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5. You can claim Italian Citizenship also through a GREAT-Grandparent

Tue Nov 17, 2020, 07:08 AM

Nov 2020

Most Countries, including Ireland, it can only go back as far as Grandparents.

https://www.italiandualcitizenship.net/italian-citizenship-by-descent/

Discovered this doing Genealogy. My Great-Grandpa, born in Salerno, never became a Naturalized citizen. Therefore, he never renounced his Italian Citizenship. Great-Grandma was naturalized but not until after her husband passed away. You can read between the lines of that! lol Grandma was born here. I doubt she ever knew she had Dual Citizenship from her parents to renounce her Italian citizenship.

It requires a lot of documentation but I suppose it is possible to do. If I was a lot younger, I might try to do it since I have some of the documentation from doing genealogy.

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My sister is getting an Italian/American passport [View all] BigmanPigman Nov 2020 OP

Lucky you!! Thekaspervote Nov 2020 #1

My paternal grandparents came here from Sicily, so I could do that, too. I had no idea! tblue37 Nov 2020 #2

My Sister just completed all her paperwork montanacowboy Nov 2020 #3

Well, if it was a completely open menu, I'd maybe not choose Italy... But you take what you can get, RockRaven Nov 2020 #4

You can claim Italian Citizenship also through a GREAT-Grandparent HockeyMom Nov 2020 #5

With an Italian passport you then have a free hit Thyla Nov 2020 #6

No tax implications unless you earn money there. From there, it gets complicated. 3Hotdogs Nov 2020 #7

Italy taxes on worldwide income Old Crank Jul 2023 #8

My comment was on how to get Italian citizenship. 3Hotdogs Jul 2023 #9

One reply talked about taxes Old Crank Jul 2023 #10