What to do if the Italian birth record of your Ancestor is not available in the town hall where he or she was born.
Researching Italian records can be particularly rewarding when we consider that for generations people would remain in the same town. It is part of the Italian culture to settle in one place marrying people from within the same community, living in the same ancestral home and carrying on the same trade for generations. As a result, today we can trace a family as far back as the late 1500s by researching records in the same town.

Having an Ancestor who was born in Italy is not the only eligibility requirement for Italian Dual Citizenship.

We asked one of our customers, who applied through the Italian Consulate in New York City and ultimately was granted Italian citizenship (CONGRATS!), to share her “experience” with us. It all started in 2010...