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Hi, love your channel, I too have my citizenship, question for you I want to move to Italy now and through my local consulate in Miami got my Coddice Fiscale already have AIRE what other steps do I need to do to establish my residency and get my healthcare ID?
Few people know that possessing an Italian passport means visa free travel to 97 countries,its the second most powerful passport, higher than the UK or the Us passports.
@@enricocazzulo1083 the most powerful passports are put togheter in groups,in the 1st group there's japan germany which have 1 more visa free country at 98 in the 2nd group there's Italy belgium sweden,these numbers however are with this years pandemic in place,otherwise Italy has 188 visa free travel destinations,japan 191 and germany 189.
It's tied for fifth in 2021. No.1 Japan 193 countries, No.2 Singapore 192 countries, tied for No.3 Germany and South Korea 191, and tied for No. 5 with Finland, Luxemburg and Spain at 190 countries.
I know this comes late and apologies if anyone already mentioned this in the comments below, but for the sake of information, there is one important thing that has not been mentioned in the video: by acquiring the Italian citizenship one also acquires the European Union citizenship. That gives the right to move, be a resident and work in any of EU countries.
Your amazing personality and contagious positivity are the reasons why I (an Italian living in Italy) am watching a video on how to get citizenship in my own country and enjoying every single second of it. Congratulations and keep it quirky!
It's a great pleasure to see how a foreigner appreciates Italy much more than some Italians: all this reminds us how wonderful this nation is from south to north. Welcome to Italy
Congrats, Katie! I'm an Italian-Brazilian, and I'm lucky because my family already had got the Italian citizenship when I was a child (and so had I). But all this quest for the Italian citizenship is a common subject among Italian-Brazilians and Italian-Argentinians. That's not a surprise that the Italian consulates in Sao Paulo and southern Brazil are overcrowded by citizenship requests. Being an Italian citizen is a fundamental fact of my life. I have lived in three Italian cities (Treviso, Bologna, and Turin), and it also made it possible for me to live in London and now in Berlin. My life would be definitely different without it. But its main impact is that I have eventually brought Italian elements to my life. My father was an Italian teacher in Brazil, and it was a second language in my family. But my children had their first years in Italy, and they are now native Italian speakers, and our social life is a huge part in Italian, although we do not live in Italy anymore. I hope you and your husband can enjoy it the most.
I’ve been on the journey for about 2 years. Started off running and was able to obtain all documents including my grandfather’s birth record from his commune in Santa Flavia. I flew to Palermo, took a train to Santa Flavia where my cousin picked me up and took me to the commune. It was so emotional. And then Covid. I stopped because our plans to move to Italy had to change. I just need to have the Secretary of State certify as well as get apostille and translations. I have done all of this on my own. At 70 years old, I question my decision to move to Italy. Perhaps we will go for 3 months, buy a small flat and use it for vacations. Grazie.
What you did is beautiful. As Italian living abroad I'm happy to see how you have fell in love with Italy to the point of making all the researces and paperwork to get the citizenship. Cheers from an Italian that has spent already more than half of his life in Asia 😉.
I lived in Japan for 2 years but the issues concerning Japanese women are very sad. Many men engage in abuse and I was shocked to say the least. Either way, now I reside in Trento, as a German EU national, and much prefer Italy.
Lovely ! My grandparents on my dads side are from Bari and my moms father was born in potenza, Basilicata by my maternal grandma’s parents were from campania so that’s where I chose to go to. I’m in Benevento
My great grandfather’s are aswell from Italy by my mom family tree. I wish to move to Italy as soon as I’m able financially. And I’ll do my best to find those birth certificates with my mothers family. So I can get the dual citizenship. Greetings from Mexico!!! Congratulations 🎊🍾🎉🎈
My husband and daughter just managed to get the Italian citizenship/passport after so much paperwork and waiting. It can get really complicated but thankfully we did it.
I've been considering an Italian passport. My mother was born in Italy and my father, was born of Italian immigrants not yet citizens of the US, both sides of the family are from the same town in Sicily. This may or may not qualify. What's more important is that I've spent so much time in Sicily and have a close relationship with my relatives and have many close friends there. Mi manca la Sicilia e tutta Italia!
Having a parent who was born in Italy (and you said they weren’t naturalized US citizens at the point of your birth), I believe you have been a citizen since birth (and you just didn’t know it). It should be fairly easy. It’s very complicated in this video because she was trying through great grandparents.
@@susie2251 Actually, not that simple. You don't get Italian citizenship simply by being born in Italy. You normally get it by your parents (we have some exceptions, of course) but that has to be proved...
@@GiacomoAzzali yes I should have said “having a parent who is an Italian citizen” to be more precise. But the point is for this poster, having a parent who is Italian and was still Italian at their birth is a lot simpler than trying to claim through grandparents. There are a lot of other complications that come into play too, like the year everyone was born because the laws changed at various times and what’s true today may not have always been true (like women weren’t able to pass down citizenship to their children in the past, only men).
Non so se sia la stessa cosa, ma il nostro caso è analogo, sebbene si parli di cittadinanza francese. Mio marito è francese, viviamo in italia, i nostri figli sono nati qui e hanno tutti i documenti italiani, sono di nazionalità italiana. Ovviamente sono Francesi, avendo il padre francese, ma non possono avere la nazionalità francese e i documenti francesi finché i genitori non ne fanno richiesta. Si ha tempo fino alla maggiore età per farlo, dopodiché diventa diverso il processo. Noi abbiamo completato da poco questa richiesta, e ora entrambi hanno la carta d'identità francese e sono registrati anche all'anagrafe francese. Forse anche per voi è una cosa simile: siete nati italiani, ma avere la nazionalità ed essere italiani sono due cose diverse!
Congrats and good job Katie! The combined power of an Italian + American passport is fantastic! Also, I just wanted to say that it is still totally possible to do the entire Jure Sanguinis process by yourself, from outside Italy. Sure it probably isn't easier than working with an agency, but with a lot of patience and determination (and some luck) it can be done. 👍
Puglia is my favorite! I used to work for an Italian wine importer and have been to Italy numerous times. I fell in love with Puglia in particular. So many beautiful little towns! The seafood is so good! I make focaccia Barese all the time in my pizza oven.
I went through this process a couple of years back. My parents are both first generation Italian, and it was just as complicated a process for me to go through. Had to deal with three different "commune" as well as the UK consulate. And did it all on my own! Took me a whole year. So happy I did it though.
I'm seriously considering putting in the effort to do this too! I've visited Italy many times. And I truly love it. My grandparents immigrated from Bari (which appears from your videos to be in the region where you now live) And when my father was born (in the US) my Grandparents were still Italian citizens (They had not yet received US Citizenship) Which technically (I've read) made my father a dual-citizen. I have the required history, I just need the documents! Congratulazioni!!!!!
"I want to live there " You might want to reconsider that, bureaucracy is crazy, taxes are high (especially if you're self employed) and services vary a lot in quality. If you think you're ok with that, welcome!
I am currently in the process of getting my Italian Citizenship and passport. Found this video to be super awesome and informative. Thank you for the video!
...Really proud that You are a little more nearby us! And I'm really honored that You really appreciate our "Little" Country , their citizens and our lifestyle!!! Thank You Katie!!!
Italy has the 8th biggest economy in the world and is a G7 country. I think it is quite a big industrial country that manufactures and gives a lot to the world, so not a "little" country in any way,
Grangrats. I did the same thing. But my aunt was the one that prepare all the documents to proove my italian ancestry. She did the hard job. I only submitted the application and paid.
I did some of the difficult paperwork but didn't involve going to Italy, but my country of birth. The main problem is getting an appointment which they are always fully booked and one has to have sheer luck to get one. But now I am a recognized Italian.
The Italian Consulate in your area can help you with all the documents and no translation is needed. The Miami Consulate helped me. It's a lot of documents and dates matter, gender matters, but the steps are all on the Italian Embassy website. It looks a lot more fun to do it in Italy though. Congratulations Katie!!
