Susan Sarandon, the renowned American actress, has the potential to obtain Italian citizenship by descent iure sanguinis through her maternal lineage. In fact, as the actress states in an interview with Il Fatto, Sarandon’s mother was born in Ragusa, Sicily, before immigrating to the United States. Despite being born in 1946, Sarandon could potentially beRead more

A recent decision by the Court of Cassation has revolutionized the application for recognition of Italian citizenship iure sanguinis for many descendants of our compatriots who emigrated to Latin American countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela starting from 1861, the year of foundation of the Italian State. Recognition of right iure sanguinis isRead more

Obtaining a residence permit for the non-EU cohabitant of an EU citizen for a de facto couple is now a jurisprudential achievement. There are more than 200 pages and countless decisions issued by major Italian Courts – Milan, Bologna, Modena, Palermo – which, pursuant to Cirinnà Law, certify the right of a non-EU citizen toRead more

The massive move of men and women crossing the border to the EU countries bordering Ukraine forces the EU cope with the refugees emergency, so much so as to induce the 27 countries of the Union to issue a Directive for the temporary protection of displaced persons, in order to manage the status of UkrainianRead more

Mutual agreements between States for investments protection. Suggested: Can a foreigner, i.e. a non-EU citizen, lawfully carry out business, commercial or trading activities in Italy? The answer is yes, it is worth however specifying that in terms of international private law, an investment is any activity involving the stipulation of an international agreement that produces obligationsRead more

Despite the complications connected to doing business nowadays, the number of foreign entrepreneurs who choose to open a business in Italy is constantly increasing. This is especially valid for entrepreneurs who were born abroad. Doing business in Italy, though, is just one of the options available to foreign investors. The other is that of establishing aRead more

There are several ways to do business and invest in Italy from abroad: identify a foreign partner to do business in Italy;  register a company Srl;  open a bank account for non-resident foreigners; identify the tax residence; understand what taxes to pay;  identify the hiring regime for foreign workers in Italy. To facilitate the spreadRead more

She is a Peruvian citizen, he is an Italian citizen. Last January they wanted to apply for family reunification to join together and live as a couple. But how to obtain a residence permit for family reunification? Their common desire, in fact, was to live together in Italy. But she, a non-EU citizen, without aRead more

The Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian government of September establishes the new Anti Covid19 measures. For de facto international couples between Italian and foreigner, there are news for the non-EU partner’s entry into Italy. The new travel rules for Covid confirm the work of the DAMIANI & DAMIANIRead more

The Modena court ruled that “The ‘cohabitation pact’ is sufficient to register the partner in the registry office even without a residence permit visa italy” The cohabitation must be attested by a contract signed in front of a lawyer: in this way the bureaucratic impasse that made it impossible for the foreign comrade to stayRead more