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Thinking of immigrating to Italy - am I insane? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 days ago by AHamSandwich@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hi all! This is an alt for anonymity. Please be gentle, this is a hard topic for me to discuss.

I'm a progressive United States citizen who is looking to get out. I'm of Italian descent so I'm working on getting Italian citizenship through jure sanguinis, but it's going to take some time, if it works at all (gotta substantiate some relations) and won't extend to my husband until he completes a citizenship test, which he can do after living in Italy for two years.

Here's my big question: is moving to Italy even a good idea?

I know there's a significant element of fascism there, but that seems to be the case to varying extents throughout Europe. I've visited a few times as a tourist and everyone was very kind. I also have a US cousin that lives there as a permanent resident near Napoli and she is very encouraging, saying people will be welcoming. We don't want much, just to make a living and maybe have a kid.

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[–] cujo@sh.itjust.works 14 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I can't offer much but to say I'm quite jealous, lol. My wife and I have researched just about every possible opportunity to do the same, just to find everything either doesn't apply to us or is just out of reach at this time (and for the foreseeable future). Asking for help around this topic typically leads to an insane amount of backlash online, so I've found...

[–] AHamSandwich@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, the Italian subs on the other place weren't very kind when I asked a few years ago.

If I might offer some possibly applicable advice, hire a genealogist if you think you're eligible but are stuck. I spent ten of hours researching what seemed like a dead end. We hired a genealogist who found what I needed in less than two hours and pointed out another eligible line I didn't know qualified.

[–] cujo@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago

We've explored that route pretty thoroughly, unfortunately... Neither of us are eligible.

[–] bigBananas@feddit.nl 4 points 6 days ago

If you're able, come as an expat. There are lot's of jobs that allow you to stay and after 5 years (differs by country), you can request citizenship.