[rosalialucia]

Hi, my husband works for a large International Bank (in a US subsidiary) and will likely be offered a three-year expat position sometime in the next year. Italy is on the list, and it would be my dream to live in Italy. I've been there many times for holiday, and even extended holidays for several months and have studied Italian for years.

I was cleaning out some old boxes / files and came across his mother's passport. She died in 1995 and was Italian - I have her Italian passport and a birth certificate copy and certification form Avigliana near Torino. His father was also of Italian descent, although I believe it was his father's grandparents that migrated from Italy to Argentina, and I don't have any good documentation yet.

My question is whether my husband could get any kind of special status if we live there for a few years. He is an American citizen, but is it possible to get dual citizenship if you have a parent that was of that nationality? And, could this trickle down to my daughter? She is almost three, but it wouldn't hurt to do whatever necessary to set her up to be able to work in the EU when she grows up.


Does anybody know of a good website that discusses these topics?

Thanks

 

[rosalialucia]

Well, I did some research, and it looks like both my husband and my daughter can claim Italian Citizenship because my husband's mother was Italian. And as far as I can tell, there are no restrictions against dual US-Italian citizenship.

At least they can always go to Italy and get health care!