitors have continuously maintained and handed down their Italian citizenship. For more information, please consult the "Citizenship" page or contact the Authority that will have to vet the application: if you reside abroad, the competent Italian Consular Office (see the list). If you live in Italy, your Town Hall.
How do I go about obtaining my grandparent's birth certificates?
​You must contact the Italian town where they were born. The Italian Consulates generally provide request forms online. If there were no registries in existence at the time of your ancestors' birth, you would have to submit a parish baptismal certificate, with the authentication of the pastor's signature by the authorised bishop's office, along with the response from the town hall confirming the non-existence of a registry office on the date in question.