New members of the Italy forum, introduce yourselves here - 2020

Hi husband and I bought a property in Tuscany in March last year.  Very proud of the results as I was project manager for 6 months to find it and liaise with estate agents and solicitors etc. Have now got residency accepted. Enjoying the beautiful sunshine and bright skies on sone part of every day - very good for the soul. The property has a fair bit of land and 121 olive trees 4 fig trees and a pomegranate tree.
At the moment we return to England about every 6-8 weeks to catch up with our close family and friends. Already feel accepted into the community and have made acquaintances and friends.

Hi all,

Single US Expat, lawyer and entrepreneur, born, lived and worked in NYC but most of my years in San Fran. Traveled and lived all over the globe. Moving to Ceglie Messapica in May of this year. Look forward to meeting other expats, making friends.

Good morning,I'm Erika from Philippines But working now in Hongkong . I want to in Italy to Enhance more of my experience in Life and self growth.Thank you for accepting me hereand hope we enjoyed every moments .

Ciao!

I think I posted my introduction on another thread, but here I am!  Currently we live in Southern California and are planning to purchase a small trulli/lamia/casale in the Valle d' Itria area at some point this year, with plans to move permanently to the area somewhere down the line.
My mother is from the Basilicata area and my father is from Sicily. I am applying for dual citizenship and learning italian. In the states I work as a psychologist and my husband Tony is a civil rights attorney.  We love the Apuglia area and have decided to stay in the south. We both hope to work at least part time when we finally move there...but for now, we are looking for a small "retreat" to escape to several times a year!   So happy to be on this site.  Molto Grazie!   angela

Hello and Greetings,

I am pursuing dual citizenship status ,currently living in Georgia U.S.A.
My grandparents were born in Caserta,Campania and of course, a prerequisite
involves the gaining of their marriage and birth records.
I'm thinking of gathering all other essential docs,and then traveling to that
location to personally attempt their capture (documents).
If anyone has any experiences to share, or knowledge on the matter, I would be
very grateful.

Meg

Well hello there!

I am applying for dual citizenship as well.  I am using MyItalianFamily.com for assistance.
All four grandparents were born in Italy but only one of them became Naturalized citizens. Fortunately, my sister had many of the documents so it was relatively easy. I also found my grandmother's signature on the Ellis Island ledger.
That said,  MyItalianFamily can help you with the documents if necessary.  It isn't cheap, but it does save you time. I sent in what paperwork I had (names, dates, towns they came from, etc) and they will determine what else you will need to establish your eligibility. I have an interview with them today to determine what else I will need. 
go to their website and just start reading....
buona fortuna!
angela

Hello,
I'm currently working on obtaining my dual citizenship through jure sanguinis. Last April I decided to quit my job, sell my house and do what I love! I've been traveling since, but I keep ending up in Italy. It must be in the family connection, I've decided to make a home there.
Looking forward to meeting new friends and working on my Italian!

Ciao!

I will be retiring in approximately 2 to 3 years. As this date approaches I am examining situations and places for relocation. Italy is one of them. I would appreciate hearing from other Americans, especially anyone from the Midwest, about the process of immigrating, cost of living, healthcare, drivers license, etc. Why the preference for the information from those from the Midwest? Because revenue and assets generated from California, NYC, Seattle are outliers. Nonetheless, all information would be valued and appreciated.

Am fiona born in Kenya and now living in Italy for the last 18 years, I love Italians, there culture, and there food, there very social I always feel at home here in italy

Hello,
My name is Denise, I'm a young retiree who has decided to spend the next couple of years in Italy to experience a new culture, language, lifestyle. I am from London and go back to see family and friends pretty often.
Whilst I'm here, I live in Silea, Treviso and am keen to meet other expats especially to help with learning the language. I am curious about many of the places, opportunities and activities Italy has to offer and hope to meet new and interesting people to share experiences and spend time with.

Thank you Angela! I was looking at their web site.i might have to at least spend the consultation fee to see what they can do. Are you in Italy now?
Cindy

  Hi everyone here,I'm a newbie in this expat forum and this is my first post,I'm italian and at the moment I live near Venice but usually I travel and move within most European Countries .I spent almost a year in Germany working near Stuttgart and several times in London,UK and Barcelona,Spain as well as for working.
And lots of other Countries as a student/tourist even if rite now I'm confinated here in quarantine like most (or I better say all of us perhaps).OK,just for say that if somebody needs any help or info regarding crazy italian way of life I'm here to give some help (no money or marriage or housing and stuff please).Fell free to ask and sorry for my bad writing,I'm a little out of practice about English.
  Bye and take care (covid-19's everywere)

My name is Sharon Davis and I currently live in California and work as a single mom and psychotherapist. Tried to live in Italy before kids, but it didn’t  work out. Wanting to try again now the kids are older and off on their own dreams!

Last time I had a lover in Italy-wish I did this time as well! I need help! 😃

Hi GJSanders,
I'm also an Expat from the San Franciso area and spent 4 years in NYC once upon a time. I've been living in Italy for ages but I'm wondering are you planning to obtain residency in Italy or just the 3-month visa. I'm asking for a fellow American friend who would like to know the procedure and is having difficulties getting the information. It would be great to hear about your experience.
Saluti
David

Hi there, My husband John and I have just moved from Australia to start an exciting new life in Italy only to find ourselves in lockdown, not great timing on our behalf but many others around the world are doing it tough so we are happy to be here in our apartment in Gaeta (between Rome and Naples).

When we're able to leave the area we hope to see some properties in your area eg. Cortona and Montepulciano, we have also looked at Todi in Umbria and Abruzzo. We would welcome any feed back?

