Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Info on Italian Citizenship via Marriage

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 10 March 2010)

Here are some links on Italian Citizenship via Marriage:


CITIZENSHIP VIA MARRIAGE
INFORMATION FROM THE EMBASSY OF ITALY OR FROM ONE OF THE CONSULATE GENERAL OFFICES IN THE USA – IN ENGLISH, ITALIAN. THE FORM (RE: MARRIAGE) TO BE FILLED OUT AND SUBMITTED WITH ANY OTHER ASSOCIATED PAPERWORK IS LISTED BELOW ON THE EMBASSY OR RESPECTIVE ITALIAN CONSULATE GENERAL OFFICE OF ITALY ENTRY LISTED BELOW:
NOTE: For those individuals living in the USA, US Territories and specific offshore and Caribbean islands, it is important to note that to apply for Italian citizenship through marriage, you need to submit the necessary paperwork to the appropriate Consular Services office to either the Embassy or Consulate General of Italy depending on where you live. These jurisdictions are listed in the blog entry titled, "Info on Consulate Jurisdictions for the Embassy of.Italy and Consulates General in the USA , dated Friday, February 23, 2007".

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This is an important blog entry for me personally. In the coming months, I'll be updating this entry because I will be going through this procedure. I am married to an Italian-American who on February 9th, 2007 is now an Italian citizen via Jure Sanguinis. Martha, my wife, will be writing about her experiences in a forthcoming blog entry.

Since we live outside of Italy and have been married for over 3 years, the process can take up to 3+ years for me to receive Italian Citizenship via Marriage and there are steps to follow and paperwork to be assembled and submitted. If we lived in Italy, it may take 6 months.

I listed the Embassy and each Consulate General of Italy office separately with a link to the form (marriage) to be submitted because each office operates independently of each other in the USA. For some people, this process can be incredibly frustrating and S L O W. However, one must be patient.

That's it for Tuesday, 27 February 2007: martedì, 27 febbraio 2007.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is a Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Ogni regola ha un' eccezione."
"Every rule has an exception."

Please read my wife's blog about our life in Italy with photographs:

Friends and Family in Italy

Going to Spain, read my new blog:

Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 10 March 2010)

Friday, February 23, 2007

Info on Consulate Jurisdictions for the Embassy of Italy and Consulates General in the USA

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 25 May 2007)

Here are the links for the Consulate Jurisdictions for the Embassy of Italy and Consulates General in the USA:


CONSULATE JURISDICTIONS
  1. Embassy of Italy
    • 3000 Whitehaven Street, N.W.
      Washington, DC 20008
      Tel.: (202) 612-4400
      Fax: (202) 518-2151
    • Consulate Jurisdiction for the District, specific counties within the State of Maryland and specific counties within the Commonwealth of Virginia:
      • District of Columbia
      • Maryland: only Montgomery and Prince George Counties
      • Virginia: only Arlington and Fairfax Counties
  2. Consulate General of Italy -- For further information, please click on the "The consulate network" for each city of the Consulate General listed below:
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* = Blog entry has been updated.

The source for the above information came from the following sections on the website of the Embassy of Italy in Washington, DC USA:
The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

NOTE: You need to go or send your paperwork to either the Embassy of Italy or one of the Consulate General of Italy offices depending on where you reside in the USA, an American Territory listed under the Italian Consulate General SAN FRANCISCO, on one of the Caribbean islands listed under the Italian Consulate General MIAMI or to Italian Consulate General NEW YORK in the case of Bermuda.

The Embassy of Italy or one of the Consulate General of Italy offices handles visas and the following consular services for Italian citizens and non-Italian individuals :
That's it for Friday, 23 February 2007: venerdì, 23 febbraio 2007.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is a Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Meglio un giorno da leone che cento da pecora."
"Better one day as a lion than a hundred as a sheep."

