Italy: Information on whether an individual born of an Italian father and a non-Italian mother is entitled to Italian citizenship
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ITA21572.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Italy: Information on whether an individual born of an Italian father and a non-Italian mother is entitled to Italian citizenship, 1 September 1995, ITA21572.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab1020.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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For information on the above-mentioned topic, please consult article 1.1 (a) of an unofficial translation of Act No. 91 of 5 February 1992 on Italian citizenship, which came into force on 15 August 1992 (UNHCR/REFLEG). This translation is attached to Response to information Request ITA20073.E of 10 March 1995 which is available at your Regional Documentation Centre.
The attached extract of the Council of Europe's European Bulletin on Nationality states that "Italian citizenship is based on the criterion of 'jus sanguinis'. The child of an Italian father or mother is Italian" (Jan. 1995, 73).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Council of Europe. January 1995. "Italy," European Bulletin on Nationality. Strasbourg : Council of Europe.
Attachment
Council of Europe. January 1995. European Bulletin on Nationality. Strasbourg : Council of Europe, pp. i-iv, 1-2, 73-76.
