Citizenship by descent
Services for Italian Citizenship Applicants
Lineage & Eligibility Analysis
Review your known family line and identify the records needed to document the chain from your Italian-born ancestor to you.
U.S. Vital and naturalization Record Research
Obtain, apostille, and translate birth, marriage, death, census, court, and naturalization records, with particular experience in New York
Italian Civil Records
Locate and retrieve Italian birth, marriage, and death records in the proper estratto format
Discrepancy Review
Outline spelling, date, and place inconsistencies across documents to help determine what may require correction, explanation, or further documentation.
Attorney PArtnership
Prepare the case from start to finish, and where applicable, hand the documentation over to a respected lawyer in Italy.
Frequently asked questions
Do I qualify for Italian citizenship?
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This is a complicated question right now because there is a lot of litigation surrounding the law. The cleanest path to Italian citizenship right now is through a grandparent who never became a US citizen. Please reach out for a consultation to discuss your specific situation, and we can explore all possible options.
What can you do differently than other Citizenship consultants?
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Unlike many citizenship consultants, I specialize in the records themselves and am a formally trained archivist. As a nationally recognized records-access advocate and professional genealogist, I understand not only what documents are needed for an Italian citizenship case, but how to find them when they are missing, restricted, or otherwise difficult to obtain.
Are you a lawyer?
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No. I am a professional genealogist. I provide genealogy research, records analysis, and document retrieval support. I do not provide legal advice or represent clients in court, however I work with lawyers in both the US and Italy and can facilitate all of the legal work that may be needed.
Do you guarantee that I will be recognized as an Italian citizen?
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Recognition depends on the facts, documents, applicable law, and the authority reviewing the case. My role is to help build and analyze the documentary record as thoroughly as possible. However, citizenship can never be guaranteed.
Beyond the legal requirements for citizenship, tracking down these records is just incredibly cool. While at first they may seem like dry legal documents, the records we locate are the actual paper trail of your family's life in Italy and their immigration to the United States. By getting into the archives on both sides of the ocean, we find the details that make your history real.
