Today I received my Italian Citizenship!

[LAROCCAMOM]

Congratulations....about time

[jcira]

My Great Grandparents were from Sicily

[johnnyonthespot]

My Great Grandparents were from Sicily

Well, the gist of it is this:

If your great-grandfather came to the US and became a naturalized US citizen after your grandfather was born or he never naturalized at all, then there is a very good chance that you would be entitled to claim Italian citizenship by blood right - formally known as "jure sanguinis". This citizenship would also flow to your children (easily) and to your spouse (possibly easily, possibly with a bit more work - depends on various particulars).

There are many reasons why people find this enticing, perhaps chief among them the ability to live and work in Italy or any other EU country without the usual restrictions encountered by non-citizens.

You can find more details on the process in this Wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_citizenship and many other web sites. Or, just start a new thread in this forum with more detailed info on what you know of your grandparents and great-grandparents and we'll see where that leads us.

[Mulé]

Congratulations

[johnlabarbera]

Thanks everyone!!! It's been an incredible journey!!!