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I'm just started learning Italian on Duolingo and am really liking it so far. I try to do 15 minutes a day. I already know Ecclesiastical Latin, so the pronunciation is the same.

It's been fascinating watching these videos as I am also descended from the Sabini and Scarpenti families of Montegroppo, although my ancestors went to England in the 1850s. My great, great grandfather was called Antonio Scarpenti, son of Giovanni Scarpenti.

I was able to get dual citizenship from my great grandfathers from consulate of Philly - it's a gift and honor - good luck

What's really sad is some of us are actually 1st generation Italian with both oarents, and now we are not able to do it because of the new ruling. Its extremely frustrating

Has the minor issue affected you?

Hi I’ve only just found you on RUclips. Thanks so much for sharing your journey with us. We have a similar issue with my husbands mum’s death certificate. It has her age listed rather than the year of marriage but her age is a year out. We didn’t change the certificate as in reality it’s about 10-12 days difference and hoping that the Italian consulate don’t calculate year of marriage to year of age. I was wondering if you have heard back from the lawyers working on behalf of you in Italy.

I am also half Italian (Sicilian)with a full blooded Sicilian mother. I was fortunate to have both of my maternal grandparents and their cultural influences most of my life. Italy is in my blood and my heart. I’ve dreamt of living there for decades. I flew to sickly in 2019 to meet one of my cousins. We went to the comune to get a certified copy of my grandfather’s birth record. I loved being in the land of my ancestors.

I was on my way as well, but the minor rule circular change my ability to go through my grandfather. He was born in Palermo and came to the US at 14. He naturalized when my mother was 3, which is now not acceptable. So I will attempt to go through my grandmother. To my knowledge she never naturalized; however, upon my grandfather’s death, she somehow got a ssn and was able to collect my grandfather’s social security. I’m stalled at the moment, as well as frustrated.

At around 5:00, you talked about how your great-granpa never became an American citizen and that his children were automatically american-italian. Do you mean he had children in the United States and they were born Italian and American? Or did his children also come to the U.S. with him? I am wondering because my mother's great-grandma came from Sicily to Brazil and we don't know if she had kids with an Italian person or not. She had my mother's grandpa around 1920s or so I believe in Brazil. My uncle is currently in the process of getting this figured out as he paid for an agency to look into it and start the process, but I wanted to get info from you since you did it already.

Question: We’re you required to have your CONE apostille too? Thank you.

Have all my documents just waiting on my GGM CONE... just ordered it and hate that I have to wait 8+ months!! Oh well, all part of the process I guess.. Good luck!

what an amazing way to spend a birthday, a very pretty place !

My wife and I were planning a visit to Italy in 2020... e' successa una piccola cosa con il nome coronavirus. I have a 5 year streak on Duolingo and have completed the Italian course. I'm by no means an expert Italian speaker. When people ask me if I know Italian, I say that I'm LEARNING Italian. What I found helpful was to work DAILY on your lessons on Duolingo and search out other resources. There are a TON of free Italian learning resources on the Web. Memrise, Online Italian Club, ITalianPod101, and my favorite, Italian Teacher Valentina. This year, we finally made it to Italy. Apart from mastering the Italian train system*, I found out that I could understand, and more importantly, be understood by Italian speakers. The trip was a solid rounding of what I had worked on for 5 years... I loved walking through the crowds and picking up bits of daily life con il mio orecchio italiano. I envy you for having a path to Italian citizenship! Good work on your learning journey, and keep it up! * I kill me... the trains get there when they get there, OK??

I like Sarah's methodical approach, she's very tidy.

Did you need to get 2 copies of each document for you and your brother? I’m starting this process with my sister :). And did you make appointments prior to going to city hall?

Why don’t you just stay where you are? Italy is going down hill.

In order to file a 1948 case in Italy, you also have to show that there is no other viable line.

E' una buona idea che tu intendi imparare l ' Italiano ! Hai perfettamente ragione questa lingua e' bellissima! Complimenti! E complimenti anche per la tua volonta di diventare cittadino Italiano ! A proposito ci siete riusciti ?!