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 25 May 2007)

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Info on the 20 Regions of Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 6 September 2008)

Here are the links for the 20 Regions of Italy:


REGION/REGIONE
  1. Abruzzo – Capital: L'AquilaIn Italian Only – Located in southeast Italy, it borders the regions of Lazio, Marche and Molise and its coast is on the Adriatic Sea
  2. Valle d'Aosta – Capital: Aosta (Aoste) – In Italian Only – Located in northwestern Italy, borders the countries of France and Switzerland and the region of Piemonte
  3. Basilicata – Capital: Potenza In Italian Only – Located in southern Italy, it borders the regions of Calabria, Campania and Puglia and its coast is on the Golfo di Taranto
  4. Calabria – Capital: CatanzaroIn Italian Only – Located in southwestern Italy (the toe of Italy), it borders the region of Basilicata and its coasts are on the Golfo di Taranto, Ionian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea
  5. Campania – Capital: Napoli (Naples) – In Italian Only – Located in southwestern Italy (west coast), it borders the regions of Basilicata, Lazio, Molise and Puglia and its coast is on the the Tyrrhenian Sea
  6. Emila Romagna – Capital: BolognaIn Italian Only – Located in northern Italy, it borders the regions of Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Toscana and Veneto and its coast is on the Adriatic Sea
  7. Friuli-Venezia Giulia – Capital: Trieste – In English, Italian, German, Slovene – Located in northeastern Italy, it borders the countries of Austria and Slovenia, the region of Veneto and its coast is on the Adriatic Sea
  8. Lazio – Capital: Roma (Rome) – In English, Italian – Located in central Italy (west coast), it borders the regions of Abruzzo, Campania, Marche, Molise, Toscana and Umbria and its coast is on the Tyrrhenian Sea
  9. Liguria – Capital: Genova (Genoa) – In Italian Only – Located in northwestern Italy, it borders the country of France and the regions of Emila Romagna, Piemonte and Toscana and its coast is on the Golfo di Genova and the Ligurian Sea
  10. Lombardia – Capital: Milano (Milan) – In Italian Only – Located in north central Italy, it borders the country of Switzerland and the regions of Emila Romagna, Piemonte, Trentino-Alto Adige and Veneto
  11. Marche – Capital: Ancona – In English, French, German, Italian, Spanish – Located in central Italy (east coast), it borders the regions of Abruzzo, Emila Romagna, Toscana and Umbria and its coast is on the Adriatic Sea
  12. Molise – Capital: CampobassoIn Italian Only – Located in the south central Italy (east coast), it borders the regions of Abruzzo, Campania, Lazio and Puglia and its coast is on the Adriatic Sea
  13. Piemonte – Capital: Torino (Turin) – In Italian Only – Located in northwestern Italy, it borders the countries of France and Switzerland and the regions of Valle d'Aosta, Emila Romagna, Liguria and Lombardia
  14. Puglia – Capital: BariIn Italian Only – Located in southeastern Italy (the heel of Italy), it borders the regions of Basilicata, Campania and Molise and its coasts are on the Adriatic Sea and the Golfo di Taranto
  15. Sardegna (Sardinia) – Capital: CagliariIn Italian Only – Island off of the west coast of Italy, its coasts are on the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
  16. Sicilia (Sicily) – Capital: PalermoIn Italian Only – Island off of the southwest coast of Italy, its coasts are on the Ionian Sea, the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
  17. Toscana (Tuscany) – Capital: Firenze (Florence) – In Italian Only – Located in central Italy (west coast), it borders the regions of Emila Romagna, Lazio, Liguria, Marche and Umbria and its coast is on the Ligurian Sea
  18. Trentino-Alto Adige – Capital: Trento – In Italian, German – Located in northeastern Italy, borders the countries of Austria and Switzerland and the regions of Lombardia and Veneto
  19. Umbria – Capital: PerugiaIn Italian Only – Located in central Italy and landlocked, it borders the regions of Lazio, Marche and Toscana
  20. Veneto – Capital: Venezia (Venice) – In Italian Only – Located in northeastern Italy, it borders the regions of Emila Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardia and Trentino-Alto Adige and its coast is on the Adriatic Sea
MAPS OF THE REGIONS OF ITALY
NOT A MAP
  • Italy Travel Guides Ltd
    • 360° – "a new way to explore Sardinia, Italy"
    • 360° – "A new way to explore Tuscany"
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* = Blog entry has been updated.