Who did you contact to get help with documents- I’m working on getting my documents but not sure how to get them from Italy. I know the town my grandparents were born. Thanks 🙏🏻 for any help you can give. I live in Palm Beach cty so would go through Miami consulate
Hi @Elle Law , generally you can email the Comune directly. If you search for the name of the Comune on Google you should be able to find their website, from there you want to get in touch with the Ufficio Anagrafe or the Segreteria of the Comune. Ask for a copy of the Estratto per Riassunto dell'atto Nascita for your ancestor. You probably need to send the email in Italian. It might take a couple of months but they often send you a copy in the mail (free of charge in my experience).
My parents are Italian born and my older siblings are. I want to but my parents renounced before I was born. My grandparents both maternal and paternal were born and live in Italy but I don’t get to apply as my parents renounced
Benvenuta da cittadina Italiana - anche se non siamo proprio un paese perfetto, abbiamo tanta umanità da offrire, sopra tutto a gente intraprendente, simpatica e positiva come te.
@@ereed311 He will need 2 years and half to be able to get the marriage since this is the period that foreign spouse can get the italian citizenship. After all, he is a foreign spouse of an italian woman. I'm italian and I have a foreign wife: she had to wait that period because the law was changed in the year we got merried. Before he had to wait just 6 months. And he will have to get a lot of documents as katie did, quite similar to the ones Katie prepared.
I just got all the docs and will start the translations and trying to get appointment at the Italian consulate in DC. NY consulate is not taking appointments right now. It's taken a year and 10 months to get grandfather's docs, I have my mom's and dad's who are both 1st gen US citizens. All birth, death and marriage certs too. Crikey it did take a while and cost some Euros but it is well worth the price of admission. Can't wait.
G'day Katie from an Italian living in Australia. Well I'm a 100% Italian, born in Mestre/Veneto in 1964, my parents emigrated to Australia in 1970. Parents decided we'd all become Australia citizens in 1986 (I was 22) and so we did. Had I known the disqualification rules back then as you've just explained I think I would have settled for dual citizenship. I'm 56 now and been back to Italy twice, the last was in 2019. I guess the irony here is my adult children, who are born in Australia, will have a greater chance of becoming Italian citizens, than I would now. Such is life I guess! Love your channel.
Scusa ma credo proprio che essendo nato in Italia da cittadini italiani tu sia assolutamente dotato di cittadinanza italiana! Prova a verificare magari con una mail al comune in cui sei nato, ma ne sono abbastanza certo
@@francisbegbie5102 Se ha rinunciato alla cittadinanza italiana per diventare australiano non c'è niente da fare, infatti dice esplicitamente che se avesse conosciuto le regole di squalifica dal riconoscimento della cittadinanza italiana avrebbe scelto la doppia cittadinanza, cosa che a quanto pare non ha fatto, diventando di conseguenza esclusivamente cittadino australiano.
@@francisbegbie5102 Vado da quello che Katie ha letto alle 3:37 nel video. Mi piacerebbe scoprire qual è il significato del 15 agosto 1992. All'epoca avevo 22 anni e seguivo i desideri dei miei genitori, ciecamente, immagino. Katie, cosa stavi leggendo a quel punto del video?
Hey guys I really needed to see and hear this... I took the decision to buy a property in Tuscany then thought hey why not move there....My mother was Italian (Born near Naples) in 1933 and moved to the UK in 1959...ive just located the original birth certs and other legal original documents from here home town...so now I'm feeling pretty confident in realising my dream
This was a great video! I'm an American about to go through this process as well, but I'll be doing it through marriage. Just need to pass the B1 language exam and I'm ready to apply. It seems like such a daunting process, but as you guys said, it's a part of the adventure! We'll be moving to Sicily next month & I can't wait😊Love your positivity & outlook on life, so happy it all worked out for you, congrats! 😊
Hi Katie. Congratulations! Funny thing, the husband of my eye doctor forwarded your video to me. ; ) My sons and I expect to be joining you right around Christmas. My younger son submitted his paperwork by mail last week. Ora aspettiamo. Auguri! Ciao, ciao.
Ora che sei ufficialmente anche Italiana, è il caso di dire Benvenuta tra noi !! E per quanto mi riguarda, sono anche orgoglioso che avendo scelto la mia Puglia (Trani è bellissima), tu sia anche un po Pugliese !!🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
I was a 1948 case. Going through the Italian court system is long (1-2 years) and expensive (almost $6k but it was worth it, to me). After getting the documents together (it took about 3 years for me), it was a year wait to wend through the courts. After that, there are a few other things to do to get the passport, all of which are long-ish wait times: registering one's birth at the commune of one's ancestor (10 months wait), registering as an Italian citizen living abroad since I don't live in Italy yet (a month wait) and then finally applying for the passport (i'm still on the previous step so I don't know how long that will take). Congrats on getting yours!
Congrats!! My grandparents came to Argentina after WW2 and I ended up going through the same process, as well. It's amazing to connect with our roots. Even when you've grown up in a huge family, plenty of classic pasta and fully southern Italian traditions, speaking the language. I'm pretty sure that a great amount of people around the world might be qualified to apply to Italian citizenship by blood because of WW2.
@@dustinbosse233 yikes, I’m sorry man.. I live in California but I’m doing mine at the consulate in Rovigo, Italy it is much quicker and you can establish residency in just 8 weeks.
@@ynadejesus8172 I’m assuming you’re asking because I don’t look “white” but yes I’m half Italian half African American. I’m sure you know that I wouldn’t be able to apply for citizenship via jure sanguinis if I wasn’t of Italian descent.
Are THE Julie I’ve heard so much about!? Congrats to you and your fam. And yes, they are just the best. It’s such a relief to have this settled. Now, it’s Connors turn to go through it...
Wow...three months later? I had to wait two years for my appointment at the NYC consulate. Appointment was 7/30/21....because of Covid I had to send in my application in the mail. It was accepted! Now I have to wait a minimum of two more years for a response and recognition.
My great grandfather was born in Italy in 1868 … My grandfather was born 1919 in Italy. He served in the Italian army in WW2 and had my father born in England in 1950. They came to Canada in 1953 where he became duel citizen in 1970. I was born in Canada and I want to know if I qualify???
Hello @qkatie, I think there's a little mistake in your video editing at 12:13 it will be November *2020. Congratulations for your dual citizenship! :)
I looked into this last year for my husband. His mother was born in Italy (and her family before her) but she became a US citizen before his birth (he was born in 1962). If we are ever serious about it we'd consult a lawyer for sure. Thanks for your video. Congrats!!!
Just a small clarification regarding eligibility for citizenship via Jure Sanguinis, your Italian ancestor didn’t have to be born after 1861 but they had to still be alive in 1861 if they were born before this date. Also Italy was not completely unified in 1861 some states like Veneto didn’t join so if your ancestors came from one of those states it may be possible to qualify but it gets a bit complicated in these cases.
@@TheQKatie As far as I know you need to have been married three years, if you live outside of Italy, in order to apply. Otherwise, if you live on the national territory, you can apply six months after the marriage (that's what I had in mind - please check).
Guardo i tuoi video per il mio inglese , ma la tua energia è contagiosa. Mi piace anche vedervi assieme perché siete una bella coppia. Grazie per questa bella immagine dell'Italia che dai al mondo , burocrazia e tasse a parte 😱
Sono contento per te, anche se trovo profondamente ingiusto che il mio Paese dia la cittadinanza a chi ha delle origini lontane ma di fatto nessun legame con l'Italia, mentre renda la vita impossibile a persone che in Italia ci sono nate, hanno studiato e ci lavorano. Perfettamente integrate ma "straniere", pagano le tasse, parlano italiano come madrelingua, ma non hanno diritto di voto e ogni anno devono fare la coda per rinnovare il permesso. Una vergogna.
@@gianricca sul fatto di concedere la cittadinanza a chi dell’Italia e della cultura italiana non sa letteralmente niente, solo per il fatto di avere un parente dell’800 vagamente italiano sono d’accordo sia un’ingiustizia e assurdità totale. Oltretutto questa pratica viene spesso fatta non per “amor patrio” bensì per approfittare del fatto che il passaporto italiano è uno di quelli che permette di andare in più paesi al mondo. Resta il fatto che l’Italia concede più di 200mila cittadinanze all’anno, dato più alto in Europa, e non si tratta di ricongiungimenti simili al video.