There are potentially around 80 million descendants of Italians who emigrated to various countries. The volume of requests for de jure sanguinis citizenship is putting consulates and public offices in crisis. Simply put, there are less than 59 million of us and 40% of us pay 70% of the taxes that support our state. We are already harassed now. We must also consider that once citizens you would be entitled to all the services recognized by the Italian State for which we pay a high percentage of our annual income. Now imagine what would happen to the state budget and how many more taxes we would have to pay to guarantee you, who don't pay them, all the services you are entitled to.

2:05 I have a question about the Nara Docs, so according to the NY Consulate, the Nara docs is required in addition to the USCIS Cone as per their application instructions. Currently, Nara is relocating their NY records between Philadelphia and Kansas City. I was wondering if our application would be accepted by the consulate if I were to only submit the Cone letter from USCIS 1:53

I have all my paperwork ready, and have been on the NYC waitlist for almost two years. What is the cost of this service?

I heard there is a company in Italy to gather all the documents. Have you come across them? It seems you were able to do the search yourself but we are not.thanks

Great idea

I moved to Italy in May of 2018 and a year later in June I became an Italian citizen. Usually doesn’t take that long but the town I moved in didn’t have a clue on what to do and the guy in charge took several times sick leave. Wince then I’m living !La Dolce Vita,

Good luck to you. I am also trying to learn Italian, but I haven't been as hard-working as the two of you. What I have been doing for the past year is watching a lot of movies and TV shows in Italian. Netflix has quite a bit, but I really like the streaming site called MHz Choice which has a ton of TV shows from around the world, including Italy. Don Matteo is a show on it that ran for 13 seasons in Italy with 265 episodes. It's about a priest who helps the local police solve murders, but it really is a comedy and something that I find funny. As a result, I keep watching new episodes almost every day. I'm almost done with season 7 as I write this. The site provides English subtitles, and the Italian that is spoken is traditional and fairly easy to follow, although I still depend on the subtitles more than I wish I did. You learn the language, in part, because we only commonly use less than 5,000 words in normal conversation, and when you hear the same words and phrases spoken over and over again on a TV show, it helps them to stick. I usually watch one or two episodes every evening. I enjoy learning that way, but I don't know how many people are familiar with MHz Choice. It has been helpful to me, and they usually have a Black Friday sale which makes an annual membership pretty inexpensive. Because my citizenship blood line is a 1948 case, I have not had to deal with the Italian consulates in the U.S. I hope your efforts to circumvent that logjam by petitioning a court in Italy are successful. All the best from Minnesota!

una sola domanda?( e la scrivo in italiano) ma la lingua? la conoscete?🤔

The consulate websites work, they’re just overwhelmed with people wanting an appointment

This "naturalised" or not, this drives me insane. Just like the 1 euro houses, Italy, you want people or not? You need to be doing the "bend over backwards" to get people to go live there, you want them or not? And so what if people naturalized or not, take into consideration people were doing what they could to survive. You created Mussolini, now right your wrongs Italy, let people move there with ease, and the rest of the world just might forgive you for changing sides in both world wars is all.

Good luck. I’ve been studying for just over a year and am finishing the A2 course. I recommend joining an online class to learn the basics. The course I’m in focuses on conversation and when I was recently in Italy, I could do basic things like order in a restaurant or buy something in a shop. Everything you are currently doing is fine and will help you learn. One tip: spend some time learning how to pronounce the words. When you say “ buon giorno” it sounds like you are saying “bone jur-no”. Check out some of the videos where they teach pronunciation. Buon studio!📖

Girls from this country have very attractive blonde hair❤

Siete fantastici ❤

AMAZING

Il lavandino è in bagno. In cucina e' il lavello 😊

Ciao, siete bravi con l'italiano, continuate così molto bene, in bocca al lupo per la vostra cittadinanza italiana, saluti da Pistoia 👍

This was great, I also love learning Italian. Another thing we've done that's really fun is we watched Sanremo Music Festival last year and started listening to music from those artists and grew from there. At this point I almost exclusively listen to music in Italian, there are some really amazing artists that we don't hear about normally in the US.

We’re looking for an Italian lawyer for a potential no appt case too! How is smart move Italy so far? Are they any good?

Yeah, we’re really bummed because my wife’s grandfather naturalized a year after her uncle was born but before her father was born.

Is your case negatively affected by the “minor issue” in which your ancestor was a minor child when either of their parents naturalized?

What are the CONE certifications?

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

Beautiful job 👍 real Italian pasta