Just came across your video. I find it quite amazing at how many Americans nearing retirement are moving to Italy. This is a dream of mine as well. I'm pretty sure once there and immersed in the culture, you'll not look back. Good luck with everything.
I just subscribed, my wife and I are almost in same place as the two of you are. Yet, I am already a citizen. I just registered as an Italian citizen living abroad. My family came from Corleone and Pianna di Albenesi. I have cousins in Corleone and Casteldaccia. Keep the videos coming. If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
Ciao ragazzi! I'm Paul, 55, and from Wisconsin. I also live in Sicily, right now for 6 months out of the year until I am able to get an Elective Residency visa. I am just a couple miles west of you in Castellammare del Golfo. I will be returning to Sicily on June 1st and I absolutely cannot wait! Good luck with your transition to Sicily and your dual citizenship. I have Sicilian heritage as well but I'm not able to access the needed documentation due to family reasons. But hopefully the Elective Residency option will work one day soon. Perhaps we will run into each other sometime? When are you guys returning to Sicily? Ok, take care, Paul
@@theSicilyAdventure I subscribed to your channel so perhaps we can stay in touch. It's always nice to have someone to speak English with once in a while! Lol
I just read the comments below and we are originally from Kansas City, MO but live in NC now. If we move to Sicily, we will have to start a Missouri-Sicily group....in Sicily😄
Just came across your channel and love your vision and plan! Just got my dual last year and my husband and I are about 4-5 years away of retiring somewhere in Italy. Will visit Sicily in the fall for the first time. Thank you for sharing your journey and we look forward to watching and learning!
@@dianamartin9558We are gathering our US documents ourselves (based on the Chicago consulate requirements). I was thinking about hiring an attorney for filing in Palermo through JS, BUT I found out that recently they are rejecting cases with "minor issue". Fortunately, I also have a 1948 case path that is much cleaner than my JS path. So, for now I am still trying to book an appointment with the Italian consulate in Chicago and researching attorneys that do 1948 cases. Clear as mud LOL! For the 1948 case path I have to get a CONE from USCIS and they just increased the cost to $330. But, I only need one.
@@dianamartin9558 Yes. I am working on collecting documents as required by the Chicago consulate for JS and trying to schedule an appointment. It can take months to actually get an appointment and then it will be about two years out. I did look at hiring an attorney that could file for citizenship, through JS, in Palermo. Sadly, I found out that my JS path has a "minor issue" and more recently cases are being rejected if they have minor issues. If we got rejected by the court in Palermo that would be the end of our journey and we couldn't even go through the Chicago consulate after that. Fortunately, I also have a path to citizenship through a 1948 case. This path for me is much cleaner. I am now in the process of researching attorneys that have been successful with 1948 cases.
I'm taking my wife and kids to visit Italy and my family in Ragusa, Sicily this June. I've considered citizenship several times in the past. I'd love to learn more about that process if there is anything you can share. We will be looking at property when we are there but I'm very sure it will be a cheaper process with citizenship.
The only thing that makes it cheaper is the tax. If you are going to have residency there, you don't pay the tax. We bought our house in February and have 18 months to establish residency.
Just came across your video. I find it quite amazing at how many Americans nearing retirement are moving to Italy. This is a dream of mine as well. I'm pretty sure once there and immersed in the culture, you'll not look back. Good luck with everything.
Thank you!
WoW that's great im happy for you guy's i just subscribed to the channel that will be interesting.😊
Thank you for subscribing and following our journey.
Thanks, Jane. Are you interested in Sicily?
I just subscribed, my wife and I are almost in same place as the two of you are. Yet, I am already a citizen. I just registered as an Italian citizen living abroad. My family came from Corleone and Pianna di Albenesi. I have cousins in Corleone and Casteldaccia. Keep the videos coming. If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
Do you own property yet? Have you retired?
That's great. I have one distant aunt in Corleone but she has not replied to me.