@@francisbegbie5102 l'Italia ha concesso circa 127 mila cittadinanze nel 2019, per quanto sicuramente tra questi non sia predominante il riconoscimento come nel video (anche se non ho dati in merito) ritengo che sia ingiusto come i due canali per il riconoscimento siano sbilanciati. Da un lato puoi vivere in Argentina, non conoscere l'italiano e non avere alcun legame con l'Italia se non un antenato dimenticato e ti diamo passaporto europeo e pure il diritto di voto, dall'altro devi essere in Italia da 10 anni e sottoporti a un processo che definire fumoso è un eufemismo e aspettare il tuo turno. Credo che al di là dei numeri si debba riconoscere la cittadinanza solo a chi è e vuole essere un cittadino attivo, non a chi ha bisogno di un pass turistico per attraversare confini o fare conversazione con gli amici sulla propria doppia cittadinanza.
@@gianricca sono d’accordo. E ci sarebbe anche da aprire un capitolo sul voto all’estero. Conosco una famiglia che abita a Bogotà con cittadinanza italiana per parenti alla lontanissima che vota regolarmente alle elezioni. È una cosa incredibile.
Congratulations. Living in Italy truly is the dream: I wish I could but I don't see how it'd work job wise. I guess the only alternative is to visit frequently and maybe take up residence after retirement. There is nothing quite like Italian cuisine and the ancient and Renaissance art sweeps me off my feet time and time again. Even the climate itself is soothing, the language like music and the people live like they know what's actually important in life. I know no nation is perfect and as an outsider you only see the glamerous side of things but what a country and people...
Though I like your video and congratulate for getting the Italian passport I can’t help but mention that jus sanguinis let people who have an ancestor born in Italy before 1861, raised in a family whose members haven’t spoken a word of Italian for one hundred years get the Italian passport while there are hundred of thousands of youngsters born in Italy from immigrants that attended Italian schools and universities, speak perfect Italian, know italian history, work and pay taxes in Italy and feel Italian who can’t get the Italian cityzenship.
Questo video è davvero fantastico. Adoro il processo e come spieghi dettagliatamente le procedure per ricevere la cittadinanza italiana. Non sapevo che ci fossero così tante clausole che possono impedire una persona di ricevere il documento ( non capisco le date a cosa facciano riferimento: 1948 e 1992 ). Tu e Connor siete una squadra meravigliosa!
C'è da dire che il nostro passaporto apre le porte, senza Visa di ben 173 paesi al mondo. È il quarto al mondo (forse quinto) ad avere questo onore, tutti gli altri stanno dietro!
I am italian, and I did the same thing for my ex wife who is american as well. I ‘ve found her great great great grandfather birthday certifacate near Como (Lombardy). And she and all his family got their italian citizenships (they still have an italian surname, indeed)
Thanks or the info. I will be visiting my grandparents hometown in may and hope to, with VERY butchering of the Italian language, obtain birth certificates and what ever else I can get for dual citizenship. Keep the info coming!! A ton of help. Thank you!
Insieme al Passaporto per viaggiare e far vedere agli amici, vengono anche i doveri verso la nostra Patria: parlare italiano, informarsi, studiare, votare (soprattutto ai referendum), promuovere il nostro paese, conoscere la sua diversità culturale, artistica e linguistica. Altrimenti, resti solo la (pro)nipote di un italiano e, come tale, hai 'scroccato' un passaporto. comunque benvenuta tra noi.
The process to anything related to government (ID, Passport, Birth Certificate and others) is always a pain but when you finally get it, it'll be worth it.
Good news also for your husband Connor: Il coniuge straniero può acquistare la cittadinanza italiana su domanda, in presenza dei seguenti requisiti: in Italia: due anni di residenza legale dopo il matrimonio; all'estero: tre anni dalla data del matrimonio. Tali termini sono ridotti della metà in presenza di figli nati o adottati dai coniugi.
Many Italians migrating to other countries at their arrival were naturalising and most lost their citizenship and in some cases even their surnames changing some of the letters trying to hide their origins. A lot of them prohibited the children to speak Italian to have them integrated quickly without bullying. Having worked in an Italian consulate I heard a lot of sad stories especially from people who migrated 1920-1950
Oh my gosh going through this process was so wild. I DIY'd mine and I swear it worked on a wing and a prayer. My family decided to get super complicated and international with all their major life events. The number of times I mailed cash in an envelope to a tiny European town... Worth it! So happy for you :) My family is from the south as well!
Hi Katie and Connor, Thank you for sharing! I just had to watch, somehow your video popped up in my feed! I, also, was able to acquire my Italian citizenship; it took me 5 years to gather all the papers of birth, marriage, death, of each of my grandparents; and of my parents, and also those of my own. My mom, first, had to claim her citizenship, she was born before my grandfather became naturalized, she was the only living descendent at the time and I was born in February 1948. so that I must have just slipped through that disqualifying January 1948 window! I had already been living in France for several years, and visited my family every year, so all of the paperwork and Apostilles my mother helped me attain; when I wasn't present, through the Consulate in Philadelphia, and California too, where I had previously lived! I had to search my Grandfather's photo in a certain building in Philadelphia on microfiche, for at that time Internet wasn't available to the general public, and then no one told us where to find this building and it wasn't until I invited my boyfriend to visit that we went to Ellis Island in '95; one of the guards we spoke with gave us the address! What an ordeal! I am now a citizen of Naples, I still live in the South of France, as I had a job here, I am learning Italian and hope to visit this coming Fall, I've been there many times as I was an airline hostess before retiring, I can't wait to come there once again, I love Italy! I hope to meet you sometime in the future, hopefully! I will join your Quirky group! Best Wishes to you both!
Ciao, Linda! What a wonderful story. I'm glad it has a happy ending! Would love to have you in the Quirky Club. Thanks for watching! patreon.com/qkatie
I really love your person and all the things you do and I appreciate the love you have for Italy. The only thing that makes me sad is that our country doesn't give the citizenship to those second generation kids that were born and have lived here all their life ... But it gives it to people who are married to an Italian or to someone with great great great etc Italian grandparent. We really need to end this, we need ius soli! #iusoli
haha, can't wait ;) but really actually I've already benefited from the health system, so I feel that it's only fair that I pay my share of taxes to the system!
You simply don't pay two times taxes to two different countries, there is this agreement called "convenzione contro la doppia imposizione" which forbids it.
@@ciross32 for what I know for America this isn't valid and you have to pay part of American taxes only two countries do that. To avoid this you have to renounce to your citizenship. My info have some years so maybe now are wrong.
I'm Australian. My grandmother came to Australia in the 1950s. I recently got my Latvian Citizenship by descent. I'm a dual Australian and Latvian citizen.
Seriously: it's nice that you put the effort, it's nice that you love the country and all. But the fact that you can get so easily the Italian citizenship (because of your great-great-grandmother?!?come on) whereas tons of people migrate here, live here, have sons and daughters here, and STILL have to wait years and years and years for your same outcome is a true shame which tells A LOT of how much our country is morally bankrupt.
Non è certo colpa sua se la legge italiana fa schifo in questo ambito. Lei ha solamente sfruttato questa possibilità e mi pare si stia impegnando per imparare la lingua e promuovere le cose belle d’Italia. Come dici te è vergognoso che non venga riconosciuta la cittadinanza a persone nate qui, che parlano solo italiano, studiano e lavorano da italiani di seconda classe.
@@TheQKatie I love Pignolo and Refosco wines from Udine. Did you know Birra Moretti was originally started in Udine? However, I am a wine guy. You are welcome in Trieste any time.
I was told that it could take years to get my citizenship or maybe not get it at all. My grandfather comes from Cheuiti in the north of Pulia. He came to the US in 1910 but never surrender his Italian citizenship. I was told I could not get my dual because of the year he came to America . Hearing that I just never pursued any further.
@@TheQKatie Yes lived abroad years ago and have toured both Ireland, Italy several times and much of the world. Looking forward to living abroad again.
