{"id":3372,"date":"2023-04-10T10:08:12","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T02:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consperth.esteri.it\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/stato-civile\/nascita\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T14:56:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:56:35","slug":"nascita","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/consperth.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/stato-civile\/nascita\/","title":{"rendered":"Registering the birth of minor children"},"content":{"rendered":"

The request to register in Italy the birth in a foreign country of an Italian Citizen\u2019s minor child <\/strong>\u00a0 is a request for the recognition of Italian citizenship in favour of the minor child.<\/p>\n

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To submit the documentation required for the registration in Italy of the birth abroad of a minor child (whether for citizenship by birth<\/strong> or for citizenship for benefit of law<\/a><\/strong>), no appointment is needed. <\/strong>However, it is necessary to send in advance by email<\/strong>\u00a0all the\u00a0scanned and complete documentation<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0perth.consolato@esteri.it<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Once the documentation has been reviewed, the officer<\/strong> will\u00a0contact the applicants by email within a few days<\/strong>, scheduling them\u00a0on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Therefore,\u00a0no appointment is required<\/strong>. Applicants only need to\u00a0send an email<\/strong>\u2014attaching copies of the documentation and the relevant form\u2014to\u00a0perth.consolato@esteri.it<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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CITENZISHIP BY BIRTH<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Italian citizenship is passed from parent to child, for up to two generations, on the condition that the Italian parent has never renounced their citizenship.<\/p>\n

Decree-Law No. 36\/2025 of March 28, 2025, converted into law on May 24, 2025 (Law 74\/2025), introduced additional requirements regarding the recognition of citizenship for minor children of Italian citizens.<\/em><\/p>\n

Specifically, under the new provisions, an Italian citizen automatically transmits citizenship to a minor child born abroad,<\/span><\/strong> and may therefore register the child\u2019s birth in Italy, if one of the following conditions is met<\/u><\/span><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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  1. A parent (including adoptive) or grandparent<\/strong> possesses \u2013 or must have possessed at the time of death \u2013 exclusively Italian citizenship<\/strong> (i.e., they do not have and cannot have any citizenship other than the Italian one) at the time of the minor\u2019s birth;<\/li>\n
  2. A parent (including adoptive) who is an Italian citizen has resided in Italy for at least two consecutive years, after acquiring Italian citizenship and before the birth or adoption of the minor<\/strong>;<\/li>\n
  3. The minor does not have and cannot acquire any other citizenship.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    WHAT TO SUBMIT TO REGISTER MINOR CHILDREN BORN IN AUSTRALIA<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

    WHAT TO SUBMIT TO REGISTER MINOR CHILDREN BORN IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY OTHER THAN AUSTRALIA<\/a>
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    CITIZENSHIP BY BENEFIT OF LAW<\/span> (MINOR CHILDREN OF CITIZENS WHO DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMIT ITALIAN CITIZENSHIP)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    In certain specific cases, as provided by clause 4, paragraph 1-bis of Italian Citizenship Act No. 91\/1992 and clause 1-ter of Decree-Law No. 36\/2025 as converted into law, minor children born abroad to an Italian citizen who does not automatically transmit citizenship (i.e., who doesn\u2019t satisfy one of the three requirements listed above)<\/strong><\/u> may acquire Italian citizenship in two situations:<\/p>\n

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    1. In the first case [Art 4, comma 1-b, b DL 91\/1992<\/strong>], the following requirements must be met SIMULTANEOUSLY<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n