Children born in Italy to foreign parents: birth registration is not automatic citizenship
Children born in Italy to foreign parents: birth registration is not automatic citizenship When a child is born in Italy to foreign parents, the family must distinguish three different matters: recording the birth, establishing the child's nationality, and determining the child's residence status. These procedures serve different purposes, and completing one does not automatically complete the others. Registering the birth The birth must be declared under the rules governing Italian civil status records. Parents should check the declaration procedure with the hospital or the municipality, retain the birth certificate and verify that names and dates have been recorded correctly. Where necessary, the child's foreign nationality and travel documents are addressed through the competent consular authority. Does birth in Italy confer Italian citizenship? Italian Law No. 91 of 1992 is generally based on descent rather than unrestricted citizenship by place of birth. Article 1 also...