É vergognoso che rendiamo così difficile prendere la cittadinanza ai nostri fratelli figli di emigranti che hanno reso onore all'Italia con sudore e sacrifici. E invece apriamo le porte indistintamente a tutta l'Africa, a persone con cultura e storia diversa che non hanno niente a che fare con noi. Great video Katie! I'm truly sorry for all the pain and hurdles you had to go through in order to get something you just deserve. Benvenuta!
and if as an Italian you want to go to the USA for more than 90 days where you simply need the ESTA online form you need the B1 and B2 visa to be requested directly at the American embassy in Italy where you are subjected to a bank credit review to be shown on paper you are required to show a solid connection with your country of origin a certificate that you have a home and a job. otherwise you will not be granted a visa because you are considered a possible illegal immigrant. having said that I am happy that this couple is here in Italy to enjoy the beauty of our territory congratulations guys
@@TheQKatie your blood is Italian, not American. Parla italiano e benvenuta, anche se non capisco cosa tu possa trovare di così affascinante in un paese distrutto e ridotto in povertà.
@@simonenatali4815 commento che esprime molta negatività, peccato. Vedi una persona molto contenta ed emozionata per avere preso la cittadinanza del tuo stesso paese (e quella dei suoi avi) e la vai a provare a demolire con un commento pieno di frustrazione: bravo👍🏻 speriamo che tu ti senta meglio dopo averlo scritto
@@francisbegbie5102 quando vedo morire le persone intorno a me, abbandonate da uno stato e quando vedo gente piangere perché non ha aiuti e mendica il pane, cosa posso pensare del mio paese? Liberato dalla dittatura e occupato dalle mafie nostrane e africane? Quartieri in mano alla criminalità nigeriana, tunisina, marocchina, nostrana ... Cosa posso pensare ? Se vuoi fare finta che sia tutto meraviglioso e bello, allora siediti e osserva il disastro umano che sta succedendo qua.
Katie: I am Italian, naturalized US citizen, and I know Italian bureaucracy, so I am duly impressed. But even they cannot make you travel to the future... November 2021-Trani, Italy ? :) :) :)
Auguri per la tua cittadinanza! Però deve essere triste vedere questo video per certi giovani perchè è uno schiaffo in faccia fatto dallo stato a tutti quei giovani che nati, cresciuti, e fatto la scuola in Italia sono di fatto più italiani di te, parlano italiano meglio di te, ci sono nati, hanno amici italiani, mangiano italiano, studiano italiano, e non possono avere la cittadinanza perchè entrambi i genitori stranieri. In questo paese urge una legge per la naturalizzazione dei giovani italiani di fatto (impropriamente ed erroneamente chiamato "ius soli"). Se vogliamo avere un futuro in questo paese dobbiamo guardare seriamente al problema demografico che è oggi drammatico per il nostro futuro. Non c'è più tempo.
I got mine quite a few years ago because my father was born in Italy, and was still an Italian citizen at the time of my birth in NY State. I have visited Italy several times and have cousins there , but never tried moving there. One question I have is does my Italian dual citizenship entitle me to the Italian health insurance or do I have to buy my own insurance.
Congratulations on your passport! FYI, there is an agreement between Italy and the US to avoid double taxation for the first two years since settling in the other country, you may want to have a look at that! Also, I strongly suggest you (and Connor) to get a SPID, the digital identity. It is offered by many providers, among which post offices, and it allows you to access all your official information, from medical records to credit history. And, most importantly, you can log into the "agenzia delle entrate" website and file your taxes online, no matter where you are when you need to do it.
So I have been trying to get my dual Italian citizenship. My father was still considered an Italian when I was born, he became American 3 years after. I was told but Italian consulate officials, in philly pa, that I just needed to prove my father is my father, That he was only considered Italian at the time of my birth, then boom I would be eligible. Well I was about to get my father Italian birth certificate, his American citizenship, and of course my Birth certificate. I felt like it was going to happen! Nope.. they dont have any appointments until 2023 to dual citizenship, unless I go to Texas they can get me in 2022.. so frustrating
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Hi, love your channel, I too have my citizenship, question for you I want to move to Italy now and through my local consulate in Miami got my Coddice Fiscale already have AIRE what other steps do I need to do to establish my residency and get my healthcare ID?
Few people know that possessing an Italian passport means visa free travel to 97 countries,its the second most powerful passport, higher than the UK or the Us passports.
That’s one of the reasons I wanted it!
and what's the first one?
@@BertolliRobusto it should be the Japanese one
@@enricocazzulo1083 the most powerful passports are put togheter in groups,in the 1st group there's japan germany which have 1 more visa free country at 98 in the 2nd group there's Italy belgium sweden,these numbers however are with this years pandemic in place,otherwise Italy has 188 visa free travel destinations,japan 191 and germany 189.
Wow! I didn't know that.
Italy has the second most powerful passport in the world. Congrats!
@@qwertylello No, some lists put Italy as number 2 passport strength.
No, I don't think that's true
It's tied for fifth in 2021. No.1 Japan 193 countries, No.2 Singapore 192 countries, tied for No.3 Germany and South Korea 191, and tied for No. 5 with Finland, Luxemburg and Spain at 190 countries.
@@sb2933 what does it matter ? - - few people can afford to travel to 200 or so countries and probably don't even entertain that idea
@@Billoybong2 hai ragione infatti il passaporto italiano e una merda appena la gente sa che sei un italiano non la vede bene come cosa
La commozione che traspare dal tuo viso nel primo minuto di video la dice tutta... 😍
Sono molto felice!!!
Infatti, mi è venuto un magone.. E tanta commozione!
I know this comes late and apologies if anyone already mentioned this in the comments below, but for the sake of information, there is one important thing that has not been mentioned in the video: by acquiring the Italian citizenship one also acquires the European Union citizenship. That gives the right to move, be a resident and work in any of EU countries.
Your amazing personality and contagious positivity are the reasons why I (an Italian living in Italy) am watching a video on how to get citizenship in my own country and enjoying every single second of it.
Congratulations and keep it quirky!
hahaha grazie! E grazie per aver guardato!
Grazie. My grandma was born in Calabria and I am in the process of getting my citizenship recognized so I can get a passport and move there.
I took my whole parental heritage nome! Io avrò a continua di guardare il tuo video!
I really appreciate you learning the language and liking Italy despite all our shortcomings. Benvenuta! Ci vorrebbero più Italiani come te!
Tutti i paesi hanno i loro guai! Sono contenta di essere qua :)
@@TheQKatie Bravissima, come si dice da noi "Parole sante!" :-) Congratulazioni connazionale!!!!
According to Italy, she always was Italian, she just had to claim it.
What shortcomings?
I'm Italian and it sounds complex even to me. Well done!
It's not only complex, but the process takes years. I've been waiting 2 years already to get my passport.
It's a great pleasure to see how a foreigner appreciates Italy much more than some Italians: all this reminds us how wonderful this nation is from south to north. Welcome to Italy
Such a honor being present in this video! Thanks for the filter, I look smiley and fresh..not very "tax/numbers man" right!? You rock Katie!!
You were awesome! 👏
Congrats, Katie! I'm an Italian-Brazilian, and I'm lucky because my family already had got the Italian citizenship when I was a child (and so had I). But all this quest for the Italian citizenship is a common subject among Italian-Brazilians and Italian-Argentinians. That's not a surprise that the Italian consulates in Sao Paulo and southern Brazil are overcrowded by citizenship requests. Being an Italian citizen is a fundamental fact of my life. I have lived in three Italian cities (Treviso, Bologna, and Turin), and it also made it possible for me to live in London and now in Berlin. My life would be definitely different without it. But its main impact is that I have eventually brought Italian elements to my life. My father was an Italian teacher in Brazil, and it was a second language in my family. But my children had their first years in Italy, and they are now native Italian speakers, and our social life is a huge part in Italian, although we do not live in Italy anymore. I hope you and your husband can enjoy it the most.
I just got my Italian citizenship in Mendoza, Argentina. I was the first one of my family to apply for it and it took just 4 DAYS to get it!!
Che bella storia!
@@claudiovener5113 you're Italian on what side??
Saludos irmão🇦🇷😙
YOu do have an infectious energy! I adore Italy too and am learning Italian.