It sounds like you have settled in well, would love to know if there are any pitfalls we should be aware of, any advise would be appreciated.

My husband is also from the UK so we also plan to go back on a regular basis.

It would be great to hear from you and maybe even catch up for a coffee/wine one day in beautiful Tuscany.

Deb and John.

I'm also from the UK , a relative newcomer  unfortunately however, nowhere near you as I'm situated near Venice. Nonethe less and despite the challenges of the virus, simply wanted to wish you both every happiness here in Italia.

Hi Rosario,
How goes it? Do hope you're managing to make the best of lockdown. I'm a London expat also living near Venice. The virus led me to take the decision early in March, to go  back to London to be with family for lockdown. I'm hoping things improve in Italy and the U.K over the next couple of months as I'm keen to get back. Would be good to keep in touch.
Denise

Buonasera

Hope you’re able to start looking at properties soon, possibly in a month !
Whereabouts are you lockdown, are you renting at the moment ?

Ciao cari,

I am a doctoral student attending university, moved to Milan 6 months ago. I am from India, and  lived in Japan for short time as an Intern, and loved the experience just like the one in Italy.

I am also looking to meet new people and make friend and get suggestions, recommendations of the places and events nearby. I like to explore and understand people and Cultures, I believe this exposure helps in widening my perspectives.

Hi  - no real pitfalls to be wary of. Once the property is bought it is wise to take in the services of the property organiser fir a year to help with services etc. We had lots of teething problems but hey so does everyone anywhere buying a house .
Our main issue at the moment is trying to get get  planning  permission for a pool. But it would only be the sand in the UK. Plus everything has been held up because of the lockdown
We love Montepulciano , but for us it was still very English and is even nicknamed Chiantishire. Cortona is lovely too . We like to have mainly Italians around us and their customs and have made good friends here.
When lockdown is over it would be good to meet For coffee somewhere and exchange tips.
Stay safe and remember Andra Tutta Bene!

How lovely Leo18, Tuscany is one of the areas we are looking into, my husband is from Manchester and I'm from Australia and we're wanting to make Italy our new home, but at this stage not sure which region would suit our needs best and of course price is a factor.

Where are you located in Tuscany? And how have your found the settling in period?

Where currently living in Gatea which is between Rome and Naples on the bay, we would love to buy here but it very $$$ so will need to look elce where.

We hope to get to Abruzzo, Umbria, and Tuscany in the next week or so to see if they feel like a good fit.

Thanks for the getting in touch.

Deb and John
From Aus

Hi
I’m not far from Venice, my husband and I live outside of Verona in Valpolicella. I hope you have managed ok during the lockdown. I’m from the U.K. also and we’ve been in Italy for a few years now. Whereabouts are you? Charlotte

Good luck with the travelling .

Hi
We are in Tuscany about a 20 minute drive from Volterra and just over an hour to Pisa airport.
We’ve been fine during lockdown- very impressed with how the locals have dealt with it so responsibly.
Our town which is less than a five minute drive from us is a very friendly and welcoming community- we have felt very safe. We’ve had plenty to do as our property had quite a bit of land that needs tending .
How’s it been with you

Ciao a tutti !

My wife, Kathy, and I are at the very beginning of our journey. We are 68 and 70 years old and retired. We hope to get an Elective Residence VISA, stay for a year, come back to the states to sell our house , then go back to Abruzzi for good.

I don’t even have a passport yet! I will request an appointment date this week. We just started trying to teach ourselves to speak Italian this week.  We are completely new to the process of becoming expats in Italy and are very intimidated by it all. But we keep getting signs that we’re doing the right thing.

We are heartbroken by all the suffering we see all around us. And very concerned about the current chaos in the US.

We are hoping we will have a chance to join you.

Namaste,
Bob

Hello
I have been living in Italy 8months and I feel like I haven't done anything. I would love to explore and see more of Italy now that the restrictions have been lifted. I would like to know how to get around in the Italy more. I would love to learn the language meet new people also.

Hello, new to the expat forum, single gay guy here in the medical field in mid late 40's living on the west coast of the U.S., hope to retire in next 10 yrs and spend some time in Italy or other warm Mediterranean locales.  Would love to do some immersion in language classes when I am there or before, make some Italian friends.

hi. from iowa united states. would like to move to italy.

i would like to move to italy too. how do i do it?

hi would like to move to italy. not sure where to start. my ancestors came from calabria in the 1910s thats all i know,

Hello riccelli1,

Welcome to Expat.com

Firstly, I would advise you to read our Living in Italy guide. It contains a lot of basic information which will help you make up your mind and figure out the best option for you.

You can also create new threads on the Italy forum to ask any questions and seek out the advice and insight of our members.

All the best,

Diksha
Team Expat.com

I want to move to calabria. Where do I start?

Me and my Wife move to italy this month.. . . so far we enjoying the beautiful and sunshine Italy..
At the moment we still explore the city and surround areas and look for new friends.



Happy day for everyone

Buon fortuna

Do you have a car or do you need to rely on public transportation?

Ciao a tutti!

We have just moved to the Montepulciano area.

We love everything about Italy and visited different parts of the country numerous times before making the big move. This truly is our happy place.

We would love to meet people and make friends in the area and further afield.

Look forward to connecting! Buona serata!

Paari & Niall

Hi my name is Joie. How's your day? Happy to be here, i am Filipina who have lived in Singapore and moved here in Bari. We arrived here for 4 months now.
Loving the country,  learning the language will be here in Italy for good married to Italian.

Hello Joiedevito,

Welcome to Expat.com!

We are happy to have you onboard. 

Could you please tell us more about your expat life so far? 

Do not hesitate to share your experience by creating a new topic on Italy forum.

Cheers,

Cheryl
Expat.com team.