After Fermi received the prize in Stockholm, he did not return home to Italy, but rather continued to New York City with his family in December 1938, where they applied for permanent residency.
Fermi Stockholm'da ödülü aldıktan sonra İtalya'ya dönmedi ve ailesiyle Aralık 1938'de New York City'ye taşındı ve vatandaşlığa başvurdu.