Grazie!
The Italian spirit clearly as she has the Italian passport. LOve it!
I’ve been on the journey for about 2 years. Started off running and was able to obtain all documents including my grandfather’s birth record from his commune in Santa Flavia. I flew to Palermo, took a train to Santa Flavia where my cousin picked me up and took me to the commune. It was so emotional. And then Covid. I stopped because our plans to move to Italy had to change. I just need to have the Secretary of State certify as well as get apostille and translations. I have done all of this on my own. At 70 years old, I question my decision to move to Italy. Perhaps we will go for 3 months, buy a small flat and use it for vacations. Grazie.
My Great Grandpa also came from Italy (Molise) and moved to Ohio. They lived in Cuyahoga Falls which is 54 minutes away from Warren.
Wow what a small world! Can’t wait to visit Molise. I hear it’s special!
@@TheQKatie how? It doesn't exist... 🤔
@@Panino1987
Exactly !
What you did is beautiful.
As Italian living abroad I'm happy to see how you have fell in love with Italy to the point of making all the researces and paperwork to get the citizenship.
Cheers from an Italian that has spent already more than half of his life in Asia 😉.
Grazie!
Grazie. My grandma was born in Calabria and I am in the process of getting my citizenship recognized so I can get a passport and move there.
I lived in Japan for 2 years but the issues concerning Japanese women are very sad. Many men engage in abuse and I was shocked to say the least. Either way, now I reside in Trento, as a German EU national, and much prefer Italy.
@@racht.bremen3125 happy to know, ejnoy :)
e che c'azzecca
I sent in my paperwork into the consulate in late February. Now, I wait!
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Congrats on the italian citizenship! Thanks for moving to the south, nowadays it looks like everybody just wants to leave it. Wish you guys good luck!
I also moved to the south,! Near Naples !
@@deannaolivieri1791 hope you're having a good time!
Yes, as good as I possibly can with all the Covid restrictions ;)
My grandma was born in Calabria and I am working on getting my Italian citizenship recognized and plan to retire in southern Italy.
Lovely ! My grandparents on my dads side are from Bari and my moms father was born in potenza, Basilicata by my maternal grandma’s parents were from campania so that’s where I chose to go to. I’m in Benevento
My great grandfather’s are aswell from Italy by my mom family tree. I wish to move to Italy as soon as I’m able financially. And I’ll do my best to find those birth certificates with my mothers family. So I can get the dual citizenship.
Greetings from Mexico!!! Congratulations 🎊🍾🎉🎈
Ciao to Mexico!
Ciao Mexico I am AUS citizen I am applying for my dual US Italian citizenship and getting Mexican residency
My husband and daughter just managed to get the Italian citizenship/passport after so much paperwork and waiting. It can get really complicated but thankfully we did it.
I've been considering an Italian passport. My mother was born in Italy and my father, was born of Italian immigrants not yet citizens of the US, both sides of the family are from the same town in Sicily. This may or may not qualify.
What's more important is that I've spent so much time in Sicily and have a close relationship with my relatives and have many close friends there. Mi manca la Sicilia e tutta Italia!
Having a parent who was born in Italy (and you said they weren’t naturalized US citizens at the point of your birth), I believe you have been a citizen since birth (and you just didn’t know it). It should be fairly easy. It’s very complicated in this video because she was trying through great grandparents.
@@susie2251 Actually, not that simple. You don't get Italian citizenship simply by being born in Italy. You normally get it by your parents (we have some exceptions, of course) but that has to be proved...
@@GiacomoAzzali yes I should have said “having a parent who is an Italian citizen” to be more precise. But the point is for this poster, having a parent who is Italian and was still Italian at their birth is a lot simpler than trying to claim through grandparents.
There are a lot of other complications that come into play too, like the year everyone was born because the laws changed at various times and what’s true today may not have always been true (like women weren’t able to pass down citizenship to their children in the past, only men).
Non so se sia la stessa cosa, ma il nostro caso è analogo, sebbene si parli di cittadinanza francese. Mio marito è francese, viviamo in italia, i nostri figli sono nati qui e hanno tutti i documenti italiani, sono di nazionalità italiana. Ovviamente sono Francesi, avendo il padre francese, ma non possono avere la nazionalità francese e i documenti francesi finché i genitori non ne fanno richiesta. Si ha tempo fino alla maggiore età per farlo, dopodiché diventa diverso il processo.
Noi abbiamo completato da poco questa richiesta, e ora entrambi hanno la carta d'identità francese e sono registrati anche all'anagrafe francese.
Forse anche per voi è una cosa simile: siete nati italiani, ma avere la nazionalità ed essere italiani sono due cose diverse!
Congrats and good job Katie! The combined power of an Italian + American passport is fantastic! Also, I just wanted to say that it is still totally possible to do the entire Jure Sanguinis process by yourself, from outside Italy. Sure it probably isn't easier than working with an agency, but with a lot of patience and determination (and some luck) it can be done. 👍
Italian Passport is indeed very powerful, ranking 2nd or 3rd worldwide. Congratulazioni e viva l’Italia! 🇮🇹
Puglia is my favorite! I used to work for an Italian wine importer and have been to Italy numerous times. I fell in love with Puglia in particular. So many beautiful little towns! The seafood is so good! I make focaccia Barese all the time in my pizza oven.
I went through this process a couple of years back. My parents are both first generation Italian, and it was just as complicated a process for me to go through. Had to deal with three different "commune" as well as the UK consulate. And did it all on my own! Took me a whole year. So happy I did it though.
Congrats! What an adventure, right? It's nice to have that behind me.
I'm seriously considering putting in the effort to do this too! I've visited Italy many times. And I truly love it. My grandparents immigrated from Bari (which appears from your videos to be in the region where you now live) And when my father was born (in the US) my Grandparents were still Italian citizens (They had not yet received US Citizenship) Which technically (I've read) made my father a dual-citizen. I have the required history, I just need the documents! Congratulazioni!!!!!
Congratulations 😻 I've been in Italy for two weeks. I want to live there longer.
Ah, welcome!!! :)
"I want to live there "
You might want to reconsider that, bureaucracy is crazy, taxes are high (especially if you're self employed) and services vary a lot in quality.
If you think you're ok with that, welcome!
@@den2k885 thanks your comment. I heard about bureaucracy. I mean to live longer, to live just 3-6 months.
I am currently in the process of getting my Italian Citizenship and passport. Found this video to be super awesome and informative. Thank you for the video!
...Really proud that You are a little more nearby us! And I'm really honored that You really appreciate our "Little" Country , their citizens and our lifestyle!!! Thank You Katie!!!
grazie a te!
Italy has the 8th biggest economy in the world and is a G7 country. I think it is quite a big industrial country that manufactures and gives a lot to the world, so not a "little" country in any way,
Grangrats. I did the same thing. But my aunt was the one that prepare all the documents to proove my italian ancestry. She did the hard job. I only submitted the application and paid.
I did some of the difficult paperwork but didn't involve going to Italy, but my country of birth. The main problem is getting an appointment which they are always fully booked and one has to have sheer luck to get one. But now I am a recognized Italian.
The Italian Consulate in your area can help you with all the documents and no translation is needed. The Miami Consulate helped me. It's a lot of documents and dates matter, gender matters, but the steps are all on the Italian Embassy website. It looks a lot more fun to do it in Italy though. Congratulations Katie!!
You're right, Italy is A LOT of fun. Thanks for the info and thanks for watching!
Who did you contact to get help with documents- I’m working on getting my documents but not sure how to get them from Italy. I know the town my grandparents were born. Thanks 🙏🏻 for any help you can give. I live in Palm Beach cty so would go through Miami consulate
Hi @Elle Law , generally you can email the Comune directly. If you search for the name of the Comune on Google you should be able to find their website, from there you want to get in touch with the Ufficio Anagrafe or the Segreteria of the Comune. Ask for a copy of the Estratto per Riassunto dell'atto Nascita for your ancestor. You probably need to send the email in Italian. It might take a couple of months but they often send you a copy in the mail (free of charge in my experience).
