About ItalianDualCitizenshipLaw.com
Italian dual citizenship services — genealogy research, document retrieval and the full procedure before the Italian authorities, with attorneys admitted in Italy for court proceedings. Serving Italian Americans and Italian Canadians across the United States and Canada.
Why we built this service.
Every week, Italian Americans and Italian Canadians contact us with the same story: they know they have Italian ancestry, they believe they may qualify for Italian dual citizenship, but they have no idea where to find the documents — or what to do with them once they find them.
Most services offer one or the other: genealogy research or handling the procedure. We offer both, under one roof, with attorneys admitted in Italy where a case goes to court. Our experience in European citizenship by descent — including Greek and Cypriot cases — gives us a unique understanding of both the genealogical research and the documentary and procedural requirements.
Eleftherios Hatzidimitriou — Director
Eleftherios Hatzidimitriou has worked for years on European citizenship-by-descent files in Greece, Cyprus and Italy, from the archival research through to the filing of the application. The combination of genealogical expertise and procedural knowledge is the foundation of every Italian citizenship case we handle.
Our researchers are on the ground in Italy.
Italian vital records cannot be retrieved online. They require physical presence in local archives, town halls and parish registries across all 20 Italian regions. Our certified genealogists are based throughout Italy — from Milan to Palermo — and know exactly where to find the records that will build your citizenship case.
All cases entrusted to us are handled by certified genealogists and specialists of E. Chatzidimitriou LLC, with attorneys admitted in Italy where a court petition is required.
Northern Italy
Lombardy, Veneto, Piedmont, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna
Central Italy
Tuscany, Lazio, Umbria, Marche, Abruzzo
Southern Italy
Campania, Calabria, Puglia, Basilicata, Molise
Sicily & Sardinia
Full coverage of all provinces
WHY SPECIALIST-LED MATTERS
The difference between a form service and a specialist service.
Form services
- Cannot tell you what the file is missing
- No access to attorneys who can take the case to an Italian court
- Cannot challenge a consular rejection
- No accountability
Our service
- A file built on the records, assessed in Italy
- Court petitions in Italy, filed by attorneys admitted there
- Consular refusals challenged in Italy by attorneys admitted there
- Accountable for the work we do
What we do, and who does the rest.
Administrative services, provided from our United States office
Genealogical and archival research in Italian and United States archives · retrieval of birth, marriage and death records from the comuni and the state archives · certified translations and apostilles · assembling the file in the form the receiving office requires · preparing and submitting the application to the Italian consulate or comune · booking and tracking appointments · following the file through to registration and the passport.
Legal and judicial services, performed in Italy
The assessment of the case under Italian citizenship law · the choice of route · any petition before the Italian courts, including 1948 cases and petitions against consular inaction · representation before the Italian courts. This work is carried out by our collaborating attorneys admitted in Italy. We work with attorneys throughout the country, so each case is handled by one who practises before the court with jurisdiction over it.
E. Chatzidimitriou LLC provides administrative services for Italian citizenship applications abroad. Cases that require legal support are referred to our collaborating attorneys admitted in Italy, who act before the court with jurisdiction over each case.
WHY CHOOSE US
Your Italian passport is waiting in an archive.
Complete the form and someone from our team will contact you within 24 hours. We review your family history, identify which citizenship pathway applies to your case, and tell you exactly what documents we need to find.
Head Office Address
10 Halletts Point Astoria, New York 11102 USA
Email Address
info@italiandualcitizenshiplaw.com
Phone
+1 (332) 277-5023
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