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Every year, thousands of British citizenship applications are refused or delayed for one reason alone: wrong, incomplete or incorrectly formatted documentation. The fee (£1,735, non-refundable) does not come back, and recovering from a refusal is not easy. That is why it is worth investing time...
Settled Status, ILR, naturalisation...
You've been living in the UK for years, you have your Settled Status or ILR sorted — and now you're wondering: is it worth taking the next step and becoming a British citizen? For many Italians in the UK in 2026, the answer is yes....
If you are an Italian parent living in the UK and have not yet registered your child's birth at the Consulate, it is essential that you are aware of the transitional provisions introduced by Law 74/2025. There are important deadlines to meet — and some...
Since 2018, anyone applying for Italian citizenship — whether by marriage or by residence (naturalisation) — must demonstrate a minimum B1 level of Italian, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. However, not everyone is required to take this exam. The exemptions are...
Do you have an Italian great-grandparent or great-great-grandparent and have always thought you could apply for Italian citizenship by descent? Until recently, that was possible. But from 28 March 2025, the rules changed significantly, and thousands of people suddenly found themselves excluded from a process...
Did you study in the UK and are now looking to work, study or move to Italy? At some point you will be asked for a document you may never have heard of before: the Dichiarazione di Valore, or Declaration of Value. In this article...
SEO Meta Description: Need to register a marriage that took place in Brazil at the Italian Consulate? Find out why you need the Certidao de Casamento em Inteiro Teor, what it is, and how to get it apostilled and correctly translated. Are you trying to register...
Do you have a Brazilian document — a birth certificate, a marriage certificate, a criminal record — that you need to make valid in Italy? A simple translation is not enough. To have legal standing in Italy, a Brazilian document must follow a specific bureaucratic...
Are you married to an Italian citizen and have been thinking about applying for Italian citizenship, but keep putting it off? Now is the time to stop waiting. Recent changes to Italian citizenship law are shifting the rules — and in some cases making the...