Hi I was born In Rome with my parents

Do you know which comune? If so I would suggest you try to get in touch with them if you have not already done so.

I will probably stay in Rome - I have all the legal documents etc and advise from the Consulate here in Australia but just wanted any inside information from anyone who has gone through the process!!! 

Hi Barbara,I applied and gained my Italian citizenship a few years ago but did it all from Australia through the Italian Consulate in Sydney, it was a quite a laborious process but now my Wife through marriage (we were married just before the cut off date of April 1983) my childlren and grandchildren are all daul Italian and Australians through me, the main thing I had to prove was when my father was born that my grandparents were still Italian citizens, before they de-nounced their Italian citizenship and became Australian, I applied and received via mail from my grandparents commune for a copy of all the relevant documents. We now have dual passports and we plan on retireing 1/2 the year in euorope and 1/2 the year in Australia  

Hi William thank you for your information. Unfortunatly my parents naturalised myself (i was only 10 years old) when they became Australian citizens in 1977 - the rules mean that I need to apply for my citizenship in Italy only. Am planning to be there in 2020 to organise - have all the paperwork and information so hoping it is pretty straightforward. My only concern is how long I need to be renting in one place for the visit to actually occur from the police to confirm that I am in Italy. thank youBarbara