Tips for Italian Dual Citizenship Applicants: Name Changes

You officially changed your name as different from the one listed in your birth certificate and you are applying for Italian Dual Citizenship here in the U.S., will this cause a problem?

The Italian government usually permits name changes in only two situations:

Your life is in danger
Your birth name is obsene

If you changed your name prior to applying for Italian citizenship, you must amend your birth certificate. To do so, you generally need to request a change of name decree from your local court, then contact the Department of Vital Records of the U.S. state in which you were born and ask them to amend your birth certificate, presenting the decree as supporting evidence.

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