Hello everyone and welcome ;) If you are new here, my name is Victoria and this is The Spanish Express, your channel for Rioplatense Spanish, Uruguayan culture, Hispanic culture and language learning. As promised, here I bring you the second part of the video about the Italian citizenship process. On this occasion, I am going to tell you about my experience processing Italian citizenship in Italy in just 51 days, plus some useful tips that I hope will be helpful to you. If you haven't seen the first part yet, I'll leave the link here: • HOW TO PROCESS ITALIAN CITIZENSHIP ... and if you want to go to a specific section of the video, click on the time tabs below: 0:00 Introduction 1:29 Consular visit 2:14 Entry to Italy, tips, presence order 6:02 Obtaining the tax code 6:22 How to establish residency 7:42 My experience establishing residency, tips for choosing a commune where to establish residency 12:08 Waiting for the vigile, presentation of the folder 14:25 Response from the Uruguayan embassy 15:00 Obtaining citizenship, end of the process 15:31 Processing the identity card and passport 16:04 Final tips ----------------------------- CONSULAR VISITS ----------------------------- When you process Italian citizenship in Italy, All the documents that make up your folder need a consular visa. This is simply a stamp that certifies that the translations are reliable and is processed at the Italian consulate or embassy in your country. In Uruguay it is not necessary to make an appointment for this procedure, when I did it it took 4 days and cost me a little more than the apostilles. If you are Argentine or from another country I recommend visiting the consulate's website since in larger countries an appointment is needed and it takes around two months. ------------------------------ ENTRY INTO ITALY ------------------------------ Some tips for entering Italy are: 1. Enter the Schengen zone through Italy to avoid having to wait in person. These are the countries that make up the zone: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/es/s... 2. Find out which is the best airport to enter the country. 3. Avoid traveling in July-August. On August 15th there is a holiday in Italy called Ferragosto and it is very common for people to take vacations on this date, which can delay your application. ---------------------------- CODICE FISCALE ---------------------------- It is processed at the Agenzia delle Entrate by presenting your passport. They give it to you on the same day and it is free. -------------------- RESIDENCY -------------------- The residency is established in the commune where you are going to do the application by presenting one of the following documents: 1. Legal rental contract. 2. Letter of hospitality. Tips for choosing a commune where you will establish residency. 1. Do not choose a large city like Rome or Milan because they have many applications for citizenship and that makes the application take longer. In addition, it is more difficult to rent with a letter of hospitality. 2. Do not choose a commune that is too small where the application has never been done. If you do not know the procedure, it is very likely that the application will take longer. --------------------------------------------------------------- VIGILE AND PRESENTATION OF FOLDER --------------------------------------------------------------- As I did the procedure in a commune that does not have a vigile, the commune workers confirmed my residence and I presented the file a week after establishing the residence. In addition to the file, you have to present a €16 stamp that is a kind of stamp that can be bought in any tobacco shop. Tip: if you can, take the documents scanned on a pendrive. -------------------------------------------------- EMBASSY RESPONSE -------------------------------------------------- The embassy took 34 days to respond to the commune's PEC. Tip: keep an eye on the procedure, send emails or send someone in person to check the status of the procedure. ------------------------ DOCUMENTS ------------------------ I processed the identity card in the commune. It took a week and cost me €5.45. The passport (regular procedure) took ten days and cost me between €70-75. --------------------------------- FINAL TIPS --------------------------------- 1. Be prepared. Read, study, research and talk to people. The more you know about the laws, the better. 2. Be patient. Italian bureaucracy is hellish and you'll need a lot of peace of mind to do everything. 3. Be nice. If you're nice, people will act accordingly. 4. Learn as much Italian as you can. Here's a promo code to get 10USD on Italki: https://www.italki.com/i/CafaGF?hl=en