Is her father's name on her birth certificate? If so, then all he needs to do is to register her birth with the Italian consulate which serves his current place of residence or with his comune in Italy if he is residing there. For example, the Italian Consulate in New York City offers these instructions: http://www.consnewyork.esteri.it/consolato_newyork/en/i_servizi/per-i-cittadini/stato-civile

Once her birth has been registered, an Italian passport is a simple process.

Now, if your Italian-citizen daughter "moves" to Italy, you have the right to be there with her at least until her 18th birthday; once in Italy you would apply for a Permess di Soggiorno per Motivi Familiari - permission to stay based on family reasons. Of course, it would be easier still if you married your daughter's father...


Haven't I read (and addressed) your issue before? On another forum, perhaps?

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Regarding taxes:

As a US citizen, you owe federal income tax on your worldwide income. As a legal resident of Italy for greater than 182 days per year, you pay Italian income tax on your worldwide income as well. The advantage (such as it is) is that you get a credit on your US tax return for the taxes paid to Italy. Overall, you can expect your net taxes to be a bit more to substantially more than if you had the same income and simply lived in the US; the exact "disadvantage" depends a great deal on your actual income level.

Your higher taxes will often be more than offset by the much lower cost of healthcare in Italy and the elimination of health insurance expenses. (but, if you plan to routinely visit the US, you will need to consider traveler's insurance of some sort to protect you in the event of serious illness or accident while outside Italy)

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Hi!

Your daughter should have Italian citizenship because her father is Italian. Did he recognise her? Try to ask at anagrafe or the prefettura.

Where I live, the public asilo nido is free of charge from age 3 up to when kids start primary school. You have to pay for a private asilo nido. The asilo nido starts around the date the school year starts (in September) and finishes at the end of June (at least in Tuscany).

L. 5 febbraio 1992, n. 91. Nuove norme sulla cittadinanza.
2.
1. Il riconoscimento o la dichiarazione giudiziale della filiazione durante la minore età del figlio ne determina la cittadinanza secondo le norme della presente legge.
5.
1. Il coniuge, straniero o apolide, di cittadino italiano acquista la cittadinanza italiana quando risiede legalmente da almeno sei mesi nel territorio della Repubblica, ovvero dopo tre anni dalla data del matrimonio, se non vi è stato scioglimento, annullamento o cessazione degli effetti civili e se non sussiste separazione legale.
7.
1. Ai sensi dell'articolo 5, la cittadinanza si acquista con decreto del Ministro dell'interno, a istanza dell'interessato, presentata al sindaco del comune di residenza o alla competente autorità consolare.
2. Si applicano le disposizioni di cui all'articolo 3 della legge 12 gennaio 1991, n. 13.
L'istanza per l'acquisto o la concessione della cittadinanza italiana va, ora, presentata al prefetto competente per territorio in relazione alla residenza dell'istante, ovvero, qualora ne ricorrano i presupposti, all'autorità consolare, in virtù di quanto disposto dall'art. 1, D.P.R. 18 aprile 1994, n. 362, riportato al n. XXIII. Vedi, anche, l'art. 8 dello stesso decreto.

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