Italian citizenship is based on the principle of “ius sanguinis” according to which the children of Italian father or mother are Italian. The subject matter is regulated by Law No. 91 of 5.12.1992, which recognizes the right to simultaneous ownership of multiple nationalities, without prejudice to the various provisions laid down in international agreements.
For the request of recognition of citizenship it is necessary to present yourself personally at the Embassy of Italy in Panama in the following ways.
The Embassy does NOT authorize any agency or intermediary for booking appointments or for consular services, including citizenship.
It is important to carefully read all the information related to the type of citizenship you intend to apply for and show up on the day of appointment with complete documentation, including apostilles and translations. If the documentation is incomplete, you will miss the appointment.
The possible unavailability of appointments is not generally due to technical problems, but to the high number of requests. It is therefore advisable to try again to access the system, in particular at midnight Italian when they are automatically made available appointments not confirmed.
Any questions or information can be sent to consolare.panama@esteri.it.
This Embassy receives applications for recognition and acquisition of Italian citizenship of foreign citizens residing regularly in the countries belonging to our Consular District (we do not accept requests for citizens with provisional residence permits). To this end, it makes available to users the requirements to be presented for the main methods of recognition and acquisition of Italian citizenship:
- CITIZENSHIP BY MARRIAGE.
- CITIZENSHIP BY DESCENT – CHILDREN OF ITALIAN NATIONALITY.
- CITIZENSHIP BY DESCENT – DESCENDANTS OF AVO ITALIANO.
Users are informed that it is up to each applicant to submit all the complete documentation according to the above mentioned regulations (there are no exceptions). Moreover, the lack of one of the requirements or the inconsistency of the information will involve the refusal to the window of the citizenship application (which does not mean that the request was refused, but that it was not possible to receive the file and as a result you will miss the appointment).
How to make an appointment
Users are informed that appointments to submit the application for “Citizenship by Descent / marriage” are only required through the appointment system Prenot@mi. In addition, you inform that the writing Office, while being aware of the extreme difficulties encountered by users in booking an appointment, can not help you to set one. The online appointment system is, in fact, automated and not centrally influenced. The availability of dates or time slots is subject to request by the numerous users.
Opening hours to the public:
- Monday – Wednesday – Friday 9.00 – 12.30
- Tuesday and Thursday 13.30 – 15.00
Telephone contacts for Consular Services:
For information about consular services, the following telephone number is available: +507 225 89 48 / 49 / 50.
The service is available in the following time slots:
- Monday/Wednesday/Friday: 14:00 – 16:00
- Tuesday/Thursday: 10:00-12:00
Further information on Italian citizenship can be found on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation website at “cittadinanza”.