Jure Sanguinis · New York

Italian citizenship by descent in New York

Document preparation for the consular citizenship route at the New York consulate. Updated for Law 74/2025. We prepare your file — we don't provide legal advice.

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Consulate General of Italy in New York

690 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065

+1 (212) 737-9100

Documents required

Requirements for the New York consulate. The consulate may require additional documents.

  • Birth, marriage and death certificates for every ancestor in the direct line
  • US vital records from each relevant state
  • Apostille from each state's Secretary of State
  • Certified Italian translations of all US documents
  • Italian ancestor's birth certificate from the original comune
  • Certificate of non-renunciation of Italian citizenship

Notes for this consulate

  • 1The New York consulate covers: New York, Connecticut, Bermuda
  • 2Also covers northern/central New Jersey (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren counties)
  • 3Current citizenship wait at New York: ~8,000 person waitlist
  • 4Law 74/2025: consular route limited to 2nd generation. 3rd+ gen requires Italian court.

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