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Good luck 1948 cases are being thrown out left and right. Italy had a major ruling against it recently and honestly are looking to revamp their laws so this system isn’t as accessible as it’s been to distant relatives.

Super exciting. I am in the same exact boat going through my GGF with CONE and trying for over a year to get an appointment. I decided to go through an Italian lawyer to submit my case and it should be sent to the court in the next few weeks. Collecting the documents wasn't too bad or long and no 1948 or minor issues but the appointment lottery is just insane. Looking to move to the EU in 26 and the timeline even after case is submitted will be close so trying to stay patient. I wish you both the best of luck and smooth process.

Thank you for your inspiring video. We will also be travelling from Canada to Italy for the 1st time in June to discover my husband’s relatives and the village where they lived. Apparently, 11 generations are from the 1 little village in Rimini. We hope to make great connections and maybe purchase a part-time home either in the village or around it in our future!

Appointments are impossible in Philadelphia. Finally hired a lawyer to do exactly what you are doing.

Your Duolingo name please?

Great grandfather? I got my citizenship because my father was an Italian. Sorry, I think a great grandfather is too far removed.

Change TH-cam Channel name! Name it "Full Italian"!!! Very nice shots, this channel will grow a lot. Ben fatto!!! Bravi!!!

Beautiful job 👍 real Italian pasta

Can I ask- did you need just one copy of each document for everyone applying or do you need an individual copy for each person applying?

Good luck! I've been at it for about 2.5 years now with the help of an Italian law firm. Collected all of the documents I needed, and everything was filed with an Italian court earlier this year. The judge was assigned and the hearing date has been set for mid-January. Mine is a 1948 case since my Italian grandfather naturalized before my father was born. Dealing with discrepancies in the documents is a hassle, but they are usually not serious impediments. I wish you all the best and, hopefully, we will all become dual citizens in 2025! P.S. Whenever I received an original vital record and had to mail it off, my fear was always that it would get lost in transit. It took about 12 months for me to receive my grandparents' complete naturalization records from USCIS. That seems like an extremely long time to wait for a vital record from a federal agency, but what can you do? I would have cried if those had gotten lost in the mail. You have to be very patient. The process is slow and takes time, but the reward is worth it. Buona fortuna!

I downloaded Duolingo on my vacation while in Greece. I am fluent in Greek, my cultural language. I spoke Italian when I was a child. My babysitter was Italian. At age 7 we moved to another country and all was lost. Now I want to learn it because I love the harmonious love of the language sound and to stimulate my brain! It’s all cool and exciting!

anyway you don't look like Americans, but real Italians. It also shows in the way you dress. I hope that one day you will also visit southern Italy, which is bellissimo!

a wonderful story ❤

When I wanted to get my German citizenship, I hired a german lawyer and took care of it all. It was so much easier and very quick.

Awesome! Gotta try this. By the way, what is your heritage on your father's side? (the other half 🙂 as it were).

Can you share in detail which documents you needed to acquire? I am eligible through my great grandfather, grandfather and father. Do I just need their documents or do I need their spouse’s information too. Grazie mille per questo video è molto utile! Buona fortuna a voi!

How r you , I can see you have all the documents,you guys won’t have any problems at all,I did this journey too,court of Genova,my case was presented in November 2023 got approved in may 2024,passport November 2024. BUONA FORTUNA !!

I’m so glad you are sharing this information! So you didn’t need any docs from the non-Italian spouses (Your grandfather, father, etc)?

Mans only spent 1500 minuets on duo for italian here i am 400 minutes in on day 3 or 4 of my free trial

Interesting. I might try it

Congratulations! Can you share about your process of choosing a lawyer? In the process right now.

Sending good vibes ! Started my journey March 1 st 2020 . 2 adult daughters and my minor son and myself recognized in July . Through the Los Angeles consulate , passport appointment in October! Never ever stop pushing forward on your journey ! Buona Fortuna …..

Exciting!

That is very exciting! Congratz! I have been in the document collection phase these past few months myself. Still, I can already see it will be next to impossible to ever get an appointment at the PA consulate booked as there are never any appointments available. So, I will likely have to go through the lawyer route as well. Trying to plan ahead here, what have your legal fees approx been up to this point? Also, I noticed you had a birth certificate for the grandma in Italy. The written instructions I looked at from the PA consulate seemed to only require a birth certificate from the grandfather since we were going down that line. Only needed the marriage certificate. Maybe I am mistaken though?

Ottimo lavoro, finalmente siete arrivati al traguardo 👍

ancestors site antenati.cultura.gov.it/find-the-archives-2/?lang=en

We are the same half Italian as you guys 🫠

I’m wanting to do the same for Portuguese citizenship as I have been unable to locate my great grandmother’s birth certificate. I believe she snuck in but her husband came from Cape Verde which was a Portuguese territory back then. I’ve lived & worked in Italy 🇮🇹 and want to go back using the Portuguese citizenship if possible. There are so many benefits to tracing your heritage.

