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The road to Italian citizenship for Steve and his family began in December 2019, during a trip to Italy. Steve discovered he had cousins in the commune of Casagiove where his grandfather was born: “My cousins were so warm and welcoming, it started me thinking of my heritage and wanting to feel closer to my…

In Blase’s own words… My immediate family and grandparents have always been incredibly close, sharing many memorable experiences whether on vacations, mass/holidays, or weekend trips to our Italian community in Pittsburgh. As a kid I learned our family traditions and started living the lifestyle our ancestors passed on and my pride in our family and…

In Ingrid’s own words… I applied for my Italian citizenship based on my mother. She is Italian, and I was born in Naples, Italy while she was still an Italian citizen. However, she gave up her Italian citizenship in 1962, and therefore I automatically lost my Italian citizenship too, as I was a minor at…

For Angelo, being Italian-American was always an important part of his identity, growing up in an Italian household in Connecticut. His family-oriented upbringing instilled a sense of pride and connection to his Italian roots. “Being Italian, it’s the only nationality to be. That’s how I felt all the time.” All of Angelo’s immediate family was…

Tom’s and Karen’s families both have origins in Sicily. Tom’s family came from Tortorici, Ucria and San Piero Patti in the province of Messina. Karen’s family came from Serradifalco, Mussomeli in the province of Caltanissetta, and Caccamo in the province of Palermo. Each family took the same approach in immigrating to the United States in…

In Bill’s own words… I initially began to think about dual citizenship after a friend informed me that she had gotten Italian dual citizenship. I then researched people who could help me. After hearing about jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent) from Marco Permunian on YouTube, I decided to take the first step and have a…

In Linda’s own words… We both have Italian heritage, but we had much more information about Brian’s ancestry when we started the process. He hired a genealogist to trace his relatives from Cuggiono, a small town outside Milan, and our genealogist provided a very large binder with birth records and other interesting papers dating back…

Donna has a strong connection to her Italian lineage and had long about pursuing Italian citizenship by descent. She grew up in New York learning Italian from her father who attended college in Rome, but her Italian roots run deeper. Her grandfather’s side of the family is from Bari and her grandmother’s side is from…

Once we became Italian citizens via the court system (on March 1, 2023) the next and last step was to move toward dual passports. I figured this was a formality, until I realized there were still a good number of steps to be taken to get our passports in hand. Once the Judge rules in…

In Alistair’s own words… “Various family members had previously looked into acquiring Italian citizenship, but we were always told that it would not be possible. After a first trip to Italy in 2018, and being completely taken by its beauty, history, culture and people, I started doing some research on the internet. I was determined…

For a long time, Michael did not think pursuing Italian citizenship was even possible, in his own words: “For years, my immediate family and relatives were of the belief that we were not eligible to apply for Italian citizenship through family descent. Not satisfied with this outcome, I began to do my own research and…

Descending from Italian great-grandparents on both my mother’s and father’s sides, I always wondered if I was eligible for Italian citizenship. No one in my family from my grandparents’ generation down had ever looked into it or done the process. Finally, when I was 33, I got inspired (and jealous) after meeting someone who had…