Praise From Past Clients
I wanted to get my citizenship to honor my grandparents and the sacrifice they made to come to the United States to provide their children and grandchildren with a better life. My cousin went through the process with Lauren and recommended her to me and the best decision I made was to contact Your Italian Passport and set up my consultation.
I want to thank Lauren and the staff of Your Italian Passport for all the hard work that I know went into this process. They made my part so easy. They walked me through every aspect and made sure I was prepared for everything. I highly recommend anyone going through this process to call Your Italian Passport, and you'll be assured it is done correctly and professionally from start to finish. — Mark P.
Lauren’s expertise is unparalleled and her ability to guide you through this process is unmatched. She humanizes what is a long process, making it streamlined and direct. Through the process, Lauren brings life to your history, talking you through documents and offering her knowledge as a way to better understand your Italian heritage. For me, and I assume many others, this was an unexpected—and extremely poignant—part of the process; you see your past come alive in the present. Most importantly, she offered encouragement, sage advice, and a good dose of (much needed) humor as I navigated the complex world of Italian rules, regulations, and government. I received my passport in 2023; an Italian citizen, yes, but also someone who better understands the pieces of history that come together in my Italian American story. — Matt G.
Siamo cittadini! We truly appreciated Lauren’s knowledge, professionalism, and friendliness throughout the process. She was able to answer all our questions and kept us well prepared for the Consulate visit. When my wife and I had another child in the middle of the process, we were able to handle that curveball together and get the little one’s birth registered so that we were able to all collect our passports together in the end. We can’t wait to visit Italy again together, this time as citizens.
Thank you, Lauren and Your Italian Passport! — Jeff C.
Italy is notorious for its byzantine bureaucracy for even the simplest of life’s matters. Thankfully, Lauren and her team will ensure you won't have to deal with any of it. From beginning to end they made the entire process seamless and as painless as it could possibly be. — Jonathan P.
Our journey to my Italian citizenship was not without obstacles, including the misspelling of my father's last name on his birth certificate over a hundred years ago and even COVID with all of the issues that it presented. Through all of it, Lauren was able to navigate every issue put before us and in the end, because of her professionalism, thorough knowledge of the process, and persistence, I am now a proud Italian citizen. Thank you Lauren and Your Italian Passport for making this dream come true for me. Proudly Italian! — Lee V.
Thank you Lauren and everyone at Your Italian Passport! It would have been truly overwhelming to get through this process on my own. Thank you for always being there when I had questions and keeping me prepared each step of the way. — Andrea R.
My journey toward securing a Juri Sanguis citizenship started in early 2017 and after a very difficult and arduous set of complications, none of which Your Italian Passport could have predicted. Now, I am an Italian citizen.
I stand with my passport in hand...a torrent of emotions coursing through me...and thank Lauren for guiding me to this outcome. Lauren directed my quest through a myriad set of covid related delays and across a multiple of jurisdictions and ministries in Italy, Canada and New York State. In addition to those challenges, I had accrued significant injuries in a cycling accident which further delayed my application. At no time was I not able to connect with Lauren directly who kept me apprised of my application. Lauren is diligent, responsive and in command of not just Italian regulations but also consular procedures, personalities and leadership which distinctly advantages Your Italian Passport over any competitor.
I am eternally grateful for Lauren and her support and advocacy and without reserve do I strongly recommend her to anyone contemplating securing an Italian citizenship claim! — Kenneth D.
Many thanks to the whole team at Your Italian Passport. They were very good about chasing all of the snags and hiccups associated with getting through my case, and this would not have been possible as a "lone wolf" trying to get it done by myself. Our process took a long while but they stayed with it to the end, even the COVID crisis did not deter them. — Josh S.
What was once a fantasy, became a reality. The mere thought of obtaining Italian citizenship filled me with visions of bureaucratic nightmares and endless paperwork excavations that would lead nowhere. Lauren, and her team at Your Italian Passport, seamlessly dispensed of my worries as they took on my case, and led with optimism. They were always available for questions, and worked like private investigators to uncover the needed documentation. And they did. In the Fall of 2023, I received notice of citizenship, and weeks later, I had an Italian passport in my hand. I can’t praise this organization enough for their legal acumen, ability to navigate systems, and for their unfailing energies that landed me citizenship. Grazie mille a tutti! — Andrew C.
I am excited to finally become an Italian citizen and I could not have accomplished this without the services of Your Italian Passport. We were guided through the entire process and our paperwork was submitted to the Italy consulate in Miami with little work on our part, after filling out their questionnaire.
In my case, the consulate requested an amendment to my birth certificate, which I thought would be impossible. The Your Italian Passport team quickly addressed the problem, found a solution, and resubmitted my application with the amended birth certificate within 6 weeks. The communication and overall experience was fantastic. We now have three friends using their team to complete their application for citizenship, so we are serious when we say that this is the partner you want if you are serious about becoming an Italian citizen. — Brian & Kerry P.
I had wanted to obtain my Italian citizenship for many years. Lauren Hopkins and her team at Your Italian Passport really helped my aspirations come true, by handling all of the most difficult tasks, such as getting original birth certificates and apostiles, and providing invaluable advice at every step along the way. As a busy professional, there is just no way that I would have found the time to do all of these tasks myself. I enthusiastically recommend Your Italian Passport to any other Italian-Americans who are interested in obtaining their citizenship jure sanguinis! — Robert F.
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Instagram Live Interview
Lauren Hopkins was recently interviewed over Instagram LIVE by Shannon of @BargainHomesAbroad about Italian citizenship through ancestry for Americans. Watch the replay here.
Your Italian Passport was featured in the October-November 2016 issue in Voce Italiana, D.C.'s oldest and most-respected Italian-American newspaper!
Your Italian Passport is featured in the newest edition of We The Italians. Two Flags, One Heart by Umberto Mucci.
Composed of 100 interviews, Two flags, One Heart represents the sense of loving two different countries and somehow belonging to both of them, a story that has been describing the lives of the Italians in America for over a century.