I'm not Italian but my ex is. So our kids are. If they claim italian citizenship through him, can I as well?

Plea_of_insanity

Here you go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_citizenship

Jared

doubt it

this article should answer your question clearly, you might want to read it?
http://www.italiandualcitizenship.com/
as far as you are concerned? you could have, it if you were still married,and if ex your husband is Italian.
but trough your children you cannot,parents do not inherit children's citizenship.

Astray A

1) Your father was an Italian citizen at the time of your birth and you never renounced your right to Italian citizenship.

2) Your mother was an Italian citizen at the time of your birth, you were born after January 1st, 1948 and you never renounced your right to Italian citizenship.

3) Your father was born in your native country, your paternal grandfather was an Italian citizen at the time of your father's birth, neither you nor your father ever renounced your right to Italian citizenship.

4) Your mother was born in your native country, your maternal grandfather was an Italian citizen at the time of her birth, you were born after January 1, 1948 and neither you nor your mother ever renounced your right to Italian citizenship.

5) Your paternal or maternal grandfather was born in your native country, your paternal great grandfather was an Italian citizen at the time of his birth, neither you nor your father nor your grandfather ever renounced your right to Italian citizenship

NOTE: A woman born before 01/01/1948 can claim the Italian citizenship only from her father and can transfer it to descendants after 01/01/1948).

NOTE: "Italian citizen at the time of birth" means that he/she did not acquire any other citizenship through naturalization, before the descendant's birth

ozzy2246

Sorry but no.

massimo

You must receive resident card from Italy through your children who're qualified to be Italian citizens and you must spend some years in Italy as a resident in order to apply 4 Italian citizenship & you'll not be able to receive it unless you're actually living legally in Italy and after meeting certain conditions & then you might apply 4 it.
http://www.italiandualcitizenship.com/.

http://www.italiandualcitizenship.com/id50.htm
Good luck.

ibu guru

"Third generation Italian?" Do you mean his great-grandparents immigrated to the US & he was the third US-born generation? No way to get Italian citizenship for his kids.

Or was he an Italian citizen at the time his kids were born? Did he register their births and get them Italian passports? If he was an Italian citizen, he can probably still get them Italian citizenship.

If the children's grandparent was an Italian citizen, they might be able to claim Italian citizenship. But not a great-grandparent.

You are not married to him anymore and therefore have no claim to Italian citizenship. He would have had to apply for your immigration while you were married. Your children, if they have a right to Italian citizenship, do not confer citizenship on a parent. Parents confer citizenship as a birthright on their children.

No honey...HE"S 3RD generation that makes him AMERICAN!!!!

-He probabaly doesn't even speak italian....

ughhh Americansssssss!!! lol

Arturo

You should first check whether your ex-husband had kept his Italian citizenship or not. Only when you're sure of this your children could eventually claim their Italian citizenship.

For you it should be different, as you aren't married with him anymore. You should have applied after your 3rd wedding anniversary, but now I am afraid it could be too late.

You will be however entitled to work and live in Italy as parent of an underage Italian citizen anyway, and apply for naturalization later.

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