29 September 2020

ITALIAN CITIZENSHIP FOR AMERICANS OF ITALIAN ANCESTRY / DUAL CITIZENSHIP #2 YOUR EMBASSY OR CONSULATE

Research for the address and phone numbers for the closest Italian Embassy or Consulate in your town.  The employees there will not do research for you but you may find meeting with them and going over your application process worthwhile.  They should give you guidance. Though they are busy, make some attempt to develop a bit of a relationship with them. Make an appointment and go in just to state your intention. They may become your advocates.  Again, this may very much depend on your closest Embassy or Consulate.  If you're far from either, call around.  You want to know if people in your location are advised to deal with a particular Embassy or Consulate or you may choose which one you might work with.

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22 September 2020

SEPTEMBER SEEMS TO SLIP AWAY - DUAL CITIZENSHIP - ITALY # 1

I can't believe this month has gone so quickly, especially because I actually feel disorganized and burdened.  Yes, the Coronavirus-10 shut downs have finally gotten the best of me.  You may feel the same way.  I have plenty to do but I just am not getting it done.  I'm exhausted emotionally.  And maybe it was my imagination, but I thought I could feel my bones aching.  I knew I needed to get out of the house.

Although I knew there would be unmasked people at the beach, I went to the beach.  Just me and my dog.  We found a place under a tree several feet from families to the left and families to the right.  These families seemed to have brought everything from home with them - furniture - grills.  They were having a good time.  They danced and laughed and put their toes in the ocean water.

Their smoke hit my nose - and my lungs.

I got home. The humidity was high. I was covered in sweat.  I was coughing from barbecue smoke.  Like the typical American I feared this was a sign that I caught the virus.  But I didn't.

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Recently, I unexpectedly got a small assignment.  I'm helping a person to get their duel citizenship.  Their favored country is Italy.  And so soon I will post a little bit about that.

This person is a world traveler and I know that Italy is not their favorite place on earth. But they do feel they could love living there and living in a country is much different than being a tourist.  Such a lovely person, I can't imagine Italy not wanting to have him. 

But the mess the United States of America is in, is certainly one of the reasons many Americans are trying for Dual Citizenship in European countries of their heritage and to free to live, travel, work, and be part of the European Union.  Luckily, though Italy requires correspondence in Italian, you don't have to learn the language, as in Hungary, or prove that your ancestors actually lived in Poland rather than Austria when they left.


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03 September 2020

THE LONG WEEKEND - ENJOY IT PLEASE!

No, our lives with Coronavirus-19 are not normal and I don't even want to think about "New Normal."  I've got my mask on.  I've just gotten a new client who I'm helping so that she can get her citizenship in Italy, and I plan to respect that wee bit of fall in the air - even though we are also going to experience a "heat dome" by making a soup with navy beans and lots and lots of new harvest tomatoes.

I will be back - and so will YOU!

01 September 2020

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