Hi, me and my family are looking to move to Italy as we have ancestry that could probably get us citizenship, and we are trying to get out of America due to probably obvious reasons. I need help answering these questions:
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- Are there any colleges that have education degrees that are taught in english? I am currently pursuing a degree in Secondary Education to become a high school history teacher at my local college and need to find a college (ideally in Italy) where I could transfer to.
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- Are there any entry level jobs that are good for english speakers?
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- What are the most trans friendly cities in Italy?
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- Best ways to learn Italian? Especially anyone willing to help me learn.
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- Any advice in general anyone can provide for someone trying to move to Italy.
I had my Italian citizenship recognized a couple years back, in preparation for what happened in November and earlier this week.
The best city, from what I’ve heard, would be Bologna. It’s supposed to be the most liberal city in all of Italy. However, the current government is not favorable to LGBTQIA+ people.
That says, Italian citizenship grants you the right of domicile in 27 countries, I believe. Consisting of the EU, Iceland, and Panama. (Going from memory.)
One thing to consider is that the law surrounding recognition of Italian citizenship through blood has changed. As of October 3, 2024, a new interpretation of an old law made it so 80% of those who could claim citizenship, now cannot.
There are services you can hire to evaluate whether you are eligible. I hired My Italian Family to provide that initial consultation, then I gathered most of the documents myself.
That said, what worked for me may not work for you. I’m not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. I’m also not qualified to give life advice. I’m merely sharing my experience.
How’d the law change? Last I check the person needed to be a citizen since the creation of Italy as a unified country and had to be a citizen when their child was born. My great-grandfather emmigrated to the US from Sicily and never naturalized as an American citizen, so he died an Italian citizen despite living in the US when my grandfather was born. Getting documentation to find out when he was born though.
Also what service did you use to find out eligibility?
“My Italian Family” is the name of the service.
The law changed to reflect that when your ancestor naturalized, if his/her child (your relative) was a minor (18 or 21, depending on the date your ancestor naturalized), then the child lost Italian citizenship too.
The reason this matters is that your ancestor who emigrated lost citizenship, period, when naturalized. But if s/he had children before naturalization, then the children might be citizens.
The “might be” used to be “are”. It didn’t matter if the child was a minor until very recently, on October 3rd.
If you don’t want to use the company above to evaluate whether you are eligible, the Dual U.S.-Italian Citizenship group on Facebook is invaluable (I use a shill account there) and their website, dualusitalian.com has all of the details too.
My great-grandfather never naturalized, he stayed in America through a green card and visas until his death
Even admitting Italy has ever been freed from f4asc1sm after 1945 (spoiler: it wasn’t), the pinnacle was reached in 2022 when the current far-right government was elected. Listen to me, you are safer in the U.S. no matter what. Italy is not a friendly place for any LGBTQIA+ person, nor for foreigners in general. Moreover, its economic outlook is glooming, many companies are shutting down, inflation is skyrocketing as well as public debt. If you like the Mediterranean climate and want a decent country with decent people and welfare, consider Spain or France. And forget about your ancestry, your ancestors were emigrants for really good reasons.
