Italian Citizenship by Descent: Step-by-Step 

Took me four years but finally got my Italian citizenship by decent recognized.

Very good info. I am at the waiting point. USCIS naturalization paperwork. Corrections on a birth cert. Then it's apostilles, and translation. I hired an Italian attorney for the guidance and making contacts to local officials for appointments. Already have all other documents. Phew. Yes, it will be over 2 years since the start of it all and YES, it will be worth it. Thanks.

This is the video that I was desperately looking for. Grazie mille.

We are going for it! We have decided to do as much as possible on our own. Your video is very informative and helpful. Thank you for sharing!

Thank you for your video. You explained everything so well. You even answered my question about the Apostille. I have been on this journey myself for quite some time. I had given up because it was frustrating. I am temporarily stuck on finding some papers but I will not give up this time. Almost done!

Waw sis you doing great by helping people know the process 👍 you a genius 🥰

Thank you for the inciteful info, and the beautiful story as well.

Thank you so much for this video. I'm just starting the process. I can't imagine the feeling of having that passport in hand after all that work. For me it will be very emotional, my parents got married in Italy, and my father went to school there. My whole father's side is Italian and I definitely look very Northern Italian and have an Italian last name.

The MAFIA around the world will love your podcast

Thank you so much for sharing🌷🌷

I am trying to go back to Sicily after my family came from Sciacca. So helpful thanks.

Grazie mille. I appreciate you sharing your story. What Consulate did you go through?

Thank you!

Great vid !

I am so grateful that I found you and this video. I recently found out that I may be eligible for citizenship but I think I have a 1948 case. I am not sure what that means but I am hopeful.

I’m based in Scotland uk. We meet requirements. Do we physically have to attend consulate? Would that be London? Thanks love!!!

Thank you very much for the video/info. It's so helpful. Wondering if you have information about how to obtain an official statement confirming that my relative was never naturalized? Which office in the US would provide that? Grazie mille...davvero sei simpaticissima per aver creato questo video! Un bacio!

I'm trying to get the Italian citizenship by descent correct. Please some help: My great-grandfather was born in Sicily in 1892 and came to America in 1910. He wasn't naturalized. He married another unnaturalized Italian in 1915 and gave birth to my grandfather in 1918. My grandfather married an Italian descent American and gave birth in 1944 to my mother (an only child). My mother was impregnated by an Italian man but they never married, and his name wasn't put on my birth certificate. Based on this narrative, might I be eligible to be an Italian citizen by descent? Thank you!

Ciao. Grazie per il tuo video. Ho una domanda nella compilazione del modulo forse tu melo puoi spiegare. Io faccio la richiesta per la residenza (10 anni) e ho la residenza in Italia dal 2007 con 3 mesi di buco nel 2014 che come ho sentito non deve essere un problema (visto che al 2024 sarà di nuovo atri dieci anni di residenza in continuo) Nella sezione dei "dati del richiedente" ci chiede di inserire indirizzo di residenza e poi cè una voce "A decorrere dal" che io ho inserito l'indirizzo della mia residenza attuale e la data in cui ho preso la mia ultima residenza (che è agosto 2022) ma cosi poi andando avanti compilare altri campi quando si aggiorna la pagina , esce un errore che dice "Il periodo di residenza inserito non rispetta le annualità previste per legge ai fini dell accoglimento della domanda di cittadinanza, vale a dire" e poi sotto scrive diversi frasi per esempio "10 anni di residenza legale per il cittadino di uno stato non U.E." Ho provato a inserire una data random che riferisce a 10 anni fa (2012) e vedo in questo caso sparisce l'errore! Cosi mi è venuto dubbio se questa data è la data dell'ultima residenza o la data della prima residenza in Italia? Visto che cè una altra sezione nella domanda in cui chiede di inserire tutti indirizzi di residenza in Italia io ero quasi sicura che quella nella pagina di "dati di richiedente" si riferisce all'ultima residenza. Per caso ti viene qualcosa in mente o mi puoi suggerire come posso togliere il mio dubbio? Perchè ho paura cosi con l'errore la domanda non si invia correttamente. Grazie mille

Your great , thank you for providing such a clear explanation. I do have one question in that if your parent my father in this case is Italian and holds a passport would you still have to provide all the aditional paperwork apart from his passpsort, birth certificate and identification card? He's my father , he lives both in the UK and Italy he divorced from my mother a long time ago but is my immediate relative and as such I assume I dont have to look for my Italian grandparents history right? This is somewhat confusing but I am in it for the long run and will do what ever it takes, thaks once again Grazie!

My roots are from Sicily and I can find my distant relatives. how can I prove this to the Italian government?

