Caterina Ranieri, PC

Caterina Ranieri, PC I help clients with NYS dual citizenship issues. We also file name change and US citizenship petitions. This milestone helped me honor my family's history.

In 2011, I began my journey to learn about dual citizenship with Italy. My journey culminated in August 2012 when I was finally recognized as an Italian citizen. Since then, I have worked with hundreds of clients to help them get closer to their dreams.

06/18/2026

Last week nearly 50,000 of you watched my video across various platforms about the June 9, 2026 Constitutional Court hearing in Italy.

Your response tells me what I already knew in my heart.

This community is paying attention, the stakes are deeply personal, and you deserve clear and honest information about where this fight stands.

I will bring you updates as they become available to me. Thank you for following this page.

06/17/2026

Things I've Learned from Family Records Series.

Pay attention to the witnesses on your family's vital records.

Marriage certificates and naturalization documents often list witnesses by name.

Those witnesses were rarely strangers. They were neighbors, friends, fellow immigrants, sometimes relatives who had arrived earlier and helped the family get settled.

Sometimes the witness on one record becomes the key to unlocking another.

Who were the witnesses on your family's records? You might be surprised by what those names reveal.

06/17/2026

One of the most fascinating legal arguments raised at the June 9, 2026 Constitutional Court hearing was an important procedural point.

Italy's Supreme Court, also known as the Corte di Cassazione, previously heard arguments on April 14, 2026 on the so-called minor issue and other questions related to Law 74/2025. As of today, the Supreme Court had still not issued its decision.

The attorneys before the Constitutional Court argued that the Constitutional Court should wait before issuing its decision because the Supreme Court's decision supersedes the Constitutional Court's authority on certain questions.

If the Constitutional Court issues its decision before the Supreme Court ruling is issued, it could create conflicting legal outcomes that would only deepen the confusion already surrounding this law.

And if there is one thing we all need in this state of confusion is certainty.

What questions do you have about where the legal battle stands? Leave them in the comments below.

06/16/2026

Of all the arguments made before Italy's Constitutional Court this past week was one that speaks most directly to so many of you.Tens of thousands of people in the United States alone were on waiting lists at Italian consulates when Decree Law 36/2025 was passed on March 28, 2025.

They had done everything right. They had gathered their documents, contacted their consulates, and waited sometimes for years for an appointment that the consular system simply could not provide quickly enough.

They were not grandfathered in under the decree.

They were left behind not because they failed to act, but because the consulates failed to respond.

On June 9, 2026, attorneys argued before the Constitutional Court that those who had demonstrated clear prior intent to pursue citizenship should not be punished for an administrative failure.

This is a question of fundamental fairness.

The attorneys in Italy are fighting this battle to make sure your voice is heard and that your application is processed.

If you were on a consulate waiting list before March 28, 2025 and were not grandfathered in, I want to hear from you. Share your story in the comments.
Your experience matters.

06/15/2026

Last week I shared what happened at the June 9, 2026 Constitutional Court hearing in Italy and the response was overwhelming.

Nearly 50,000 of you watched, and your questions and comments moved me deeply. I am still catching up on your comments and questions.

Your responses also tell me how important this topic is and that you are searching for information about what happened, and more importantly, what's next.

One of the central questions raised was whether the Italian government abused its emergency powers when it passed Decree Law 36/2025 on March 28, 2025.

Emergency powers allow a government to act quickly in a genuine crisis. But those powers come with limits.

The attorneys arguing before the Constitutional Court raised a fundamental question; was restricting generational citizenship by descent truly an emergency?

Or did the government use extraordinary powers to push through a sweeping change that would never have survived the normal legislative process?

If the court agrees that the emergency powers were abused, the entire legal foundation of Law 74/2025 could be called into question.

The fight is not over. The attorneys are making every argument available to them advocating for the Italian diaspora around the world.

06/10/2026

Names carry history.

I've seen records where names were shortened, translated, misspelled, anglicized, or changed entirely.

Sometimes it was intentional.

Sometimes it wasn't.

But every change tells us something about a family's journey, circumstances, and desire to fit in.

A name is more than an identifier.

It's often a record of where a family has been.

Has your family name changed over the years? I'd love to hear the story behind it.

06/10/2026

Hey everyone! I just posted a video on today’s hearing. Still more info coming but I wanted to get something out there for all of you. Go check my profile for the video. Thank you for following me!

06/10/2026

My update on the Italian Constitutional Court hearing that was held today….

06/08/2026

I just got off a call with a former client. He called to let me know that he was finally recognized as an Italian citizen.

What I thought would be a five-minute conversation turned into an hour of talking about the process he went through, how all the pieces fell together, and how his attorney in Italy successfully advocated on his behalf in his 1948 (pre-Tajani decree) case. We even talked about our roots.

We provided a small part of what he needed as part of his application. Yet, I was humbled that he reached out to personally thank me for the work we conducted on his behalf.

It means a lot to me to hear from former clients to let me they completed the process. It makes everything I do as an attorney so worthwhile.

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