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Registration of birth certificates

ATTENTION: NEW CITIZENSHIP REGULATIONS

Legislative Decree No. 36 of March 28, 2025, converted into law with amendments, has introduced new restrictions on the acquisition of Italian citizenship pursuant to Article 1 of Law 91/1992. Please read Articles 1-4 of Law 91/1992 carefully, with specific reference to Article 3-bis.

Starting March 28, 2025, the transcription of birth certificates by jure sanguinis (by birth) for a minor born abroad may occur in the following cases:

  1. The minor is exclusively Italian since he/she is the child of exclusively Italian parents and does not acquire the citizenship of the country in which he/she was born (e.g., a child of exclusively Italian citizens born in Israel);
  2. The minor is exclusively Italian since he/she is the child of an exclusively Italian parent and a foreign national who does not transmit their citizenship under their national law.
  3. The minor is the child of an exclusively Italian parent or grandchild of an exclusively Italian grandparent, or whose grandparent was holding only Italian citizenship at the time of his/her death, if such death occurred before the child’s birth (the date of the child’s birth is considered);
  4. The minor is the child of an Italian parent who lived in Italy for at least two consecutive years after acquiring Italian citizenship and before the child’s birth.

The documentation required for the above-mentioned cases is listed under “STEP 1 – Document Preparation.” In this regard, please note that the applicant must incontrovertibly demonstrate that one of the ascendants was exclusively Italian at the time of the minor’s birth, as well as prove residency in Italy.

If the minor does not fall into any of the above-listed categories, the parent who is an Italian citizen by birth may request the transcription of the minor child’s birth certificate through a specific declaration, which will allow the acquisition of citizenship by law pursuant to Article 4, paragraph 1-bis.

Who is an Italian-born parent?

According to Article 3-bis of Law 91/1992, an Italian citizen by birth is one who:

Notwithstanding Articles 1, 2, 3, 14, and 20 of this Law, Article 5 of Law No. 21 of April 1983, 123, Articles 1, 2, 7, 10, 12, and 19 of Law No. 555 of June 13, 1912, as well as Articles 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9 of the Civil Code approved by Royal Decree No. 2358 of June 25, 1865, anyone born abroad, even before the effective date of this Article, and who holds another citizenship, is considered to have never acquired Italian citizenship, unless one of the following conditions is met:

a) the applicant’s citizenship status is recognized, in accordance with the legislation applicable as of March 27, 2025, following an application, accompanied by the necessary documentation, submitted to the competent consular office or mayor no later than 11:59 PM Rome time on the same date;

a-bis) The interested party’s citizenship status is recognized, in accordance with the legislation applicable as of March 27, 2025, following an application, accompanied by the necessary documentation, submitted to the competent consular office or mayor on the day indicated by an appointment communicated to the interested party by the competent office by 11:59 PM Rome time on the same date of March 27, 2025;

b) The interested party’s citizenship status is judicially certified, in accordance with the legislation applicable as of March 27, 2025, following a judicial application submitted no later than 11:59 PM Rome time on the same date;

c) A first- or second-degree ascendant possesses, or possessed at the time of death, exclusively Italian citizenship;

d) A parent or adoptive parent has been resident in Italy for at least two consecutive years after acquiring Italian citizenship and before the child’s birth or adoption.

 

If you are an Italian citizen by birth and wish to register your minor child in the cases referred to in letters a) – d), please follow these instructions:

STEP 1 – Document Preparation

Gather the following documents:

CASE 1 – The minor is an exclusively Italian citizen as the child of exclusively Italian parents and does not acquire citizenship of the country in which he or she was born.

  • Application form duly completed and signed by both parents;
  • Original Israeli birth certificate “Affirmation of Birth in Israel – Replication of Notice of Live Birth” (photocopies are not accepted) complete with “Apostille” (for more information on obtaining an Apostille, click here);
  • Italian translation of the birth certificate;
  • Photocopy of both parents’ passports or identity cards;
  • Proof of legal presence in Israel (visa);
  • If not on file with the Consulate, documentation proving exclusive possession of Italian citizenship (certification of non-Israeli citizenship).

