Applying for citizenship for expats born in Italy

Hi all, I was born in Italy and was brought to my home country at the age of 3 years. However, my parents did not make the necessary paper work to apply for citizenship. I'm trying to figure out if it I'm still

el to apply for citizenship because I was in Italy.

Hi and welcome to the Forum.


I suspect not; Sri Lanka applies the law of Jus sanguinis, which basically guarantees you the right of your Sri Lankan parent's nationality providing they registered the child's birth with the Sri Lankan embassy/consulate; this link may help you further.


I hope this helps.


Cynic

Expat Team