I have Italian ancestry on both my mother and father’s sides of the family and I grew up with a very strong Italian culture. My mother was always very proud of her Italian heritage and she cooked Italian food constantly. Christmas dinner in our house was a giant pot of crab cioppino to feed at…
My journey started in 2018 when I decided to get Italian citizenship. My husband and I lived in Italy for two and a half years on a work visa (2012-2014) and fell in love with the country, the people, the culture and the food. That, combined with the fact that my grandparents were born in…
ICA, Italian Citizenship Assistance, has been literally life changing for me and for my partner. I am from San Francisco, USA and back in 2017 I left for Europe to travel around the world with my girlfriend. The first couple of weeks in the United Kingdom, I was looking at Ancestry.com and discovered the actual…
I decided to apply for dual US/Italian Citizenship because my father was born in Italy. A process was started for myself and my adult children and grandchildren – 12 of us all together! Trying to talk with someone at the consulate was challenging. In doing some online research it became apparent that there had been…
I first dreamt of obtaining Italian citizenship via jure sanguinis in the 1980’s. My grandparents are all from Italy, and I decided to base my citizenship request on my paternal grandfather, Dominic Rocco, born in Cropani, Calabria in 1890. I researched the requirements to qualify for citizenship and requested the necessary documents from relatives on…
We hear all kinds of bad stories about Italian bureaucracy and inefficiency—these stories were a concern for me at the beginning of my citizenship process—so I was quite relieved to discover ICA. Marco, Andrea and their incredible staff of professionals are as good, if not better, than any legal team you can hire in Europe…
At Italian Citizenship Assistance one of our missions is to provide potential applicants with in-depth information about the eligibility criteria to apply for Italian citizenship, the different pathways one can pursue in order to apply, and the application process to be granted citizenship. In addition to our online library which comprises dozens of articles about…
Traveling is known to broaden one’s mind and to open up opportunities to discover unique locations and learn about diverse cultures. Some people may choose to travel to foreign countries to immerse themselves in beautiful natural landscapes, visit historical sites, try the local cuisine and experience new cultures and ways of life. Other people may…
I come from a family of immigrants. My father’s parents came to America (settling in The Bronx, New York) from Sicily and Calabria. My mother’s parents came to America (also settling in The Bronx) from Cuba and Puerto Rico. My parents divorced when I was young and I never saw my Italian relatives again. My…
My journey with ICA began in late September 2020. I had sent off my manuscript to my publisher; my book was set to be published the following year. Writing my memoir had me going through various documents about my childhood, including handwritten letters from my parents, both of whom were born and raised in Sicily…