The 20 regions of Italy listed above are the "Sito Ufficiale" - official web site - for the region. Most are In Italian Only except where noted above.

That's it for Tuesday, 20 February 2007: martedì, 20 febbraio 2007.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is a Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Buoni avvocati sono cattivi vicini."
"A good lawyer makes a bad neighbor."

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 6 September 2008)

Friday, February 16, 2007

Info on Italian Citizenship via Jure Sanguinis

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 10 March 2010)

Here are some links on Italian Citizenship via Jure Sanguinis (continuity of blood):


JURE SANGUINIS
BLOGS/BLOG ENTRIES
FORUMS
STORIES
FEE BASED SERVICES
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For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

Please note: If you want me to reply to your comment or request any further information by email, please include your email address in a separate comment. I will NOT publish any comments with an email address in it.

NOTE: If you want to leave a comment, please leave it in ENGLISH.

Broken links: Since November, 2005, I have written over 300+ blog entries with 1,000's of corresponding links/URLs for Moving2Italy2, covering a varied and wide range of topics. In the event if you come across a broken link or a non-functioning link/URL, please post a comment and report the non-functional link. I wish to thank you in advance for assisting me in the ongoing maintenance and the updating of this successful and informative blog.

Jure Sanguinis is just one way of gaining Italian citizenship. Please read my blog entry titled, "Info on how to become an Italian Citizen" for further information.

That's it for Friday, 16 February 2007: venerdì, 16 febbraio 2007.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is a Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Il fatto non si può disfare"
"What's done cannot be undone"

Please read my wife's blog about our life in Italy with photographs:

Friends and Family in Italy

Going to Spain, read my new blog:

Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 10 March 2010)

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Info on Comunes in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 10 March 2010)

Here are some links on Comunes in Italy:


DEFINITION
INFORMATION
  • comuni.itIn Italian Only
  • Comuni-Italiani.it "Italian Cities and Towns. Information and statistics on Italian Regions, Provinces and Municipalities. All Cities, Towns and Villages in Italy. Official site, zip codes, phone prefix, population, useful links." – In English, Italian
  • Comunes of Italy "Devoted to Italian Genealogy & All Things Italian" – "is published every other month. It consists of 20-24 pages that are packed with information. Each issue features a province in Italy. Meaning that issue will contain every ounce of information you need to research in that province, (postal codes, Roman Catholic church addresses in the province, Archivio di Stato address, tourist office address, newspaper addresses, census info, etc.) with some provincial recipes and history included for good measure. Copies of original Italian documents are displayed in the pages to give the researcher a better understanding of what they are, the information they contain, and the significance and importance of each." – Source: ItalianAncestry.com
  • Communes of Italy – Source: Statoids
COMUNE WEB SITES (OR PARTS OF IT) IN ENGLISH AND/OR OTHER LANGUAGES
  • Welcome to Como – In English, Italian – Source: Comune di Como
    • Tourism – "Informations for the tourist and the visitor."
  • City of Florence "English version pages contain only part of the information available, they are aimed at tourists and foreigners but we are constantly updating them and adding new pages so please visit them again." – In English, Italian – Source: Comune di Firenze
  • guide for visitors Comune di Cagli – Source: Comune di Cagli
  • ROMATURISMO.IT – Azienda di Promozione Turistica del Comune di Roma – Versions: In Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish – Source: Comune di Roma
  • Torino Turistica – In English, also in French, Italian, Spanish – Source: Comune di Torino – Language editions: In Albanian, Arabic, English, French, Italian, Romanian, Spanish
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For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

Please note: If you want me to reply to your comment or request any further information by email, please include your email address in a separate comment. I will NOT publish any comments with an email address in it.

