As a couple of you suggested, I read the recent thread by Javaislife (which proved to helpful, if not depressing). In addition, I also talked to people at the NY and Boston Consulates. I was quickly told by the NY Consulate that I would need a certified letter from a court explaining the discrepancy...

My wife is attempting to gain Italian dual-citizenship through her maternal grandfather. He emigrated from Italy in 1905 and lived in Connecticut until his death in 1953. We believe he was never naturalized. Census records from 1920 and 1930 indicate that he was an alien, as does a WWI draft registr...

I am trying to get some information concerning name variations. I am investigating Italian dual-citizenship tracing lineage through my wife’s maternal grandfather. He emigrated from Italy around 1909 and seemingly was never naturalized. The original surname and an alternate were used by the matern...