 

CASE 2 – The minor is an exclusively Italian citizen as the child of an exclusively Italian parent and a foreign parent who does not transmit their citizenship according to their national law.

  • Application form duly completed and signed by both parents;
  • Original Israeli birth certificate “Affirmation of Birth in Israel – Replication of Notice of Live Birth” (photocopies are not accepted) complete with “Apostille” (for more information on obtaining an Apostille, click here);
  • Italian translation of the birth certificate;
  • Photocopy of both parents’ passports or identity cards;
  • Proof of legal presence in Israel (visa);
  • If not on file with the Consulate, documentation proving exclusive possession of Italian citizenship (certification of non-Israeli citizenship);
  • If not on file with the Consulate, certification issued by the authorities of the foreign parent’s country of origin stating that their citizenship status was not transmitted to the child.

 

CASE 3 – The minor is the child of an exclusively Italian parent or grandchild of an exclusively Italian grandparent, or whose grandparent was holding only Italian citizenship at the time of his/her death, if such death occurred before the child’s birth.

  • Application form duly completed and signed by both parents;
  • Original Israeli birth certificate (photocopies are not accepted) complete with “Apostille” (for more information on obtaining an Apostille, click here);
  • Italian translation of the birth certificate;
  • Photocopy of both parents’ passports or identity cards;
  • Proof of legal presence in Israel (visa/Teudat Zeut);
  • If not available from the Consulate, certification of non-Israeli citizenship/Israeli citizenship for the Italian parent;
  • If not on file with the Consulate, a certificate issued by the authorities of the foreign parent’s country of origin stating that their citizenship status has not been transmitted and/or documentation issued by third-party countries in the case of periods of residence in other countries;
  • Proof of the grandparent’s Italian citizenship and a negative certificate of Israeli citizenship, as well as any other document the consulate deems useful to establish the citizenship status of the ascendant’s grandparent, such as, for example, an extract from the Italian birth certificate with annotations.

 

CASE 4 – The minor is the child of an Italian national who lived in Italy for at least two consecutive years after acquiring Italian citizenship and before the child’s birth.

  • Application form duly completed and signed by both parents;
  • Original Israeli birth certificate (photocopies are not accepted) complete with “Apostille” (for more information on obtaining an Apostille, click here);
  • Italian translation of the birth certificate;
  • Photocopy of both parents’ passports or identity cards;
  • Proof of legal presence in Israel (visa/Teudat Zeut);
  • Historical residence certificate issued by the municipality of residence in Italy, certifying two years of continuous residence prior to the birth of the child (hard copy with original sicgnature, digitally signed certificate or certificate issued from ANPR).

 

ATTENTION – In any case, the consulate reserves the right to request additional documentation to verify compliance with the legal requirements, upon which a specific consular declaration will be issued.

 

STEP 2 – Submitting the Documents

Once the documentation is complete, mail it to the Italian Embassy in Tel Aviv – Consular Office, 25 Hamered Street, Tel Aviv 68125. Alternatively, you can bring it to the Consulate and leave it in the mailbox at the entrance of the Embassy on the 21st floor of the Trade Tower Building at 25 Hamered Street, Tel Aviv, during opening hours.

Please note: the date of receipt and filing of the application at the Consulate is the date of receipt at the Consulate. Therefore, any email exchanges are not to be considered equivalent to the submission of the original translated and apostilled documents.

Translations of documents must be correct and complete. Once the documentation is received, any errors will need to be corrected before it can be sent.

Please note, the original certificates will not be returned but will be kept in our consular archive.

If you do not fall into one of the above-mentioned categories, it may be possible to register your minor child’s birth through a specific declaration, which will allow him/her to acquire citizenship pursuant to Article 4, paragraph 1-bis.

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ATTENTION: Surrogacy

Surrogacy is a completely legal practice in some countries, but is prohibited in Italy by Law 40 of February 19, 2004.

This law was recently amended to provide, in Article 12, paragraph 6, that the penalties for its violations apply even if done abroad.

This Consulate, upon receipt of a birth certificate of a child born abroad via surrogacy and to be registered at an Italian municipality, shall process the registration request by sending the certificate to the municipality and, at the same time, shall report the alleged crime to the competent local Public Prosecutor’s Office.