{"id":3793,"date":"2026-08-21T12:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T07:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambcolombo.esteri.it\/?page_id=3793"},"modified":"2026-08-21T12:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T07:11:10","slug":"registration-of-a-minors-birth-certificate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ambcolombo.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/stato-civile\/registration-of-a-minors-birth-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration of a Minor\u2019s Birth Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Law No. 74 of 23 May 2025, which converted, with amendments, Decree-Law No. 36 of 28 March 2025, amended Law No. 91 of 5 February 1992<\/a>, introducing significant restrictions on the transmission of Italian citizenship and, consequently, on the procedure for the registration of birth certificates of minors born abroad. A minor born abroad to an Italian citizen parent is not automatically an Italian citizen.<\/strong>Under the new legislation, the minor is recognized as an Italian citizen iure sanguinis<\/em> (from birth) only if at least one of the following circumstances applies:<\/strong><\/p>\n

CASE A<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A1) The parent who was born an Italian citizen, even if holding another citizenship, resided in Italy for at least two consecutive years at any time before the child\u2019s date of birth;<\/strong>orA2) The parent acquired Italian citizenship by naturalization and resided in Italy for at least two consecutive years after acquiring Italian citizenship and before the child\u2019s date of birth.<\/strong>Any period of residence in Italy prior to the acquisition of Italian citizenship is not relevant, nor is any period of residence in Italy by the foreign parent.In these cases, the following documents must be submitted in order to request the registration of the birth certificate in Italy:<\/p>\n

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  1. Application for registration of the birth certificate<\/strong>, using the updated form<\/a>;<\/li>\n
  2. The minor\u2019s birth certificate<\/strong>, or an extract copy thereof, issued by the competent foreign Civil Registry Office. The certificate must be submitted to the Embassy already legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka or the Maldives (see also the Translations and Legalizations<\/a> section of this website);<\/li>\n
  3. Photocopies of the passports<\/strong> or valid identity documents of the parents and the minor (if the minor already holds one);<\/li>\n
  4. Certificate of citizenship of the Italian parent<\/strong>, issued on plain paper for citizenship purposes (exempt from stamp duty), specifying the place, date and manner in which Italian citizenship was acquired<\/strong>, issued by the competent Italian Municipality;<\/li>\n
  5. Historical residence certificates<\/strong>, issued on plain paper for citizenship purposes (exempt from stamp duty), by all Italian Municipalities in which the Italian parent resided after acquiring Italian citizenship.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    PLEASE NOTE: If the requirements under A1) or A2) are met, it is not necessary to comply with the requirements under Cases B) or C), which require additional documentation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    CASE B<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    B1) On the date of the minor\u2019s birth, one parent held Italian citizenship exclusively.<\/strong>In this case, the following documents must be submitted in order to request the registration of the birth certificate in Italy:<\/p>\n

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    1. Application for registration of the birth certificate<\/strong>, using the updated form<\/a>;<\/li>\n
    2. The minor\u2019s birth certificate<\/strong>, or an extract copy thereof, issued by the competent foreign Civil Registry Office. The certificate must be submitted to the Embassy already legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka or the Maldives (see also the Translations and Legalizations<\/a> section of this website);<\/li>\n
    3. Photocopies of the passports<\/strong> or valid identity documents of the parents and the minor (if the minor already holds one);<\/li>\n
    4. Full birth certificate of the Italian parent<\/strong>, issued by the Italian Municipality where the parent was born;<\/li>\n
    5. Historical residence certificate<\/strong> issued by the Italian Municipalities where the parent resided;<\/li>\n
    6. Certificate issued by the competent authorities of the foreign country of emigration<\/strong>, duly legalized\/apostilled and accompanied by an official translation into Italian (for this purpose, the competent Italian Consular Office for the place where the documents were issued should be contacted), certifying that the Italian parent did not acquire the citizenship of the foreign country of emigration prior to the birth of the minor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      or<\/p><\/div>\n

      <\/div>\n
      B2) On the date of the minor\u2019s birth, one grandparent held Italian citizenship exclusively. PLEASE NOTE:<\/strong> Where the grandparent held Italian citizenship exclusively, the minor\u2019s parent must in any event hold Italian citizenship, even if not exclusively.In this case, the following documents must be submitted in order to request the registration of the birth certificate in Italy:<\/p>\n
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      1. Application for registration of the birth certificate<\/strong>, using the updated form<\/a>;<\/li>\n
      2. The minor\u2019s birth certificate<\/strong>, or an extract copy thereof, issued by the competent foreign Civil Registry Office. The certificate must be submitted to the Embassy already legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka or the Maldives (see also the Translations and Legalizations<\/a> section of this website);<\/li>\n
      3. Photocopies of the passports<\/strong> or valid identity documents of the parents and the minor (if the minor already holds one);<\/li>\n
      4. Full birth certificate of the parent<\/strong>, issued by the Italian Municipality where the parent was born;<\/li>\n
      5. Full birth certificate of the grandparent<\/strong>, issued by the Italian Municipality where the grandparent was born;<\/li>\n
      6. Historical residence certificate<\/strong> issued by the Italian Municipalities where the grandparent resided;<\/li>\n
      7. If the grandparent lived in a foreign country, a certificate issued by the competent authorities of the foreign country of emigration<\/strong>, apostilled or consularly legalized (for countries that are not parties to the 1961 Hague Convention) and accompanied by an official translation into Italian (for this purpose, the competent Italian Consular Office for the place where the documents were issued should be contacted), certifying that the Italian grandparent did not acquire the citizenship of the foreign country of emigration prior to the birth of the minor;<\/li>\n
      8. Any certificates or declarations of renunciation of citizenship<\/strong>, where applicable;<\/li>\n
      9. Any other documentation<\/strong> suitable to provide evidence that the grandparent did not hold citizenship of the foreign country.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        CASE C<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

        The minor does not hold, nor is eligible to acquire, any other citizenship (for example, iure sanguinis<\/em>, iure soli<\/em>, citizenship by option, etc.).<\/strong>For example, a minor is considered to hold another citizenship if he or she:<\/p>\n