If you have read my post about getting married to an Italian in Italy, you will know that there are tons of documents and bureaucracy involved (not to mention that pesky marca da bollo). Then, when you’ve gotten all those documents, you have to get even MORE documents to make your American documents legal in…
Category: How to Survive Italian Bureaucracy
Our Path to Dual Citizenship in Italy by Barbara Palermo
Today I am kicking off a new initiative on the An American in Italy blog: guest posts! Today’s guest writer is Barbara “Barbie” Palermo, an American in Sicily who obtained Italian citizenship through ancestry. Her husband (whose name is Ken, by the way — and yes, these two are real!) also got Italian citizenship through…
How to Apply for Residency in Italy
I have told you about the documents you need to get married as an American in Italy, I’ve told you about how to get yourcarta/permesso di soggiorno, and I’ve told you how to get your tessera sanitaria. Next on the list for Americans moving to Italy is the residence permit. What is a Residence Permit?…
How to Get an Italian Carta d’Identità
Okay, I have big news: I think I have officially completed the final level of the Italian bureaucracy challenge for moving to Italy! This month, I got the last important document I needed to live in Italy (as an American or otherwise): la carta d’identitá. And today, I will tell you how to get yours…
Documents Required for an American to Marry an Italian in Italy – The Nulla Osta, etc.
As you will know after reading my earlier post, Documents Required for an American to Marry an Italian in Italy – Part 1: The Atto Notorio, getting married to an Italian citizen as an American citizen in Italy is no easy task. The atto notorio was just the first step, although for me it was…