Interpretation of common problems about residence card and nationality in Italy

It is not easy to apply for Italian detention card and nationality, so what problems will you encounter in the process summary? Let's take a look at the interpretation of common questions about Italian residence card and nationality, hoping to help everyone.

1. I have legal residency in Italy, but I want to go back to my country for a while. So when I come back, is my stay still valid? Or will the Italian government automatically cancel the validity of my residence card after a fixed period of time?

According to the current regulations, the longest time allowed by law for foreign immigrants holding EU long-term residence permits to leave EU countries is 12 months.

Simply put, if you are a permanent resident of Italy, your residence card will be automatically revoked if you return to China for more than 12 months, that is, as long as 1 year. Therefore, Macao and Shenzhen immigrants suggest that Italian long-term residence card holders land in Italy once a year.

However, if you have just left Italy but have lived in other EU countries for a long time, the situation is different: if you leave the issuing country of long-term residence and live in other EU countries for more than 6 years, your long-term residence in Italy will be automatically revoked.

Even if you have been issued a new long-term residence in another EU country during this period, your previous long-term residence in Italy will be automatically revoked.

Second, if you apply for Italian nationality, your residence period has expired, but you have returned to your country of origin for several months before. Can I continue to apply for Italian citizenship? Will leaving these months affect me?

The article K.60. 1 issued by the Italian Ministry of Interior on 05/0/07 explains the problem of leaving Italy for a short time, in which it is clear that as long as the applicant has proof of legal residence in Italy, the short-term temporary departure from Italy will not affect his application for nationality.

However, when applying for Italian citizenship, the applicant needs to bring relevant documents to prove that he left Italy only for a short time and with reasonable motives.

According to this explanation issued by the Ministry of the Interior, the Italian government has essentially provided some flexibility for foreigners applying for Italian nationality. If the applicant leaves Italy for a short time, the Ministry of the Interior will give the relevant departments an opportunity to evaluate the motivation and duration of the applicant's departure when accepting the application. Before the interpretation of this article, if the applicant has left the country, he will not be able to obtain Italian citizenship smoothly.

Therefore, for example, if an applicant moves to another country for a short time because of study or work, but he still has a legal Italian residence certificate during this period, that is, he is registered with the municipal government, he can still apply for Italian citizenship according to Article 9 of Italian Law 9 1/92.