Hi Jai,

Yeah that's true. It's not anedoctal, the law says that the application can take up to 2 years. Not something for us to bother really.

Hi dsab85.

Excellent. Thanks a million for the clear explanation.

Thanks everyone for the precious help.

Best regards,

Hi Babstar,

This is really confusing indeed. Ok for the first part, but how about the EU-1?

I thought this is what we needed to apply for.

Thanks

Your wife will need to apply for a D-visa or Visa as spouse of a EU member. You need to hand in both of your passports for this and fill in a EU Form 1 application. The process can take up to 6 months during which you do not have a passport. Thanks again and aplogies for the misunderstanding. The q...

Hi Babstar, I'm the husband in this discussion so I'd better answer myself. You can get the Italian citizenship if you're a spouse of an Italian citizen. You can apply after 6 months if your residence is in Italy or after 3 years if you live abroad: http://www.esteri.it/ITA/5_30_208_318.asp Already ...