I have always felt very connected to my Italian roots since both sides of my family were all from Italy. When I learned about citizenship by descent many years ago, I set to work tracing my family roots. I knew that my maternal grandfather was born in Italy and my other three grandparents were born…
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Nina and Andrea, who originally come from New Hampshire and Illinois respectively, began their friendship in Rovigo, where they chose to file their application for Italian citizenship by descent. Nina had long dreamt of travelling to Europe and reconnecting with her Italian heritage but it was only after her husband came across one of ICA’s…
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The right to apply for Italian citizenship by descent was introduced in 1912 when the Italian government passed the Law 555/1912, which granted individuals of Italian descent who were born abroad the right to apply for Italian citizenship, provided that they met the requirements established by the law. In recent years the number of individuals…
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If you are interested in determining your eligibility to apply for Italian citizenship by descent you will be happy to know that our team at ICA can offer a free preliminary assessment of your case, which is completely free of charge and obligation. The assessment entails studying your family tree based on the information you…
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In previous articles we listed the vital records and the documents needed to apply for Italian citizenship by descent at an Italian consulate in the United States or abroad, at a municipality or a court in Italy. We also described the offices in both countries which are responsible for issuing the vital records needed to…
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The Italian side of our family comes from my father. His parents came to the US separately but coincidentally in 1920. My grandmother, Helen (born Elena), came from a small mountain town in Abruzzo, whereas my grandfather, Nick (born Nicola after his grandfather), came from a small town in Puglia, near Bari. She was only…
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Many of our clients who apply for Italian citizenship by descent often wonder about the possibility of extending Italian citizenship to their children and to their spouses. While Italian citizenship can be passed automatically to minor children[1] provided that the applicant submits certified copies of their birth certificates to the consulate, municipality or Italian court…
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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…
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There are many stages involved in preparing an application for Italian citizenship by descent, such as retrieving an individual’s family’s vital records, authenticating them with Apostilles, translating them into Italian, and assembling them in accordance with the specific requirements established by the Italian consulate to which the individual is applying. In order to apply for…
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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…
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The company’s foundation, its offices and professionals Since its foundation in 2013, Italian Citizenship Assistance (ICA) led by Attorney Marco Permunian has grown into one of the most well-known international companies that specializes in applications for Italian citizenship by descent. The story behind ICA’s foundation has its roots in Attorney Permunian’s personal and professional experience.…
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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…
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