Many Americans with Italian ancestry are realizing they may already qualify for Italian citizenship through descent. This process, known as jure sanguinis or “by blood,” recognizes people whose ...

After Italy restricted citizenship by descent earlier this year, a new decree opens up a work visa pathway for US nationals ...

There are 15.7 million people who claim Italian ancestry now living in the United States. In the 100 years between 1876 and 1976 about 26 million Italians immigrated to the U.S. The earliest Italian ...

Genealogical Roadshow on conducting research in an Italian town. Conducting genealogical research within the church or city office's of an ancestral town can provide a wealth of knowledge and clues ...

The country has developed a tourism initiative based on Italian ancestry—taking personalized journeying to the next level at a time when one-of-a-kind experiences are high on travelers’ bucket lists.

A great-grandparent or even a great-great grandparent from Italy used to be all it took to guarantee Italian citizenship. A surprise decree has now changed all that, making it much harder for those ...

Jim Fiorini’s father was one of the more than two million Italians who emigrated to the US in the first decades of the 1900s, spurred by the promise of the American Dream. He established a successful ...

How can genetic testing identify with certainty my ethnic ancestry if populations are not genetically homogeneous? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering ...