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miziovoi

Hi, I am new to this forum so please let me introduce myself first.


I am dual US and Italian citizen living in the US; my wife and I own a property in Italy.


My wife is a US citizen; we are trying to get her Italian citizenship (via ius matrimonium), but we miss some documents.


I am retired and travel back and forth between US and Italy (for <6 months for tax reasons, among others).


My wife will retire in a couple of years and travels less because of the limitations of her tourist VISA (90 days/180 Schengen rule).


My question is how she can stay in Italy for periods longer that 90 days but still <6 months in a calendar year?


Elective VISA? Any other options?


We do not plan to change our residency to Italy.


Thank you all for any advice you might give us


Kind regards


Maurizio

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glimpser

Hi,

I hope you  speak some italian.

On the comune di Prato website I found that the documents to ask for the italian citizenship by marriage (for you spouse) should be:

- Estratto dell'atto originale di nascita

- Certificazione penale

- Ricevuta bollettino versamento

- Atto di matrimonio iscritto/trascritto in Italia

(found out at link )

If living abroad (not in Italy) your wife should be able to ask for the italian citizenship after at least 3 years of marriage.

Good luck.

Glimpser

miziovoi

Thanks. I surely speak Italian.


I am aware of those requirements but unfortunately my wife misses the 'certificazione penale' from the country where she is originally from.


I was wondering if there were other VISA program she could use to stay longer than 90 days.

glimpser

Do you already know this law firm?

Note: I do not sponsor in any form such law firm, i only stumbled on their website after searching (on google) «italian citizenship by marriage».

If your wife is an american citizen residing in the US, the site I stumbled on writes "Criminal background checks from applicant’s residences since 14 years of age and FBI" is one of the documents required for the italian naturalization

Modicasa

As you are an Italian citizen with a home in Italy your wife could, in theory, ask for a permesso di soggiorno for motivi familiari which will allow longer stays - as long as she is with you.  You are not resident though, but are presumably inscribed in the AIRE? 

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