If you have an ancestor from Italy, you may be an Italian citizen.

We will help you figure out if you are eligible to apply for an Italian (EU) passport, and guide you through the process if you are.

The process of applying for jure sanguinis citizenship can be a little tricky, but thousands of people have successfully received recognition of their Italian citizenship by descent, and can now live and work anywhere in the EU.

Photographs of people holding dual US and Italian passports.

So, let's start building your path to Italian citizenship!
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Or, read about how to obtain Italian citizenship through ancestry in our learning center.

New York Times article titled The New American Status Symbol? A Second Passport