Obtaining Italian residency and citizenship through ancestry.
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all comune in italy may differ with the process. i suggest you contact the official at the comune and ask what us tequired. you will need to have a long term rental address ir a person who is josting you. bif you are goint to be in the Benevento Region let me know i can share a reliable contact. He has helps people and it typically has not taken a long time as others have shared. it will cost you. i did mine all on my own through the Detroit Consulate they were amazing to work with. that being said i researched at great length. Good luck it is worth it.
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I have a friend here in Italy who worked with an Italian attorney to get citizenship through ancestry. The attorney recommended that he move to Italy for this process, which he did. He moved to the same location as the attorney. The process was a little easier because he living in Italy. I don't know if he got an elective residency visa prior to starting the citizenship process in Italy. He received his Italian citizenship. His adult children are also living now in Italy to also get their citizenship with the assistance of the same attorney.
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Dear P.A. I have a friend, who moved here without a Visa and then applied when he got here. It took about a year and a half but he got it. Proof of application he said was enough to shield him while he waited. He is now a citizen! I will say that he had his paperwork in order before he came and applied that made a great deal of difference. I would also put you in contact with M. Grazia Colombo, a lawyer who can help you. Please use my name - Chip Stites. Here is her address: mgrazia.colombo@leexe.it. Chip Stites, Italian Correspondent, International Living Magazine.
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What is the cost for the attorney in that purpose?
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Hi, my name is Chip Stites, I live in italy and have been here for almost 8 years. I am International Living's Italian correspondent. I too have a friend who applied for Italian citizenship, had his paperowrk in hand and moved here before the paperwork was done. He submitted his paperwork immediatly in the province he wanted to live in and that shielded him from the 90 day rule. It took about two years more, or a year and a half to get his citizenship and his Italian passport but he has it.
I would ask first if you have all the paper work proving your ancestry as required?
Second, I would ask if you know where you want to live as the place where you apply, needs to be a place you intend to stay until the process is complete?
Third I would ask if you understand the tax situation that Italian residency would put you in?
Fourth, I would ask you if you have a guide to help you through this when you come as it is likely that you will need someone who speaks Italian and English to help you. So, I offer these two suggestions.First here is the email of M. Grazie Colombo an attorney who can help you with the paperwork and with the process. Yes, I beleive there is value to being here but only when you have your ducks in a row. I.E. Paperwork, taxes, living place.
Paperwork expert: Her name again is Grazia Colombo and here is her address: mgrazia.colombo@leexe.itFor the taxes I would suggest Christian Gulizzi who is both a CPA in the US and a Commercialista in Italy and can show you compoarisons to help you make your choices. Italy taxes by residency not by citizenship so if you are here more than 183 days in a year, you are responsible for paying Italan tax which accoding to the tax treaty is subtraced from US tax. Here is Christian"s email: christian.gulizzi@gulizzi-consulting.com
If there is one thing I have learned over my almost eight years of watching other people move, ior attemmpt to move, it is that the more planning you do beforehand, the better off you will be in the long run.
I hope this helps and feel free to write directly to me at info@thelaughingretirement.com
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I'm moving to Italy. I don't have Italian blood but I grew up in an Italian family. My mother married my stepdad when I was four. I have cousins and aunts who live in Monte Grosso de Asti, on the vineyards that have been in the family forever.
My youngest sister and I visited in November 2023. It was so special to visit our "homeland" and meet cousins and aunts (sadly, both uncles died earlier in the year).
Though my grandma and grandpa Signorio met and married in the US, they are bith from Piedmonte.
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Hi Lorraine, I would suggest you speak with Grazia. I dont want to poison the water with bad info. I know you will need a certified copy of your Birth Certificate but Grazia is your best choice. There is so much more than your BC. If you don't here from her let me know. Chip
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Do you have contact info for the attorney?
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Hi P.A. and Tami.
let me tell you my experience from those who have done it. I know a guy, one of my best friends here, who applied here, when they moved but he had all his paperwork ready to go, when he got here. My advise is to consult a lawyer, here in Italy, have a place you want to live then move, as long as you have all your paperwork ready to go. You can do citizenship on either side of the pond provided you have all the necessary paperwork completed before you come. Even so, when my friend go here it took him two years to get his citizenship. I hope this helps. Chip Stites, IL Italian Correspondent.