Annex I
Italy (administrative procedure): Article 17 of Presidential Decree 572/1993; Regolamento di
esecuzione della legge 5 febbraio 1992, n.91, recante nuove norme sulla cittadinanza.
Legal Basis/Determining Authority
Ministry of Interior.
Unrelated to the asylum authority.
Conditions for access
Applicants must have legal residence and a birth certificate
to access the procedure.
Submission in writing/orally
Submission to be made in writing.
Centralized/decentralized
Decentralized procedure
Suspensive effect of removal order
No.
Right to stay during the procedure
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Interview
No.
Legal aid
No State funded legal aid at the stage of the administrative
procedure but available at the appeal stage if the applicant
has no means.
Burden of proof
Law is silent; but rests with the applicant in practice..
Right to appeal
Yes.
Facilitated naturalization
Yes.
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