I was born October 4, 1970

My Parents immigrated to Canada in the 1950′s. They married here in Canada in 1963 and naturalized as Canadian in 1965, together on the same day. The were never aware that they would lose their Italian status but it appears they did. (Can’t imagine how this is legal to begin with, Canadian naturalization did not mention or ask them to renounce)

All of my family is Italian going back to pre-unification times. In fact their comune’s in Italy don’t even have record of foreign naturalization, and in Italy there is no record of them as being anything but “Italian”

Like the US however I’m apparently required to provide a “proof of no naturalization”. Of course they both did.

Is anyone aware of anyone in my position successfully challenging the 1912 law no.555?

If so on what basis? What content in the law they challenged?

Any information or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I am still very confused by how one can gain their Italian citizenship via jure sanguinis via grandparents. My parents were born in Italy…And my grandparents…Does this mean if my parents had been born here as Canadians, they would be able to pass citizenship to me – But being BORN Italain, and naturalizing, they have somehow lost this for them and themselves.

Does anyone know why they would have ever done such a thing to their country men and women? People who were driven away by circumstances created by the same govenrments? Was their any legitimate basis for this law that strips Italians of their cultural identity?

I can’t believe that someone several generations out, has a more legitimate claim than I do… I find it bizarre that someone can be several generations out and even if there parents were born Canadian (or American) that they’d have blood right and not someone who’s parents naturalized just prior to their birth…The blood that flows through my veins is 100% Italian…

I need to find a way here…

If I could I would hop on the next airplane and just reside but frankly I don’t really want to naturalize. Even if I had work there….I want to be recognized as my blood is 100% Italian.

Anyone?

We are now trying to establish his right to the Italian citizenship through his paternal grandparents but I am afraid we will encounter the same problem. Most likely my husband’s paternal grandparents got married in Maryland because she was only 16 or 17 at the time. My understanding is that Maryland is another state that doesn’t show the DOBs or the parent’s names, which makes me think that the Italian Consulate in New York is going to give me the same response “I am sorry but we cannot accept this certificate because we cannot establish the link.”

I am not sure what to do at this point, it seems that even though my husband is Italian on both sides, he can’t establish his right to it because the marriage certificates don’t comply to the New York Consulate rules. Our only solution will be that we moved outside of New York, to Texas or maybe Pennsylvania because maybe they will accept the certificate, but none of this makes sense. Why is it that all Italian consulates don’t abide by the same rules.

I wish I had a good answer for you, Brenda, but your experience sounds like what I’ve heard from others, how different consulates require different things. Is there any way to beg the people in OK to print you up a certificate with that info? They surely must have it on file, otherwise what were they asking for on those marriage licenses?!

I really don’t have any answers for you, I’m sorry

Congrats Stephen! Glad to see that things went by relatively quickly at this point

Yes, thus the line in my post “And that’s how I became legal in Italy and had my Italian citizenship jure sanguinis recognized.”

It is worth noting, however, that although you “possess” citizenship from birth, if it’s not recognized by that country, you don’t *really* possess anything, including the right to stay in the country without a permesso….

Sorry, was lunchtime when you were sending messages; hopefully you’ve received my answer by now!