"Tuscana" <lady4law@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1148263405.448781.103530@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com... > Robert, I sorry but I must respectfully disagree with you relative to > our forfeiting our American citizen when we "obtain" our Italian > papers. ("...actively seeking and accepting citizenship in a foreign > country was one of the sure-fire ways to lose your American > citizenship." ) > > This is not correct relative to Italian citizenship by "blood" (as it > is called in Italy.) This is only correct relalitive to a party > actively seeking and obtaining foreign citizenship. The issue with your > statement is; we are not seeking the citizenship. We are already > citizens of Italy. Our "by blood" citizenship exists in Italy, thanks > to our parents. Don't mean to butt in, but since I am in the process of obtaining dual citizenship, and you are exactly correct. The dual citizenship is one Italy confers by virtue of the citizenship status of a parent. I looked at this very question very carefully. My dad held dual citizenship by virtue of having been born prior to his father becoming a naturalized citizen. He never did anything with that dual status but it passed on to us. You must actively do something to renounce your American citizenship before dual status becomes an issue. As a matter of US law, you do not lose your American citizenship unless you vote in a foreign election, VOLUNTEER to serve under the flag of another country or pledge allegence to another government. Even if you live in a foreign country and are drafted into the military service of that country, you do not necessarily endanger your American citizenship. If you are entitled to dual citizenship under the laws of another country by virtue of birth (blood), you may hold that dual status provided you do not do any of the three things listed above. You might be interested to know that actress, Marissa Tomei, holds dual citizenship (US/Italian) and chooses to travel under a Sicilian passport. Nanci Cosentino Sicilian Heritage Society Researching: Cosentino, Patti, Militti, Mangiamelli

doggiemom wrote: > "Tuscana" <lady4law@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:1148263405.448781.103530@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com... > > Robert, I sorry but I must respectfully disagree with you relative to > > our forfeiting our American citizen when we "obtain" our Italian > > papers. ("...actively seeking and accepting citizenship in a foreign > > country was one of the sure-fire ways to lose your American > > citizenship." ) > > > > This is not correct relative to Italian citizenship by "blood" (as it > > is called in Italy.) This is only correct relalitive to a party > > actively seeking and obtaining foreign citizenship. The issue with your > > statement is; we are not seeking the citizenship. We are already > > citizens of Italy. Our "by blood" citizenship exists in Italy, thanks > > to our parents. > > Don't mean to butt in, but since I am in the process of obtaining dual > citizenship, and you are > exactly correct. The dual citizenship is one Italy confers by virtue of the > citizenship status of a parent. I looked at this very question very > carefully. My dad held dual citizenship by virtue of having been born prior > to his father becoming a naturalized citizen. He never did anything with > that dual status but it passed on to us. You must actively do something to > renounce your American citizenship before dual status becomes an issue. As a > matter of US law, you do not lose your American citizenship unless you vote > in a foreign election, Voting in a foreign election was removed from the list of actions that may cause loss of citizenship in 1978, as part of Public Law 99-653: see the following: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d095:hr1334 > VOLUNTEER to serve under the flag of another country > or pledge allegence to another government. Volunteering to serve in a foreign military or pledging aleciance to another government/country MAY cause loss of US citizenship, but only if done with the intention of giving up US citizenship. If the person has the intention of keeping US citizenship then it is not lost. The onus is on the State Department to prove that the person's intention was to relinquish US citizenship. In fact, the State Department's administrative standard is that a person who performs one of the acts mentioned does so with the intention of keeping their US citizenship. So in fact, it's very difficult to lose US citizenship. You have to have the intention of giving it up.

doggiemom wrote: > "Tuscana" <lady4law@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:1148263405.448781.103530@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com... > > Robert, I sorry but I must respectfully disagree with you relative to > > our forfeiting our American citizen when we "obtain" our Italian > > papers. ("...actively seeking and accepting citizenship in a foreign > > country was one of the sure-fire ways to lose your American > > citizenship." ) > > > > This is not correct relative to Italian citizenship by "blood" (as it > > is called in Italy.) This is only correct relalitive to a party > > actively seeking and obtaining foreign citizenship. The issue with your > > statement is; we are not seeking the citizenship. We are already > > citizens of Italy. Our "by blood" citizenship exists in Italy, thanks > > to our parents. > > Don't mean to butt in, but since I am in the process of obtaining dual > citizenship, and you are > exactly correct. The dual citizenship is one Italy confers by virtue of the > citizenship status of a parent. I looked at this very question very > carefully. My dad held dual citizenship by virtue of having been born prior > to his father becoming a naturalized citizen. He never did anything with > that dual status but it passed on to us. You must actively do something to > renounce your American citizenship before dual status becomes an issue. As a > matter of US law, you do not lose your American citizenship unless you vote > in a foreign election, VOLUNTEER to serve under the flag of another country > or pledge allegence to another government. Even if you live in a foreign > country and are drafted into the military service of that country, you do > not necessarily endanger your American citizenship. If you are entitled to > dual citizenship under the laws of another country by virtue of birth > (blood), you may hold that dual status provided you do not do any of the > three things listed above. You might be interested to know that actress, > Marissa Tomei, holds dual citizenship (US/Italian) and chooses to travel > under a Sicilian passport. > > Nanci Cosentino > Sicilian Heritage Society > > Researching: Cosentino, Patti, Militti, Mangiamelli "Sicilian" passport ??? and what would that be ... ?