NOTE: If you want to leave a comment, please leave it in ENGLISH.

Broken links: Since November, 2005, I have written over 300+ blog entries with 1,000's of corresponding links/URLs for Moving2Italy2, covering a varied and wide range of topics. In the event if you come across a broken link or a non-functioning link/URL, please post a comment and report the non-functional link. I wish to thank you in advance for assisting me in the ongoing maintenance and the updating of this successful and informative blog.

That's it for Tuesday, 13 February 2007: martedì, 13 febbraio 2007.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is a Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Chi più sa, meno crede."
"The more one knows, the less one believes."

Please read my wife's blog about our life in Italy with photographs:

Friends and Family in Italy

Going to Spain, read my new blog:

Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 10 March 2010)

Friday, February 09, 2007

Info about Jewish Genealogy and Ancesty for Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 10 March 2010)

Here are some links about Jewish Genealogy and Ancestry for Italy:

JEWISH GENEALOGY AND ANCESTRY FOR ITALY

GENEALOGICAL RESOURCESVIRTUAL HISTORY TOUR
MISCELLANEOUS
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For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

Please note: If you want me to reply to your comment or request any further information by email, please include your email address in a separate comment. I will NOT publish any comments with an email address in it.

NOTE: If you want to leave a comment, please leave it in ENGLISH.

Broken links: Since November, 2005, I have written over 300+ blog entries with 1,000's of corresponding links/URLs for Moving2Italy2, covering a varied and wide range of topics. In the event if you come across a broken link or a non-functioning link/URL, please post a comment and report the non-functional link. I wish to thank you in advance for assisting me in the ongoing maintenance and the updating of this successful and informative blog.

That's it for Friday, 9 February 2007: venerdì, 9 febbraio 2007.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is a Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Chi vivra, vedra."
"Time will tell."

Please read my wife's blog about our life in Italy with photographs:

Friends and Family in Italy

Going to Spain, read my new blog:

Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 10 March 2010)

Friday, February 02, 2007

Info on Italian slang

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 29 SEPTEMBER 2014)

Here are some links on Italian slang:


SLANG
MISCELLANEOUS
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* = Blog entry has been updated.

For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

Please note: If you want me to reply to your comment or request any further information by email, please include your email address in a separate comment. I will NOT publish any comments with an email address in it.

NOTE: If you want to leave a comment, please leave it in ENGLISH.

Broken links: Since November, 2005, I have written over 500+ blog entries with 1,000's of corresponding links/URLs for Moving2Italy2, covering a varied and wide range of topics. In the event if you come across a broken link or a non-functioning link/URL, please post a comment and report the non-functional link. I wish to thank you in advance for assisting me in the ongoing maintenance and the updating of this successful and informative blog.

Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.
Please be aware that some of the "slang" above, you would NOT use it in normal conversation with your Italian friends, business associates and acquaintances. But walking around the streets of Italy, being in bars, etc., one may overhear some of these slang words/phrases.

That's it for Friday, 2 February 2007: venerdì, 2 febbraio 2007.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is an Italian proverb / saying, author unknown.
"Chi troppo vuole, nulla stringe."
"He who wants too much doesn't catch anything."

