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Citizenship

The easiest way to gain Italian citizenship, other than marrying an Italian, is through ancestry. Otherwise, if you have lived legally in Italy for ten years, or worked for the Italian State for five years, you may gain it that way. Gathering documentation and waiting for processing can also
take a substantial amount of time. Be prepared to overcome bureaucratic obstacles.

If you live legally in Italy for ten years, you can apply for citizenship. Also, if you work for the Italian State for five years, you may apply. European citizens whom have lived in Italy for four years may apply. In the unlikely case that you are stateless or a refugee, after five years of living legally in Italy, you may be eligible for citizenship. Last but not least, adopted children of Italian citizens may apply after coming of age and continuing to live for four years in Italy.

All of these methods will include the usual run of red tape. Providing an American police record, for instance, may be difficult if you don’t have one. Ask for a letter of good conduct instead. Or you can send in your fingerprints and get a ‘no arrests’ stamp. No concessions are made for obtaining documents, which simply do not exist in your country of birth. You must find your own creative way of providing the desired documentation, such as the police record.