Step 3: Watch Webinars

Whether you are considering Italian dual-citizenship for the first time, looking to calm your nerves about your upcoming consular visit, have a spouse looking to join in on the Italy fun, or perhaps something else entirely, chances are you will find the answers you are seeking among the webinars Your Italian Passport has given with our partner The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF).

Webinar: A Conversation About Dual Citizenship

Webinar: Successfully Navigating the Consulates: What to Expect Before, During, and After your Appointment

Webinar: Applying for Citizenship Jure Sanguinis as a Resident of Italy

Webinar: The 1948 Law: Seeking Dual Citizenship through the Tribunal in Rome

Webinar: Spousal Citizenship: Process, Language Requirements, Alternatives

Checklist: The 5 Materials Needed for Spousal Citizenship

Proof that your spouse is an Italian citizen (Italian passport, or citizenship recognition letter/email from Italian Consulate)
Proof of marriage to your spouse (a certified copy Italian marriage certificate)
Note: The U.S. (or non-Italian) marriage record, complete with apostille and translation, must first be registered with the consulate by the Italian spouse
Certified copy of the applicant's birth certificate
- The birth certificate must be in long form
- Translated into Italian
- Must have an apostille attached
Criminal background check of the applicant
- Federal and State background check reports from every US state where the applicant lived, plus the state of birth
- Translated into Italian
- Must have an apostille attached
Proof of Italian language proficiency of the applicant

Additionally, here are the helpful links Lauren referenced during her presentation that may help you during the spousal citizenship process:

Italian Ministry of the Interior
Registration of spousal applicants and online submission of materials.

Council of Europe
Provides explanation of the various language levels and a self-assessment grid.

Online Italian Club
Are you a beginner, intermediate, or advanced Italian speaker? Check your level here!

Italian Cultural Institutes & Institutions for Italian Language Exam
Here are the locations in the U.S. where it is possible to take the Italian Certification Exam:

Italian Consulate General in Boston
Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts
41 Hampshire St., Cambridge, MA 02139-1547
Tel: (617) 301-8354
E-mail: school@dantemass.org
www.dantemass.org/plida-italian-classes

Italian Consulate General in Chicago
Italian Cultural Institute in Chicago
500 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1450, Chicago, Illinois 60611
Tel: (312) 822-9545
E-mail: iicchicago@esteri.it
https://italculturachicago.com/

Italian Consulate in Detroit
Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan
4050 W. Maple Road Suite 250, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
Tel: (248) 250-8928
E-mail: info@dantemichigan.org
www.dantemichigan.org

Italian Consulate in Houston
The University of Texas at Austin: Department of French and Italian
Homer Rainey Hall - HRH -201 W. 21st Street, Austin, TX
Tel: N/A
Email: cilsexams@gmail.com
https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/frenchitalian/cils-certification-of-italian-as-a-foreign-language.html

Italian General Consulate in Los Angeles
Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles
1023 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Tel: (310) 443-3250
E-mail: iicla@esteri.it
https://iiclosangeles.esteri.it

Italian General Consulate in Miami
Dante Alighieri Society in Miami
300 Aragon Avenue #250, Coral Gables, FL 33134
Tel: (305) 529-6633
E-mail: wanderson@dantemiami.org
www.dantemiami.org

Italian General Consulate in New York (4 Locations)

1. Italian Cultural Institute in New York
Italian American Committee on Education (IACE)
686 Park Avenue, New York, 10021
Tel: (212) 879-4242
E-mail: iicnewyork@esteri.it
https://www.iacelanguage.org/

2. Collina Italian - Italian Language and Cultural Center City
1556 Third Avenue, Suite 603, NY
Tel: (212) 427-7770
E-mail: info@collinaitaliana.com
http://www.collinaitaliana.com

3. Learn Italy USA, LLC
226 W 37Th Street, New York, 10018
Tel: (917) 903-3093
E-mail: info@learnitaly.us
https://www.learnitaly.us/learn-italy-cafe/

4. The Language Institute
175 Fairfield Ave #2C, New Jersey, 07006
Tel: (973) 228-1843
E-mail: information@thelanguageinstitute.com
http://www.thelanguageinstitute.com/

Italian Consulate General in Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with America Italy Society of Philadelphia Center for Italian Studies
549 Williams Hall, 255 South 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305
Tel: (215) 898-6040
E-mail: italians@sas.upenn.edu
https://www.aisphila.org/cils-language-certification.html

Italian General Consulate in San Francisco
Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco
601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite F, San Francisco CA 94102
Tel: (415) 788-7142
E-mail: franca.cavallaro@esteri.it|
https://sfiis.org/citizenship/

Embassy of Italy in Washington
Casa Italiana Language School
595 3rd Street, NW Washington DC 20001
Tel: (202) 638-1348
Email: info@casaitalianaschool.org
https://www.casaitalianaschool.org

The Italian Cultural Society of Washington D.C.
4833 Rugby Ave., Suite #201, Bethesda, MD 20814
Tel: (301) 215-7885
Email: language@italianculturalsociety.org
http://www.italianculturalsociety.org