The first thing anyone seeking dual citizenship learns is that you need to clearly understand your Italian line. Mine looks like this: GGF > GF > F > Me. It’s actually quite simple. There are no divorces, the line is all male (except me) and I’ve had great success using Italy’s main ancestor portal to find the records I need to confirm the lineage. I have found birth records for almost all of Guiseppe’s 7 siblings and Angela’s 5 siblings. I have found both sets of parents’ marriage records as well.
The next question is — Was your LIRA an Italian citizen when the next in line was born? Meaning – was Guiseppe Italian or American when my grandfather was born?
My grandfather was born in the US — he was the first child in his family born here. He was born in 1906, just 11 short months from when Angela arrived in the US. They went on to have a total of 11 children (2 born in Italy and the other 9 born in the US)
I needed to find out if and when Guiseppe became an American citizen.