My parents are Italian born and my older siblings are. I want to but my parents renounced before I was born. My grandparents both maternal and paternal were born and live in Italy but I don’t get to apply as my parents renounced
This my same problem.
@@mombee27 so we can’t get it unless we go to live there, we would need to stay a set time
Benvenuta da cittadina Italiana - anche se non siamo proprio un paese perfetto, abbiamo tanta umanità da offrire, sopra tutto a gente intraprendente, simpatica e positiva come te.
Solamente il sistema legale non funziona. Va bene solamente per i furbi, delinquenti, e avvocati che sono sempre pieno di lavoro.
Schengen zone, baby! Congrats! I haven't been to Italy yet, but I fell in love with Spain.
I tell you , the Schengen area / Eurozone is almost like being in a single big country.
Oh my gosh!!!! Congrats!!! You give me hope I'll get mine soon!
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Is Connor getting his passport through marriage/how is he able to stay?
@@ereed311 He will need 2 years and half to be able to get the marriage since this is the period that foreign spouse can get the italian citizenship. After all, he is a foreign spouse of an italian woman.
I'm italian and I have a foreign wife: she had to wait that period because the law was changed in the year we got merried. Before he had to wait just 6 months. And he will have to get a lot of documents as katie did, quite similar to the ones Katie prepared.
I just got all the docs and will start the translations and trying to get appointment at the Italian consulate in DC. NY consulate is not taking appointments right now. It's taken a year and 10 months to get grandfather's docs, I have my mom's and dad's who are both 1st gen US citizens. All birth, death and marriage certs too. Crikey it did take a while and cost some Euros but it is well worth the price of admission. Can't wait.
G'day Katie from an Italian living in Australia. Well I'm a 100% Italian, born in Mestre/Veneto in 1964, my parents emigrated to Australia in 1970. Parents decided we'd all become Australia citizens in 1986 (I was 22) and so we did. Had I known the disqualification rules back then as you've just explained I think I would have settled for dual citizenship. I'm 56 now and been back to Italy twice, the last was in 2019. I guess the irony here is my adult children, who are born in Australia, will have a greater chance of becoming Italian citizens, than I would now. Such is life I guess! Love your channel.
Aww shucks. It's a tricky thing. A good reminder how lucky I am. Thanks for watching!
Scusa ma credo proprio che essendo nato in Italia da cittadini italiani tu sia assolutamente dotato di cittadinanza italiana! Prova a verificare magari con una mail al comune in cui sei nato, ma ne sono abbastanza certo
@@francisbegbie5102 Se ha rinunciato alla cittadinanza italiana per diventare australiano non c'è niente da fare, infatti dice esplicitamente che se avesse conosciuto le regole di squalifica dal riconoscimento della cittadinanza italiana avrebbe scelto la doppia cittadinanza, cosa che a quanto pare non ha fatto, diventando di conseguenza esclusivamente cittadino australiano.
@@francisbegbie5102 Vado da quello che Katie ha letto alle 3:37 nel video. Mi piacerebbe scoprire qual è il significato del 15 agosto 1992. All'epoca avevo 22 anni e seguivo i desideri dei miei genitori, ciecamente, immagino. Katie, cosa stavi leggendo a quel punto del video?
@@frankbellio7321 mi dispiace veramente. Forse il problema che eri maggiorenne. Prova a chiedere, non si sa mai
Hey guys I really needed to see and hear this... I took the decision to buy a property in Tuscany then thought hey why not move there....My mother was Italian (Born near Naples) in 1933 and moved to the UK in 1959...ive just located the original birth certs and other legal original documents from here home town...so now I'm feeling pretty confident in realising my dream
This was a great video! I'm an American about to go through this process as well, but I'll be doing it through marriage. Just need to pass the B1 language exam and I'm ready to apply. It seems like such a daunting process, but as you guys said, it's a part of the adventure! We'll be moving to Sicily next month & I can't wait😊Love your positivity & outlook on life, so happy it all worked out for you, congrats! 😊
How exciting! in bocca al lupo!
@qkatie grazie! 😊
Hi Katie. Congratulations! Funny thing, the husband of my eye doctor forwarded your video to me. ; ) My sons and I expect to be joining you right around Christmas. My younger son submitted his paperwork by mail last week. Ora aspettiamo. Auguri! Ciao, ciao.
In bocca al lupo!!!
Ora che sei ufficialmente anche Italiana, è il caso di dire Benvenuta tra noi !! E per quanto mi riguarda, sono anche orgoglioso che avendo scelto la mia Puglia (Trani è bellissima), tu sia anche un po Pugliese !!🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Sono orgogliosa* di vivere in puglia!
@@TheQKatie orgogliosa
@@Benacus_Lacus haha grazie!
@@TheQKatie you're welcome. It was just a correction,no malice intended. Bye
I was a 1948 case. Going through the Italian court system is long (1-2 years) and expensive (almost $6k but it was worth it, to me). After getting the documents together (it took about 3 years for me), it was a year wait to wend through the courts. After that, there are a few other things to do to get the passport, all of which are long-ish wait times: registering one's birth at the commune of one's ancestor (10 months wait), registering as an Italian citizen living abroad since I don't live in Italy yet (a month wait) and then finally applying for the passport (i'm still on the previous step so I don't know how long that will take). Congrats on getting yours!
Congrats!! I'm very happy to be an italian citizen. Love Italy🇮🇹❤
Wow this is wild, my great Grandfather is from Calabria & I’m currently in Trani since July getting my citizenship!
Congratulations! What a privilege to be a citizen of two great countries
Congrats!! My grandparents came to Argentina after WW2 and I ended up going through the same process, as well.
It's amazing to connect with our roots. Even when you've grown up in a huge family, plenty of classic pasta and fully southern Italian traditions, speaking the language.
I'm pretty sure that a great amount of people around the world might be qualified to apply to Italian citizenship by blood because of WW2.
This makes me so excited to do mine! I can’t wait!
in bocca al lupo!
just pray you dont live in Ny. I have all my paperwork turned in, and ive been going on 2 years now
@@dustinbosse233 yikes, I’m sorry man.. I live in California but I’m doing mine at the consulate in Rovigo, Italy it is much quicker and you can establish residency in just 8 weeks.
@@QueenChroniclesOfficial your Italian?
@@ynadejesus8172 I’m assuming you’re asking because I don’t look “white” but yes I’m half Italian half African American. I’m sure you know that I wouldn’t be able to apply for citizenship via jure sanguinis if I wasn’t of Italian descent.
My family went through Silvia and team and we live in Bari! CONGRATS!!! It’s an amazing feeling, right???!!!
Are THE Julie I’ve heard so much about!? Congrats to you and your fam. And yes, they are just the best. It’s such a relief to have this settled. Now, it’s Connors turn to go through it...
Ius sanguinis! Arrived in Sicily at the age of 14 and at the age of 18 I received my draft card (Italian military) so that’s how I got it!
Wow...three months later? I had to wait two years for my appointment at the NYC consulate. Appointment was 7/30/21....because of Covid I had to send in my application in the mail. It was accepted! Now I have to wait a minimum of two more years for a response and recognition.
Congratulations Katie, just wondering how long it took for all of the documents to be gathered and translated and all that stuff?
My great grandfather was born in Italy in 1868 … My grandfather was born 1919 in Italy. He served in the Italian army in WW2 and had my father born in England in 1950. They came to Canada in 1953 where he became duel citizen in 1970. I was born in Canada and I want to know if I qualify???
Italo-Canadese e vivo in UK, 3 passaporti e tutti utili ;) Brava!
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Hello @qkatie,
I think there's a little mistake in your video editing at 12:13 it will be November *2020.
Congratulations for your dual citizenship! :)
Congrats Katie!!!! 🇮🇹✈️
woooo! Grazie mille!
I looked into this last year for my husband. His mother was born in Italy (and her family before her) but she became a US citizen before his birth (he was born in 1962). If we are ever serious about it we'd consult a lawyer for sure. Thanks for your video. Congrats!!!
seems the mother renounced italian citizenship ? uuuh that's bad :(
@@rivenoak Yeah. Bummer.
You were already welcome In italia, and now welcome to our big and noisy family!
awww grazie mille!
