At 12:17pm today, I received an email from the Italian Consulate of San Francisco. The subject line was “Invio lettera di riconoscimento della cittadinanza” which translates to “Sending a letter of recognition of citizenship”.
Needless to say, I was shocked! I called for my husband to come see and then started crying! I had not heard anything since my appointment in June but I was hopeful, despite the 10/3/24 rule change from the Italian Ministry. I immediately called my daughter, she checked her email and she also was recognized.
Processing all of this is very hard for me. I’m delighted, I can’t wait to get back to Italy in February and I’m so relieved. It’s a long process and one filled with a lot of research and learning. To be successful and to be recognized as having Italian blood is everything to me.