Italian citizenship provides a gateway to exploring your heritage while unlocking the freedom to live, work, and travel across Europe. Whether obtained through descent, marriage, or other legal routes, it offers significant benefits, including access to the EU’s healthcare system and simplified residency requirements. The process, from registering marriages and births to understanding how citizenship laws apply to children born abroad or in Italy, involves essential steps that can shape your future in Italy and beyond. In this episode of the Italian Citizenship Podcast hosted by Italian attorney, Marco Permunian and dual citizen expat podcaster Rafael Di Furia, we’ll learn more about the practicalities of life as an Italian citizen, drawn from their real-life experiences navigating legal requirements and enjoying the unique privileges of Italian dual citizenship in Italy as well as in the European Union. For help with the Italian citizenship process and more information about Italian Citizenship Assistance visit ICA's website: https://ItalianCitizenshipAssistance.com To contact Italian Attorney Marco Permunian and his team of dual-citizenship experts and attorneys you can use the contact form on the Italian Citizenship Assistance website: https://italiancitizenshipassistance.com/contact/ To see more from Rafael Di Furia about life in Italy and life as a dual-citizen expat check out his YouTube channel and website: Http://YouTube.com/RafaelDiFuria Http://RafaelDiFuria.com #italiancitizenship #italiandualcitizenship #dualcitizenship Topics & Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro & Opening Thoughts 3:16 - Marrying foreigner as an Italian citizen. 5:18 - Giving birth in Italy. 6:30 - Is the “codice fiscale” issued automatically at birth? 8:29 - Does a child to foreign parents automatically receive Italian citizenship by being born in Italy? 10:26 - Obtaining Italian citizenship for your child. 16:43 - Closing Thoughts & Outro