Just a small clarification regarding eligibility for citizenship via Jure Sanguinis, your Italian ancestor didn’t have to be born after 1861 but they had to still be alive in 1861 if they were born before this date. Also Italy was not completely unified in 1861 some states like Veneto didn’t join so if your ancestors came from one of those states it may be possible to qualify but it gets a bit complicated in these cases.
We want Conor be Italian too!! He has the right level of patience ahahahah!
He's next hopefully 🤞🤞🤞
@@TheQKatie As far as I know you need to have been married three years, if you live outside of Italy, in order to apply. Otherwise, if you live on the national territory, you can apply six months after the marriage (that's what I had in mind - please check).
I will love to see you because I leave here in Italy Roma but I'm not a Italian I'm a African
Guardo i tuoi video per il mio inglese , ma la tua energia è contagiosa. Mi piace anche vedervi assieme perché siete una bella coppia. Grazie per questa bella immagine dell'Italia che dai al mondo , burocrazia e tasse a parte 😱
awww grazie!
My great grandpa was from Alia Sicily...I've put my application in at the consulate and I'm waiting...and waiting...and still waiting...
Brava complimenti, tanti auguri!!! Tuo bisnonno sara' contento e riposa in pace, Cent'anni Katie!!! ;)
I need to get on this my father was born in Italy I'm first-generation Canadian
Sono contento per te, anche se trovo profondamente ingiusto che il mio Paese dia la cittadinanza a chi ha delle origini lontane ma di fatto nessun legame con l'Italia, mentre renda la vita impossibile a persone che in Italia ci sono nate, hanno studiato e ci lavorano. Perfettamente integrate ma "straniere", pagano le tasse, parlano italiano come madrelingua, ma non hanno diritto di voto e ogni anno devono fare la coda per rinnovare il permesso. Una vergogna.
L’Italia è il paese che concede più cittadinanze all’anno in Europa. Non credo si possa parlare di “vita impossibile” onestamente.
@@francisbegbie5102 appunto non è il quante ne concede e a chi e come lo fa il problema
@@gianricca sul fatto di concedere la cittadinanza a chi dell’Italia e della cultura italiana non sa letteralmente niente, solo per il fatto di avere un parente dell’800 vagamente italiano sono d’accordo sia un’ingiustizia e assurdità totale. Oltretutto questa pratica viene spesso fatta non per “amor patrio” bensì per approfittare del fatto che il passaporto italiano è uno di quelli che permette di andare in più paesi al mondo. Resta il fatto che l’Italia concede più di 200mila cittadinanze all’anno, dato più alto in Europa, e non si tratta di ricongiungimenti simili al video.
@@francisbegbie5102 l'Italia ha concesso circa 127 mila cittadinanze nel 2019, per quanto sicuramente tra questi non sia predominante il riconoscimento come nel video (anche se non ho dati in merito) ritengo che sia ingiusto come i due canali per il riconoscimento siano sbilanciati. Da un lato puoi vivere in Argentina, non conoscere l'italiano e non avere alcun legame con l'Italia se non un antenato dimenticato e ti diamo passaporto europeo e pure il diritto di voto, dall'altro devi essere in Italia da 10 anni e sottoporti a un processo che definire fumoso è un eufemismo e aspettare il tuo turno.
Credo che al di là dei numeri si debba riconoscere la cittadinanza solo a chi è e vuole essere un cittadino attivo, non a chi ha bisogno di un pass turistico per attraversare confini o fare conversazione con gli amici sulla propria doppia cittadinanza.
@@gianricca sono d’accordo. E ci sarebbe anche da aprire un capitolo sul voto all’estero. Conosco una famiglia che abita a Bogotà con cittadinanza italiana per parenti alla lontanissima che vota regolarmente alle elezioni. È una cosa incredibile.
Congratulations. Living in Italy truly is the dream: I wish I could but I don't see how it'd work job wise. I guess the only alternative is to visit frequently and maybe take up residence after retirement. There is nothing quite like Italian cuisine and the ancient and Renaissance art sweeps me off my feet time and time again. Even the climate itself is soothing, the language like music and the people live like they know what's actually important in life. I know no nation is perfect and as an outsider you only see the glamerous side of things but what a country and people...
Though I like your video and congratulate for getting the Italian passport I can’t help but mention that jus sanguinis let people who have an ancestor born in Italy before 1861, raised in a family whose members haven’t spoken a word of Italian for one hundred years get the Italian passport while there are hundred of thousands of youngsters born in Italy from immigrants that attended Italian schools and universities, speak perfect Italian, know italian history, work and pay taxes in Italy and feel Italian who can’t get the Italian cityzenship.
Questo video è davvero fantastico. Adoro il processo e come spieghi dettagliatamente le procedure per ricevere la cittadinanza italiana. Non sapevo che ci fossero così tante clausole che possono impedire una persona di ricevere il documento ( non capisco le date a cosa facciano riferimento: 1948 e 1992 ). Tu e Connor siete una squadra meravigliosa!
Immagino che i privilegi di diventare anche cittadina europea abbiano giocato un bel ruolo nella scelta di prende la cittadinanza italiana
Sì, è vero!
C'è da dire che il nostro passaporto apre le porte, senza Visa di ben 173 paesi al mondo. È il quarto al mondo (forse quinto) ad avere questo onore, tutti gli altri stanno dietro!
I am italian, and I did the same thing for my ex wife who is american as well. I ‘ve found her great great great grandfather birthday certifacate near Como (Lombardy). And she and all his family got their italian citizenships (they still have an italian surname, indeed)
That’s cool! You was really excited on this video, i’m glad for you, welcome to the country of queens drama.
Happy to be here!
Thanks or the info. I will be visiting my grandparents hometown in may and hope to, with VERY butchering of the Italian language, obtain birth certificates and what ever else I can get for dual citizenship. Keep the info coming!! A ton of help. Thank you!
Insieme al Passaporto per viaggiare e far vedere agli amici, vengono anche i doveri verso la nostra Patria: parlare italiano, informarsi, studiare, votare (soprattutto ai referendum), promuovere il nostro paese, conoscere la sua diversità culturale, artistica e linguistica. Altrimenti, resti solo la (pro)nipote di un italiano e, come tale, hai 'scroccato' un passaporto. comunque benvenuta tra noi.
The process to anything related to government (ID, Passport, Birth Certificate and others) is always a pain but when you finally get it, it'll be worth it.
Respected from Moscow Russia 🇷🇺
Dual citizenship 👍
Congratulazioni Katie!! Felice per te!!
grazie!
Good news also for your husband Connor: Il coniuge straniero può acquistare la cittadinanza italiana su domanda, in presenza dei seguenti requisiti: in Italia: due anni di residenza legale dopo il matrimonio; all'estero: tre anni dalla data del matrimonio. Tali termini sono ridotti della metà in presenza di figli nati o adottati dai coniugi.
Many Italians migrating to other countries at their arrival were naturalising and most lost their citizenship and in some cases even their surnames changing some of the letters trying to hide their origins. A lot of them prohibited the children to speak Italian to have them integrated quickly without bullying.
Having worked in an Italian consulate I heard a lot of sad stories especially from people who migrated 1920-1950
Oh my gosh going through this process was so wild. I DIY'd mine and I swear it worked on a wing and a prayer. My family decided to get super complicated and international with all their major life events. The number of times I mailed cash in an envelope to a tiny European town... Worth it! So happy for you :) My family is from the south as well!
You did it!!!
Hi Katie and Connor, Thank you for sharing! I just had to watch, somehow your video popped up in my feed! I, also, was able to acquire my Italian citizenship; it took me 5 years to gather all the papers of birth, marriage, death, of each of my grandparents; and of my parents, and also those of my own. My mom, first, had to claim her citizenship, she was born before my grandfather became naturalized, she was the only living descendent at the time and I was born in February 1948. so that I must have just slipped through that disqualifying January 1948 window!
