Gruber-De Gasperi 1946 Allegato IV (Trattato Pace 1947 binding — South Tyrol)
Citizenship in Italy
- Eligibility
- Allegato IV Trattato di Pace 1947 (49 UNTS 3 in force 15/09/1947). Italy-Austria South-Tyrol post-war minority protection settlement. BINDING treaty (NOT declaration per IT-V2-FAB caught). L 482/1999 = linguistic protection only, NO citizenship effect. Austrian dual-citizenship proposal 2017-2019 NOT enacted + subsequently abandoned. Austrian nationals in South Tyrol may apply Italian via EU 4y (IT-NAT-02).
- Timeline
- Long
- Renunciation
- Not required
Example scenarios
Italian citizen by birth in Italian territory (post-1947 Trattato di Pace). Gruber-De Gasperi 1946 Allegato IV minority rights protections apply.
Bolzano became Italian sovereign territory under Trattato di Pace 1947 Allegato IV.
Austrian South-Tyrol dual citizenship proposal NOT enacted as of 2026-05-25. Annual parliamentary verification. NOT current pathway.
Austrian Parliament considered 2017-2019 dual-citizenship for South Tyrolean German-speakers; not enacted.
Special acquisition under specific Italian transition legislation for ex-Italian-administered Dodecanese. Case-specific NLR.
Dodecanese transferred Italy-Greece via 1947 Peace Treaty Art 14.
Informational summary compiled from primary legal sources — not legal advice. Citizenship law changes; verify with the competent authority before acting. Last verified 2026-05-25.
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