Did my grandfather give up his Italian citizenship when he came to america?

Question

My grandfather came to america when he was 7 with his parents. By coming to america did he give up his italian citizenship or can I still claim dual citizenship through him?

Answer 1

One does not automatically give up their foreign citizenship by coming to America. However, he may have done so at the time or some time after that. Many Italian immigrants did to feel less ostracized and better assimiliate into society. You would be better off asking an older family member (parent/aunt/uncle) who may know. If not you can contact the Italian consulate closes to you and try to see if they can help you. You will need your granfather's full name (his Italian one if he changed it), birth day, date of arrival in the US and any other information you can get your hands on to make it easier.

Answer 2

not of venture. large-grandparents' Italian citizenship is beside the point. Now if a grandparent exchange into an Italian citizen at time of your determine's delivery, your determine ought to get Italian citizenship, then you relatively. Assuming all 3 generations are nonetheless alive and have info of Italian citizenship, etc.

Answer 3

The US DOES recognize and allow dual citizenship. Here is the official page that says so:
http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1753.html

Your grandfather probably did not give up his Italian citizenship when he naturalized.

As for your possible claim on Italian citizenship, here is information that should help you:
http://www.italiandualcitizenship.com/
http://www.myitalianfamily.com/record/requirements.html

Answer 4

America does allow dual citizenship and here is a list of all other countries that also allow having dual citizenship :

Countries Which Allow Dual Citizenship:
Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cyprus, Egypt, El Salvador, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan*, Portugal, Serbia and Montenegro, South Africa*, Spain (only in certain cases), Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tonga (only in certain cases), Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Western Samoa.
no,by coming to the US ? he did not give up his nationality with Italy ,

http://www.uscitizenship.inof/citensnship-library-fudual-htm
do you know if your grand-father had his original nationality papers from Italy with him ?
first of all you could claim citizenship trough your parents , if you parents had claimed their citizenship trough him , you mother or father ?
if you parents were born in the US ? they should have claimed it first trough the jus sanguinis {bloodline)
now as far as you getting your grand-father nationality ? not sure ?
you may want to contact the Italian immigration office ?nearest your city ?
here is the one in DC :
http://www.italyemb.org/
it probably would be a long process ....
good luck .......

Answer 5

America does not recognize dual citizenship and so therefore his was forfeited when he became an American citizen. Italy might allow you to become a citizen, however because you are just 2 generations away. Check with the local embassy.

Answer 6

I don't know about you been able to do this, for you obviously were born in the USA and the Italian government don't' even know or care you exist. Really.
On the other hand your grandfather if he still is alive, is still considered an Italian citizen by the Italians even though he and his family migrated to US.

Answer 7

America does not allow dual citizenship and will not recognize it. If you lived in Italy it is likely that you could apply for citizenship thru your fathers birth certificate and other documents.

Answer 8

To my knowledge, the U.S. does not recognize dual citizenship. If your father became a naturalized citizen of the U.S., he gave up his Italian citizenship, which would render Italian citizenship to you moot.

Answer 9

Did he become a citizen of the us? If he did then No he is not an Italian citizen. However if he nver became a citizen then he is still a citizen of Italy.