I had already been living in France for several years, and visited my family every year, so all of the paperwork and Apostilles my mother helped me attain; when I wasn't present, through the Consulate in Philadelphia, and California too, where I had previously lived! I had to search my Grandfather's photo in a certain building in Philadelphia on microfiche, for at that time Internet wasn't available to the general public, and then no one told us where to find this building and it wasn't until I invited my boyfriend to visit that we went to Ellis Island in '95; one of the guards we spoke with gave us the address! What an ordeal! I am now a citizen of Naples, I still live in the South of France, as I had a job here, I am learning Italian and hope to visit this coming Fall, I've been there many times as I was an airline hostess before retiring, I can't wait to come there once again, I love Italy! I hope to meet you sometime in the future, hopefully! I will join your Quirky group!
Best Wishes to you both!
Ciao, Linda! What a wonderful story. I'm glad it has a happy ending! Would love to have you in the Quirky Club. Thanks for watching! patreon.com/qkatie
I really love your person and all the things you do and I appreciate the love you have for Italy. The only thing that makes me sad is that our country doesn't give the citizenship to those second generation kids that were born and have lived here all their life ... But it gives it to people who are married to an Italian or to someone with great great great etc Italian grandparent. We really need to end this, we need ius soli! #iusoli
Blood is the only thing that matters. You are italian by blood, not because you are born there.
My great grandfather came over from Calabria also, he lived in Youngstown Ohio. How cool!
So welcome to the italian citizens club, you can start paying a lot of taxes.
haha, can't wait ;) but really actually I've already benefited from the health system, so I feel that it's only fair that I pay my share of taxes to the system!
a lot of taxes in italy + taxes in America!
You don't pay taxes due to your Italian citizenship (unlike the US-passport) but due to your residency in Italy - which is fair.
You simply don't pay two times taxes to two different countries, there is this agreement called "convenzione contro la doppia imposizione" which forbids it.
@@ciross32 for what I know for America this isn't valid and you have to pay part of American taxes only two countries do that. To avoid this you have to renounce to your citizenship. My info have some years so maybe now are wrong.
I'm Australian. My grandmother came to Australia in the 1950s. I recently got my Latvian Citizenship by descent. I'm a dual Australian and Latvian citizen.
Seriously: it's nice that you put the effort, it's nice that you love the country and all.
But the fact that you can get so easily the Italian citizenship (because of your great-great-grandmother?!?come on) whereas tons of people migrate here, live here, have sons and daughters here, and STILL have to wait years and years and years for your same outcome is a true shame which tells A LOT of how much our country is morally bankrupt.
Non è certo colpa sua se la legge italiana fa schifo in questo ambito. Lei ha solamente sfruttato questa possibilità e mi pare si stia impegnando per imparare la lingua e promuovere le cose belle d’Italia. Come dici te è vergognoso che non venga riconosciuta la cittadinanza a persone nate qui, che parlano solo italiano, studiano e lavorano da italiani di seconda classe.
Congrats! Italy is WONDERFUL and the Italian passport is the SECOND most powerful in the world. I am in Trieste and love your Italian energy ...
Love trieste. We have friends near Udine so we're familiar with the area. Can't to get back up there!
@@TheQKatie I love Pignolo and Refosco wines from Udine. Did you know Birra Moretti was originally started in Udine? However, I am a wine guy. You are welcome in Trieste any time.
TL;DR: She had an italian grand-grand-father. Dissapointing to a degree...
I was told that it could take years to get my citizenship or maybe not get it at all. My grandfather comes from Cheuiti in the north of Pulia.
He came to the US in 1910 but never surrender his Italian citizenship.
I was told I could not get my dual because of the year he came to America . Hearing that I just never pursued any further.
Stay at least 2 meters from a pineapple pizza or you will lose the pastaporto
hahahah good to know ;)
Working on getting mine. Already have Irish passport from dad's birth there. Will have three passports USA, Irish and Italian.
Quite the collection!
@@TheQKatie Yes lived abroad years ago and have toured both Ireland, Italy several times and much of the world. Looking forward to living abroad again.
É vergognoso che rendiamo così difficile prendere la cittadinanza ai nostri fratelli figli di emigranti che hanno reso onore all'Italia con sudore e sacrifici.
E invece apriamo le porte indistintamente a tutta l'Africa, a persone con cultura e storia diversa che non hanno niente a che fare con noi.
Great video Katie! I'm truly sorry for all the pain and hurdles you had to go through in order to get something you just deserve. Benvenuta!
and if as an Italian you want to go to the USA for more than 90 days where you simply need the ESTA online form you need the B1 and B2 visa to be requested directly at the American embassy in Italy where you are subjected to a bank credit review to be shown on paper you are required to show a solid connection with your country of origin a certificate that you have a home and a job. otherwise you will not be granted a visa because you are considered a possible illegal immigrant. having said that I am happy that this couple is here in Italy to enjoy the beauty of our territory congratulations guys
Now you have to speak italian only 😌🇮🇹
Sto provando!
@@TheQKatie your blood is Italian, not American. Parla italiano e benvenuta, anche se non capisco cosa tu possa trovare di così affascinante in un paese distrutto e ridotto in povertà.
@@simonenatali4815 commento che esprime molta negatività, peccato. Vedi una persona molto contenta ed emozionata per avere preso la cittadinanza del tuo stesso paese (e quella dei suoi avi) e la vai a provare a demolire con un commento pieno di frustrazione: bravo👍🏻 speriamo che tu ti senta meglio dopo averlo scritto
@@francisbegbie5102 quando vedo morire le persone intorno a me, abbandonate da uno stato e quando vedo gente piangere perché non ha aiuti e mendica il pane, cosa posso pensare del mio paese? Liberato dalla dittatura e occupato dalle mafie nostrane e africane? Quartieri in mano alla criminalità nigeriana, tunisina, marocchina, nostrana ... Cosa posso pensare ? Se vuoi fare finta che sia tutto meraviglioso e bello, allora siediti e osserva il disastro umano che sta succedendo qua.
@@simonenatali4815 Se sei ricco l'Italia è un bel paese dove scegliere di vivere.
Katie: I am Italian, naturalized US citizen, and I know Italian bureaucracy, so I am duly impressed. But even they cannot make you travel to the future... November 2021-Trani, Italy ? :) :) :)
Auguri per la tua cittadinanza!
Però deve essere triste vedere questo video per certi giovani perchè è uno schiaffo in faccia fatto dallo stato a tutti quei giovani che nati, cresciuti, e fatto la scuola in Italia sono di fatto più italiani di te, parlano italiano meglio di te, ci sono nati, hanno amici italiani, mangiano italiano, studiano italiano, e non possono avere la cittadinanza perchè entrambi i genitori stranieri.
In questo paese urge una legge per la naturalizzazione dei giovani italiani di fatto (impropriamente ed erroneamente chiamato "ius soli").
Se vogliamo avere un futuro in questo paese dobbiamo guardare seriamente al problema demografico che è oggi drammatico per il nostro futuro. Non c'è più tempo.
Both of my great -grandparents were born in Italy. But what do I do if other family members aren't helping me get documents?
I think now Connor can get citizenship as well since he is married to you... and the process will be even easier
I got mine quite a few years ago because my father was born in Italy, and was still an Italian citizen at the time of my birth in NY State. I have visited Italy several times and have cousins there , but never tried moving there. One question I have is does my Italian dual citizenship entitle me to the Italian health insurance or do I have to buy my own insurance.
Congratulations on your passport! FYI, there is an agreement between Italy and the US to avoid double taxation for the first two years since settling in the other country, you may want to have a look at that! Also, I strongly suggest you (and Connor) to get a SPID, the digital identity. It is offered by many providers, among which post offices, and it allows you to access all your official information, from medical records to credit history. And, most importantly, you can log into the "agenzia delle entrate" website and file your taxes online, no matter where you are when you need to do it.
Already got my SPID! Good call on the taxes tho. Will definitely look into that!
So I have been trying to get my dual Italian citizenship. My father was still considered an Italian when I was born, he became American 3 years after. I was told but Italian consulate officials, in philly pa, that I just needed to prove my father is my father, That he was only considered Italian at the time of my birth, then boom I would be eligible. Well I was about to get my father Italian birth certificate, his American citizenship, and of course my Birth certificate. I felt like it was going to happen! Nope.. they dont have any appointments until 2023 to dual citizenship, unless I go to Texas they can get me in 2022.. so frustrating