The declaration of acquisition for children under the age of three is made by both parents, who must appear in person at the Consulate, without an appointment, exclusively on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
Upon arrival, it will be necessary to take a numbered ticket at the entrance (subject to availability) and wait to be called.
The following documents must be provided:
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the request for transcription of the minor’s birth, which will be prepared and subsequently signed at the Consulate;
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the original birth certificate, issued by the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, legalized by means of an apostille (issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade);
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the Italian translation of the birth certificate, carried out either by a NAATI-certified official translator or independently.
If an independent translation is submitted, it must be fully consistent with the original text. Should this Office find any discrepancies with the English text or any missing elements, the entire documentation will be returned to the applicant for completion.
Please note that no translation of the apostille is required, and no apostille legalization of the translation is required; -
a copy of the birth certificate issued by the Italian municipality of the Italian parent through whom citizenship is claimed, even if that parent was born abroad; a simple copy is sufficient, and the original document is not required;
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clear, legible color photocopies of the biographical pages of the valid passports of the parents and of the minor; the Italian parent(s) must present a valid Italian passport or identity card.
As of 1 January 2026, for applications for the acquisition of citizenship “by benefit of law” for children, no administrative fee will be required, as Law no. 30 of 30 December 2025 introduced free of charge provision for this specific consular service.
It is further noted that declarations to be submitted by 31 May 2026 concerning children of at least one Italian citizen by birth who were still minors on 24 May 2025 will also be free of charge