Finding Family in Cerda

Members of our family go to Italy about every 5-7 years.  While we may visit Rome, or go to other northern areas, we always make sure to include a stop in Palermo to visit with cousins on my paternal great-grandmother’s side of the family – the LoVerso’s. When we last went in 2013 to visit…

Steps to Dual Citizenship

A Brief Guide to the Dual Citizenship Process Below I am going to share a brief step-by-step guide to the process of applying for dual citizenship. It does not touch on all of the unusual circumstances you are probably going to encounter as you go through this process, but it will at least help you…

A Dual Citizenship Story

A Dual Citizenship Story By Sicilian Family Tree client John Giacchino In the late spring of 2005, my brother Anthony approached me to see if I would do the research to find out if we would qualify for Italian dual citizenship. We had talked about it before, but for some reason this time I decided…

David’s Dual Citizenship Story

David’s Dual Citizenship Story by David Crellin On October 22, 2015, at the Italian Consulate in Boston, my wife will present her application and supporting documentation for dual Italian-American citizenship.   It will culminate a sometimes frustrating but fascinating, and ultimately satisfying, year-long process that so far has consumed close to 200 hours of my time. It…