Italian citizenshipKnow where you stand.
Italy.
Belong Italy tracks your journey to citizenship one requirement at a time. Saga helps you speak Italian.
Free to startYour tracker stays on your phoneNo ads, everEvery rule dated and sourced
Out now on iOS
Your tracker stays on the phone. No account, no tracking. In English and Italiano. Now with Saga, your speaking seal pup.
Out now on Android
The same tracker, the same 1,062 questions, the same Italian rules. In English and Italiano. Now with Saga, your speaking seal pup.
Start with the rules.
Every rule comes from Law 91/1992 and the Ministero dell'Interno. Read it free before you download.
Italian citizenship
Ten years of legal, continuous residence, four for EU citizens, Italian at B1, a clean record and sufficient declared income.
- Residence
- 10 years
- Italian
- B1
CILS B1 Cittadinanza
No knowledge test. Italy asks for Italian at B1: four abilità, 12 points each, 48 in all.
- In the app
- 1,062
- Level
- B1
One app. The whole road.
On either phone.
How far am I, really?
One ring, one segment per requirement. What you control is kept apart from what you do not, and the dates ahead are listed soonest first.
On iPhone and Android
What if I passed the B1 tomorrow?
Flip the Italian B1 to passed, meet the income line or add months abroad, and watch your finish line move under the real Italian rules. Nothing you try is saved.
On iPhone and Android
What stands between me and the decision?
Every requirement in order: legal, continuous residence, Italian at B1, a clean record and the income line, each linked to Law 91/1992 or the ministry.
On iPhone and Android
What could set me back?
Log your trips abroad. Continuity lives in your anagrafe registration, so the app measures your longest stay against a six month guidance line.
On iPhone and Android
How ready am I for the Italian B1?
1,062 questions on reading and grammar, the one abilità that printed options can honestly drill. Today's five takes about a minute.
On iPhone and Android
What is changing around me?
Immigration and citizenship news from The Local Italy, inside the app.
On iPhone and Android
What is waiting at the end?
The real cover, with validity, fee and where to apply, taken from the issuing authority.
On iPhone and Android
What drives all of this?
Your dates and a few honest toggles, and the whole app in English or Italiano. Add a second person on the same phone.
On iPhone and Android
Now Belong Italy helps you practise the language.
Meet Saga. Say it out loud. She listens.
Saga is a seal pup in a green, white and red scarf. She is your speaking partner for Italian on your road to citizenship. Talk Italian out loud, at your own level, whenever you like. After every call she tells you what went well, what to fix and which words to keep, in English or Italian.
- Real conversations. Saga answers in her own voice, straight away.
- Everyday Italian. The shops, the doctor, the neighbours, the Comune, at A2, B1 or B2.
- A debrief after every call. What went well, the better sentence for what to fix and your new words, explained in English or Italian.
- She remembers you. Your topics, your level and what you found hard.
An add-on to Belong Italy on iPhone and Android, with 3 days free for new subscribers. Saga is an AI and can make mistakes. This is practice, not a test. Your voice is not stored.
Available on iPhone and Android
Two phones. Your tracker stays on yours.
Fully private, on your device.
No account and no tracking. Documents are encrypted by iOS and kept out of your iPhone backup.
Your tracker stays on your iPhoneSaga is the one exception, and only if you add Speak. During a call your voice goes from your phone straight to Google's Gemini so Saga can answer, and we never receive or store any audio. Anthropic's Claude writes your debrief and a short note so Saga remembers you next time, kept on our server in the EU. Read the privacy policy
practice questions on Italian reading and grammar
years of legal residence, four for EU citizens
points in the CILS B1, 12 for each abilità
languages: English and Italiano
First the exam.
Then speak like a pro.
Belong Italy gets you ready for the exam and Saga gets you speaking Italian along the way. Table for Three: Speak Daily is our new app for everything after it: one real conversation a day in Italian.
- Step 1 · Belong Italy and SagaGet ready for the examPractise for the CILS B1 Cittadinanza in Belong Italy and speak Italian with Saga along the way.
- Step 2 · Table for ThreeSpeak like a proA separate app on your phone. Everyday conversations, every day, long after the exam.
- Call the people you actually meet. A barista, your landlord, a colleague and a parent at the school gate. They speak first and remember your last call.
- One fix after every call. Oskar, your host, picks the one thing worth fixing and you hear it said right.
- At your level, A1 to C1. Simpler when you struggle, richer when it is easy. Italian and eight more languages.
- Your table of three. Coming soon Two learners at your level, fifteen minutes at the same time every day.
OskarHi, I am Oskar. I keep your table. Mistakes are welcome here.
Table for Three: Speak Daily is a separate app from Belong Europe ApS with its own monthly subscription, priced in your own currency in the store, with 7 days free for new subscribers. It is practice, not a test. Saga stays in Belong Italy.
The questions people ask first.
How long does it take to become Italian?
Ten years of legal residence in Italy if you are not an EU citizen, four if you are. Five for refugees and stateless people, three if you were born in Italy and two if a parent or grandparent was an Italian citizen by birth.
Do I need a long-term permit to apply?
No. What counts is legal, continuous residence registered at your comune's anagrafe. The long-term EU permit is a separate status, but holding it exempts you from the B1 certificate.
Is there an Italian citizenship test?
No. Italy has no citizenship knowledge test. The law asks for Italian at B1 instead, and the exam written for applicants is the CILS B1 Cittadinanza.
What language level do I need?
Italian at B1, certified by a recognised body: CILS, CELI, PLIDA, CERT.IT or Ce.Co.L. Holders of the long-term EU permit and of an Italian school qualification are exempt.
How long can I stay abroad?
The citizenship law sets no fixed number of days. Your residence must be unbroken and recorded at the anagrafe, so a long stay abroad that ends your registration can restart the count.
Can I keep my current citizenship?
Yes. Since 1992 Italy has not asked new citizens to give up their nationality. Whether your other country lets you keep yours is decided by its own law.
I am married to an Italian citizen. Is it faster?
Yes. After two years of legal residence in Italy following the marriage, or three years of marriage if you live abroad, both halved if you have children, born or adopted. Italian at B1 still applies.
How long does the decision take?
The Ministero dell'Interno has 24 months from the day you apply, which it can extend to 36. You apply online and your prefettura examines the file.
From the Ministero dell'Interno and the Università per Stranieri di Siena. Not legal advice: the Ministero dell'Interno decides your case.
You Can Do It.
We Will Help You Get Through It.
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Free to startMonthly or yearlyNo account needed
Free to start on iPhone and Android. Your ring, your next step, five practice questions a day, one quick round, one guide, the Passport, the news and every official source are free, with no time limit.
Belong Italy Pro opens the rest. 6,99 EUR a month or 34,99 EUR a year. No free trial.
New in the app. One next step on your Dashboard, and a fourteen day exam plan to your exam date on Practice.
The Belong promise. Pass, or your next year is free. Complete your exam plan. If you do not pass, write to hello@belongeurope.com and we add a year.
Belong Italy Pro renews every month or every year until cancelled. Cancel any time in your Apple Account or Google Play settings. The store shows the price in your own currency before you buy. Belong Italy Speak is a separate add-on with its own price. Full details in the terms.