QUELLO CHE FATE E' MERAVIGLIOSO,VOI SIETE MERAVIGLIOSI(COME OGNUNO DI NOI ITALIANI),BRAVI,BRAVISSIMI PERCHE' LA STORIA E LA TRADIZIONE SONO UN PILASTRO DELLA VITA!!🤩👏👏👏👋

courtesy to to it's melodic sounding ...rather switched from spanish to italian now on duolingo

Is there a website, book, or document that lists and describes all the steps in detail?

Ducklang is fire for learning Italian! It’s super easy to use and gets you learning words fast. No extra fluff, just straight-up vocab that sticks. My Italian vocab is getting way better, and I’m hyped about it.

So I have a question, where are you sending it? The apostle part was done? Did they rewritten what you sent? Just asking because I'm ordering two of each, one for me, one for "them ". Is that adequate?

This is the first full explanation of the apostille process. Thank you so much! This is incredibly helpful!

This is great! I’ve literally been thinking today about making a video to share how to do this and thankfully you’ve saved me some time! I had 16 documents needing an Apostille in Ohio and 3 more in North Carolina. Figuring out the process was really a pain and felt scary since I was sending these documents I had spent a year gathering. I almost booked a trip to Columbus to hand them in directly! Another tip is bulk sending. At least for Ohio I’ve sent them in bulk with 1 cover letter and a check from however many. So for example I sent off 5 this week with one cover letter and a check for $25 (Ohio only charges $5 per Apostille). Saves a lot of time to get multiple documents authenticated by the Secretary of State.

We are following your journey as we are on a similar path. We have almost all our vital records except 1 which we can not find and will need to probably hire a professional to help us find it. Also, we applied for the CONE in February and are still waiting for it. Unfortunately it can take well over a year to receive it back. Love your videos & tips!

My mother was going to go for a No Appointment case with the help of Smart Move Italy after the Philadelphia Consulate cancelled her 2021 appointment due to COVID (she booked it in 2019!). Miraculously, she got an email in March 2023 from the Consulate after we just started getting the ball rolling with SMI saying that they've reinstated her appointment for April 20 2023. All of her documents were already in Italy with the Italian lawyer SMI was partnered with but Terry (the SMI citizenship senior researcher) wasted no time in retrieving the documents and having them DHL'd back to us in time. The Consulate fast-tracked her application and within 48 hours of her presenting all her documents she was a confirmed Italian citizen. A little over a year later, I'm now piggybacking off of her as Philadelphia has a "first-generation" citizenship by descent option which is only available to the children of a recognized Italian citizen registered in AIRE. Had my appointment in June and waiting patiently for a response. To say this has been a wild ride would be a gross understatement! Definitely recommend Smart Move Italy though based on the interaction we had with them! Best of luck!!

This is actually a scripted advertisement for that service mentioned at 3:00. Be aware.

It took me 3 months to get my appointment in Miami, but it's nearly 3 years out...

I'm full Italian on both sides, and I applied in Italy in 2017 when I moved to Italy. I had wanted it for ages but it was hard to do until I finally just decided to do it, I only had 6 documents as it was my 4 grandparents who were Italian.I went through my Italian maternal grandfather. I moved to Italy and I have worked there since I moved and It's been hard but worth it.I had a cone as well but it only took 30 days to come back in 2017. In bocca al lupo ragazzi!

I'm sorry but no. You're not half Italian. This is typical American thinking that genuinely only exists over there. You're American. If you go to Italy, nobody would consider you Italian because you aren't. Why are you Americans so obsessed about living in the "greatest country in the world" but at the same time you ust HAVE to be from ANYWHERE but America. You don't have some kind of "Italian blood" (this is ridiculous). You have never lived in the culture, you didn't grow up in the culture, you didn't speak the language. Wow, you ate your mom's food and have a last name that is Italian. If I thought like you did, I would be part French and Dutch too but no, I am not. I may have had ancestors from there but I am Swedish. Saying something else would be ridiculous. I am not saying this to shame you, you can absolutely learn Italian and want to know more about WHERE YOUR FAMILY came from but! Calling yourself Italian is just incorrect. If the country you supposedly say you come from does not consider you one of them, I think that's a pretty clear sign you should re-evaluate how you look at yourself. And you know what? While America has a fuckton of flaws and while I do love shitting on it, there is nothing wrong with being American. You don't decide where you're born. It doesn't mean anything, really.

I’m also proud to be half Italian 🙏

I found your channel while searching for service providers to help me apply for dual citizenship via a court case. This video gave me chills! So amazing. My family I’m applying through is from a similar region (minucciano).

❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

Buongiorno like Brad Pitt in Inglourious basterds.

Bella storia, bravi! Continuate a studiare l'italiano, così le prossime volte potrete fare video dove parlate (in parte) anche in italiano! Ciao ciao! 😀😀😀😀😀😀

Wonderful story! All the videos of when you go back to Italia to visit your long distance relatives are really moving! My wife (from Genova) asks for more videos about food and your recepies! (It was fun to see you cook and even in Italy when you make gnocchi and gnocco fritto with salumi) Ciao ciao! Brava e bravo!

Are you going to Italian court because you’ve been waiting two years and still can’t get a consulate appointment?

Amazing story! The bee in the beginning was a paid actor😊