Gathering documents in order to demonstrate your eligibility to get Italian citizenship by descent or a "1948 case" is of the utmost importance. The vital records may be easy for you to procure if you know many of the details about your family. However, if some of your family history is unknown to you, then you may find some challenges when gathering vital records for family members who may be a few generations back in your family tree. In this episode of the Italian Citizenship Podcast, hosts Marco Permunian, an Italian attorney, along with video podcaster and dual-citizen expat, Rafael Di Furia, welcome a very special member of ICA's team, Raffaella Zerbinato. Raffaella shares how she and her specifically trained team gather documents when there is little or no information known. ICA is very proud of the specialized skill set that has been developed and has a very unique ability to track down documents that many others would call impossible to track down.

00:00 Intro

01:04 Who is Raffaella Zerbinato?

02:22 Gathering information to build a family tree

04:34 About Italian vital records

07:29 Researching a family history

10:04 Requesting vital records

14:40 Methodology used in genealogical research

19:16 Closing remarks