When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy with photographs: Friends and Family in Italy

Going to Spain, read my new blog:
Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.
(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 29 SEPTEMBER 2014)

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Thursday, February 01, 2007

Info on the Blog Postings/Entries for November, December, 2006 and January, 2007 About, For or On Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 16 June 2007)

Here are the titles for my blog postings/entries About, For or On Italy:

November, 2006
  1. Info on the Blog Postings/Entries for August, September and October, 2006 About, For or On Italy , dated Wednesday, November 01, 2006
  2. Info on Vegetarian Eating in Italy *, dated Friday, November 03, 2006
  3. Info on Learning and Teaching Italian , dated Tuesday, November 07, 2006
  4. Info on Islam in Italy *, dated Friday, November 10, 2006
  5. Info on Wedding Planners for Italy , dated Tuesday, November 14, 2006
  6. Info on web sites for stranieri (foreigners) in Italy *, dated Friday, November 17, 2006
  7. Info on Distance Calculators (How Far Is It?) for Italy , dated Tuesday, November 21, 2006
  8. Info about Italian Cinema and Films *, dated Friday, November 24, 2006
  9. Info about the European Union and Italy , dated Tuesday, November 28, 2006

December, 2006

  1. Info on the Blog Postings/Entries for November, 2006 About, For or On Italy , dated Friday, December 01, 2006
  2. Info on Working in Italy , dated Tuesday, December 05, 2006
  3. Info about Social Security (Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale) in Italy , dated Friday, December 08, 2006
  4. Info on Judaism (Jewish Italy) in Italy *, dated Tuesday, December 12, 2006
  5. Info about House For Sale – Central Umbria – San Venanzo, Italy , dated Friday, December 15, 2006
  6. Info About Christmas/Buon Natale (La Befana) in Italy (Reposted) , dated Monday, December 25, 2006
  7. Info on blogs about Italy written by Expats living in Italy , dated Tuesday, December 26, 2006
  8. Info on Photographs and Pictures of Italy *, dated Friday, December 29, 2006
  9. Info on Images of Italy , dated Sunday, December 31, 2006

January, 2007

  1. Info on the Blog Postings/Entries for December, 2006 About, For or On Italy , dated Monday, January 02, 2007
  2. Info on 2007 National Holiday Observances in Italy *, dated Tuesday, January 02, 2007
  3. Info on 2007 Events and Festivals (festa or sagra) in Italy *, dated Friday, January 05, 2007
  4. Info about webcams at ski resorts in Italy *, dated Tuesday, January 09, 2007
  5. Info on Webcams in Italy *, dated Friday, January 12, 2007
  6. Info about Taxes in Italy *, dated Tuesday, January 16, 2007
  7. Info on some English language publications in Italy , dated Friday, January 19, 2007
  8. Info on Conjugation and On-Line Conjugator for the Italian Language , dated Tuesday, January 23, 2007
  9. Info about traveling with allergies to Italy , dated Friday, January 26, 2007
  10. Info on funiculars/funicolare in Italy , dated Tuesday, January 30, 2007

* = Blog entry has been updated.

The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

The reason that I list these links is to provide information for individuals who are dreaming, considering a move or traveling to Italy. It is my intent to share these links (web sites) with like-minded individuals who are in the process of considering, have made the decision to move or travel to Italy for whatever reason. I have attempted to group these links and to categorize them.

These blog postings and entries are not static. As I come across new information, I'll update the appropriate blog entry periodically

I have found in my research on the Internet that by changing the wording of the search argument or the order of the wording of the search argument on a search engine, e.g., Google, you may get different results. There is so much information to choose from on the internet. Unfortunately, there's a lot of junk that clutters up one's search. I believe in my presentation format that it eliminates the need for one to do multiple searches. Also, I believe this information is a baseline or starting point for an individual to conduct their own search and they do not have to reinvent the wheel or start from scratch.

For my blog, I am presenting the fruits of my efforts of just a portion of that information in a format that is of use to my wife and myself for future use and reference (and hopefully, other individuals) as we prepare for our move to Italy. I am open to suggestions and solicit comments from the readers of this blog for your feedback.

That's it for Thursday, 1 February 2007: giovedì, 1 febbraio 2007.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is an Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Casa sporca, gente aspetta."
"A messy house invites unexpected guests.."

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 20 July 2007)