Ciao ragazzi! I'm Paul, 55, and from Wisconsin. I also live in Sicily, right now for 6 months out of the year until I am able to get an Elective Residency visa. I am just a couple miles west of you in Castellammare del Golfo. I will be returning to Sicily on June 1st and I absolutely cannot wait! Good luck with your transition to Sicily and your dual citizenship. I have Sicilian heritage as well but I'm not able to access the needed documentation due to family reasons. But hopefully the Elective Residency option will work one day soon. Perhaps we will run into each other sometime? When are you guys returning to Sicily? Ok, take care, Paul
Hi, we also are returning June 1st. Let us know if you get to Balestrate. We love to share experiences.
@@theSicilyAdventure Who knows, we might be on the same flight across? I arrive in Palermo at 11:05am on June 1st.
@@paulfreitag7772 I thought the same thing. We arrive at 325 pm.
@@theSicilyAdventure I subscribed to your channel so perhaps we can stay in touch. It's always nice to have someone to speak English with once in a while! Lol
@@paulfreitag7772 sounds good. Our email is thesicilyadventure@gmail.com we are also on Instagram.
I just read the comments below and we are originally from Kansas City, MO but live in NC now. If we move to Sicily, we will have to start a Missouri-Sicily group....in Sicily😄
Very likely there's one already waiting for you
Sounds good!thank you.
Sounds like a plan.
Just came across your channel and love your vision and plan! Just got my dual last year and my husband and I are about 4-5 years away of retiring somewhere in Italy. Will visit Sicily in the fall for the first time. Thank you for sharing your journey and we look forward to watching and learning!
Welcome aboard!
It’s super exciting! We hope to encourage anyone interested. We got the courage watching others!
Ciao, sounds wonderful!! I'm stuck in California. 😟
We are in KC and we are also working on citizenship and retirement in Sicily. Hopefully, we are only about a year away from our dream!
Are you doing your own paperwork or using an attorney? How long have you been working on it? We have used an attorney and it’s been at least 4 years.
Awesome. we are in Joplin. Hopefully we will have a court date soon in Palermo and citizenship by the end of the year.
@@dianamartin9558We are gathering our US documents ourselves (based on the Chicago consulate requirements). I was thinking about hiring an attorney for filing in Palermo through JS, BUT I found out that recently they are rejecting cases with "minor issue". Fortunately, I also have a 1948 case path that is much cleaner than my JS path. So, for now I am still trying to book an appointment with the Italian consulate in Chicago and researching attorneys that do 1948 cases. Clear as mud LOL! For the 1948 case path I have to get a CONE from USCIS and they just increased the cost to $330. But, I only need one.
@@dianamartin9558 Yes. I am working on collecting documents as required by the Chicago consulate for JS and trying to schedule an appointment. It can take months to actually get an appointment and then it will be about two years out. I did look at hiring an attorney that could file for citizenship, through JS, in Palermo. Sadly, I found out that my JS path has a "minor issue" and more recently cases are being rejected if they have minor issues. If we got rejected by the court in Palermo that would be the end of our journey and we couldn't even go through the Chicago consulate after that. Fortunately, I also have a path to citizenship through a 1948 case. This path for me is much cleaner. I am now in the process of researching attorneys that have been successful with 1948 cases.
We are using the 1948 case.we are not impressed with Chicago.
Good choice 👌
Thanks!
I think so too!
I'm taking my wife and kids to visit Italy and my family in Ragusa, Sicily this June. I've considered citizenship several times in the past. I'd love to learn more about that process if there is anything you can share. We will be looking at property when we are there but I'm very sure it will be a cheaper process with citizenship.
Did you always have contact with your family in Sicily? Mine is from Terrasini but I have yet to reconnect with anyone that may still be there.
The only thing that makes it cheaper is the tax. If you are going to have residency there, you don't pay the tax. We bought our house in February and have 18 months to establish residency.
No. all of mine came to USA or died off in Sicily. I have one distant aunt in Corleone, but she has not replied to any of my correspondence
I am curious as to what your path is to citizenship, where you are filing, what attorney you are using and how you found them.
it's a 1948 case. i am going through the court in Palermo. i'm using Italian Citizen Assistance.
Thanks for watching!
I'm in K.C., what part of Missouri are you from?
Joplin
Where in Missouri are you from ?
Joplin
so where are you now?... Have you got to Sicily yet?
We are still in Missouri right now. We will be in Sicily the first of June.
3 wk til we fly back to Sicily! We hope to do another video soon! Thanks for watching.