Ciao. Come fai quando hai bisogno di avere gli atti d'archivio degli avi partiti dall'Italia. Dopo il concilio di Trento è stata istituita presso le diocesi l'anagrafe dei nati e e dal 1806 e dal 1815 Napoleone ha istituito l'anagrafe dello stato napoleonico nel regno lombardo veneto e dopo Napoleone l'incarico di registrare nati matrimoni e morti ritornato alla chiesa. So che al sud avete avuto altri percorsi non quali di preciso. L'anagrafe nei comuni sono stati istituiti nel 1871 e in qualche comune l'ha perduto nei bombardamenti della

I am working towards my dual citizenship. My great grandfather was born in America, but not naturalized for some reason. This makes me the third generation... Just hope the consulate accepts that

I spent 4 solid full-time months obtaining my documents but have been trying to get a citizenship department appointment with my local US based Italian Consulate for nearly a full year. It is beyond frustrating and I've started to look at other options since the website used for the scheduling the initial appointment is a mess. In the last 12 months, I've managed to only get into the Calendar section of the site twice, and each of those times there were no available appointments. When I've called the nearby Consulate all they can tell me to do is keep trying, but I need to find other options for my own mental well being. One option suggested is relocating to Italy but I would be forced to reside there for a year during the application process. This is obviously a challenge with a job, mortgage and teenage child. Another option seems to be having an Italian lawyer apply through the Italian court system, but it is very expensive and I'm unsure it isn't a scam. Just wondering if you know of any other options or can comment on my sad predicament, which regretfully it seems many others are also in....?

I’m like 40% or something Italian , would I be able to go there?

My question is about June 14, 1912. I was under the impression that that date was the cut off for immigration date. Meaning, if the ascendant emigrated before this date then the line was broken and if they emigrated after this date, the applicant would only qualify if the ascendant didn’t naturalize. Which is right?

My dad was born after 1948. His mom was born in Sicily. Is it possible to get Italian citizenship?

How did you get the documents for free from Italy?

Hello Gre! Thank you for your video. Back in 2013, my husband got his citizenship through descendant but he doesn’t know if was automatically registered with FAST IT/ AIRE, he tried but his application in that system returned denied, his passport just expired last month, how request a new passport if his application was denied? We are confused 😢

After you got your certificate . What is next?

My father was born in NY in 1932. His father’s date of declaration was prior to that but his date of naturalization was 1944- After the birth of my father. Am I eligible? Thank you.

I think you might want to add one more date. Because my grandfather announced his Italian citizenship in 1928, about 10 years after he had arrived in the United States. The Italian embassy told me that that made me an eligible for Italian citizenship. The person did, however, seem half interested, so I’m going to go ahead and talk to an immigration lawyer, because I don’t know if they were just blowing me off but that’s what I was told.

The Italian Consulate's require that all documents are no more than two years old. If my appointment doesn't come up for three years does this mean my document's are no longer accepted?

how long after your appointment did your application get approved?

Seems the 1912 date may be moot if the Corte de Cassazione's rulings are adopted by the ministry.

my citizenship has been processing for years. my case is with the Detroit consulate. I met with them in person in 2019 and they said I would get my passport in 2020. that of course didn't happen because of COVID. I emailed them last year, 2022, asking for an update. they finally responded months later asking for translation of my documents. I did that and sent them back but haven't heard back yet. they feel impossible to communicate with. I want this citizenship terribly and want to live in Italy. I heard that getting the citizenship is even harder if a woman gets married and her name changes so i am already planning to not take my husbands name if I don't have my citizenship yet.

What if said ancestor was a great-great grandmother born in Italy? I believe it would then fall to my great great great grandfather? How would you obtain documents dating that far back? 😳

She is so sweet

My mom is the great grand child of an Italian. Can I apply after she's been granted her citizenship? Or can I apply directly as a great-great grandfather?

Birth certificate for Italian nationality italian passport must be from normal entry? plz ans me request

As my kids are Italian decent, it was easier (and much quicker) to go to Italy and do it there. It took roughly a week for both the citizenships and then the passports.

The consulate in S.F. is into past 2027...they work 4 days a week 3 hrs a day...good luck

Great job and thank you. Would you be interested in being on my podcast to walk viewers through the process? Would love to have you!

I just found out I have Ukrainian citizenship through my mother!

I always found this super cringy. My great-grandfather didn't naturalize until far after my mother and I were born. We have all his paper work in the original Italian documents, so I would qualify. I just never understood people wanting to leave their country of birth if they grew up in a first world country.

Individuals automatically receive Ukrainian citizenship at birth if at least one parent is a Ukrainian citizen, whether they are born within Ukraine or overseas. Signed by: President of Ukraine Passed: 18 January 2001 en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki Ukrainian nationality law - Wikipedia

How exciting! I have Italian ancestral dna but it’s too far back probably. My husband is French but lives in the us. He’ll first have to get his French passport again I guess and then give us the citizenship then. I wonder how easy it is to move to Italy if you’re a French citizen? 🫢