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Citizens of other countries descended from an ancestor (parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, etc.) born in Italy may have a claim to Italian citizenship by descent. Italian citizenship is granted by birth through the paternal line, with no limit on the number of generations, or through the maternal line for individuals born after 1 January 1948.

You have the right to obtain Italian citizenship by descent in the following circumstances:

 1) By filiation (birth to an Italian parent). This is consistent with the principle of "jus sanguinis".

 2) If a parent or one of your direct ancestors at a second degree (grandparents) have been Italian citizens by right of birth and you:

- serve in the Italian Army and preventively declare you want to acquire Italian citizenship;
- work in the Civil Service for the Italian State and declare you want to acquire Italian citizenship;
- at the coming of age (age 18) have already legally resided in Italy for at least two years and declare before turn 19 you want to acquire Italian citizenship;
- If you are a minor (under age 18) cohabiting with your foreign parent who acquires the Italian citizenship.

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WhatPassport.com is a specialist UK Nationality and British Citizenship site offering an online search and assessment. Claims to hold a British Passport can be complex and the site offers a quick, simple search to give you the answers. While many people qualify for the UK Ancestry Visa based on holding a Commonwealth passport with a UK born grandmother or grandfather, we have found that if you have a grandparent born in the UK, or if your mother is British or your father is British, then there are several scenarios where you can claim British Nationality and the right to hold a British Passport. This stems from Britain’s collection of British Colonies, British Protectorates and British Protected States in the middle of last century and the Nationality rules concerning what are now the countries of the Commonwealth.

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