I have Italian dual citizenship and am registered in AIRE

If you have dual citizenship, according to Italian law you must be registered with AIRE - all AIRE members are resident in Italy, at the Italian municipality that issued the AIRE certificate
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https://www.esteri.it/it/servizi-consolari-e-visti/italiani-all-estero/…

https://www.esteri.it/it/servizi-consolari-e-visti/italiani-all-estero/…

for english , click EN , top right of the pages

Another question for Ugo: Something I'm confused about: I've read in several places that in order to be a "resident" in Italy you have to be present for more than 180 days. Is this only if you're not a citizen registered in AIRE? In other words in the case of someone living and registered in Italy who is not an Italian citizen you'd have to be present more than the 180 days. Do I have that right?

Buongiorno Bisaccia ,

there is a BIG difference between the Italian Citizen (even by jure sanguinis - and even if emigrated from Italy to another country, for work) - and a Citizen of another country who takes up ELECTIVE RESIDENCE in Italy - the Italian citizen has residency in Italy unconditional on whether or not he is present on the soil of the Italian Republic - guaranteed by Italian law, because he is Italian by descent or <by birth> CORRECTION , -- in Italy don't exist the <Jus Soli> , children of non-Italians  do not acquire Italian citizenship at birth in Italian republic territory - - the non-Italian citizen, who takes up Elective Residence, must demonstrate that he can support himself (= have economic subsistence) in Italy, without burdening the public finances in order to live - to my knowledge, there is no limit of presence on Italian soil, for Holders of a Residence Permit for Elective Residence - for more information about Elective Residence, click on the link below >>   https://www.italianmortgageservice.com/Inglese/italyresidenceguide.htm  - The 180 days , is  the limit for TOURIST VISA !!

yes I know, for those who have not grown up, day after day, in Italy - and sometimes even for the latter, the truly difficult thing is not learning the language, but penetrating the mentality on which the Italian bureaucracy is based -

For AIRE scheduled > https://www.lifeinitaly.it/

For Not Italian Citizens > https://www.italianmortgageservice.com/

tks - Ugo

My understanding is that an Italian citizen (including dual nationals) living outside Italy, say in the UK is RESIDENTE in the UK and DOMICILIATO in the Italian comune that is linked to their AIRE record. The place of domicile is determined by the place of last actual residence in Italy, or if never resident in Italy, then the place of the last residence of the relative that gave citizenship. So if your father emigrated from Rome to London where a son was born then the father and son are domiciled in Rome but resident in London.