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ACQUISITION OF ITALIAN CITIZENSHIP BY MARRIAGE

We inform you that the law n. 132 of 1 December 2018 introduced the requirement of adequate knowledge of the Italian language not lower than level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference, certified by an appropriate body. This requirement was introduced by the legislation with effect from 4 December 2018 and is an indispensable condition for the granting of citizenship pursuant to art. 5 and 9 of Law 91/92. The verification of this requirement is carried out through the acquisition of a qualification issued by a public or joint educational institution or a certification issued by a certifying body. At the moment, only the following bodies are considered certification bodies, belonging to the unified certification system CLIQ (Italian Language Certification of Quality), possibly in collaboration with the local Italian Cultural Institutes: the University for foreigners of Siena, the University for Foreigners of Perugia, the Roma Tre University, the Dante Alighieri Society. Therefore, certifications of a level not lower than B1 issued by the aforementioned bodies may be considered valid pursuant to the aforementioned standard. To date, there is only one exam center in Singapore officially recognized by the University for Foreigners of Siena and the University for Foreigners of Perugia, which is the “Association For The Promotion of The Italian Culture In Singapore” (APICS).