Pete applied through a 1948 case at the Court in Naples. With ICA’s help in procuring and submitting documents, Pete is now a proud dual citizen, planning to retire in Italy and explore more of Europe. In Pete’s words… It was a longtime dream to be a legal citizen of my family’s Italian origin. Due…
Gina secured Italian Citizenship for herself and her sons. She applied at the Los Angeles Consulate for Italian citizenship by descent through her grandfather. Here, Gina recounts their journey to becoming Italian citizens that started with years of frustration trying to complete the process on her own. Now that she and her sons have their…
I don’t know exactly when I became aware that I was eligible to be recognized as an Italian citizen, but it was definitely over a decade before actual recognition. I began doing some online research, which eventually led me to obtain a copy of my dad’s birth certificate while visiting the Italian town where he…
In Michael’s own words… Each of my grandparents and great-grandparents were either born in Italy or emigrated as children to the USA. The main decision we faced in pursuing Italian citizenship for me and our two adult sons was which ancestor we should select upon which to base our application. We worked with ICA, who…
I reached out to Italian Citizenship Assistance (ICA) in the second half of 2021 to work with me and three of my family members to acquire my Italian citizenship by descent. I first learned that I could be eligible about ten years before that when I met someone who received her Italian citizenship by descent…
I want to share a photo of my beloved Nonna. Without her, and the fact that she never naturalized as a U.S. citizen, our family’s dream of obtaining Italian citizenship would never have become a reality. Thank you, Nonna, for leaving us such an incredible legacy. After researching several companies that specialize in Italian citizenship,…
I started with an introductory consultation with the ICA team. Upon learning that I was indeed eligible to pursue Italian citizenship as a 1948 case, there was no turning back. I chose their middle-tier package as I knew without question that I needed support and guidance from the experts to help me bring this dream…
We first became aware of our potential eligibility for Italian citizenship in 2015 while attending an Italian cultural group meeting in Portland, Oregon. I spoke with an individual who was in the process of obtaining citizenship for her family. Although we had been very close to our grandparents throughout our lives, the possibility of pursuing…
I spent quite a long time gathering documents from the U.S. side and originally considered pursuing citizenship through the consulates in the U.S. However, I wanted to move as fast as possible and get to know Italy in a deeper way, so I opted to take the ‘live-in-Italy’ path and moved to Rovigo in May…
Ever since I was a little girl, my childhood revolved around Sunday pasta supper, steeped in the traditions of my Italian family. Food and family stories were at the heart of our gatherings, shaping my connection to my heritage. In 2004, as a newlywed, my husband and I honeymooned in Sicily and visited the regions…
My Journey to Italian Citizenship with ICA Being Italian on both sides of my family, I’ve always felt a deep connection to Italy—its culture, history, and traditions. However, despite my strong Italian roots, my path to citizenship was far from straightforward. As a third-generation Italian-American, I initially thought I was ineligible for Italian citizenship because…
Matt secured Italian citizenship by descent for himself and his daughter. Here, Matt recounts their journey to becoming Italian citizens, and talks about its significance and importance to him and his family. Italian culture and customs had always been a part of my family’s everyday rituals–even if I was totally unaware of it growing up. From…