Help translating a letter????

[Petrarca]

Hi,

I don't really have the money to get all the necessary documents for Italian citizenship, so I thought I'd write to the Italian senator who represents the town in which my great-grandfather was born. I realize that this probably won't accomplish much, but I want to try anyway. If anyone would be kind enough to translate my letter, I'd be most aprreciateve.
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Dear Madame Senator:

My name is Ronald Petrarca, and I would very much like to become an Italian citizen. I qualify under the principle of juris sanguinis since my great-grandfather, Sabattino D'Agostino (who was born in the town of Gaetano Ameiterno in 1885) did not renounce his Italian citizenship until after my grandmother was born. Therefore, there in an unbroken line of decent from my great-grandfather to my grandmother and hence to my father and me.
I realize that the normal procedure is to acquire all the birth, marriage, death and other certificates, as well as apostilles and translation and submit them to the Italian consulate nearest me (Boston.) However, this is an extrememly costly procedure and I just don't have the funds to gather ALL the necessary paperwork. I do, however, have my, my father's, and grandmother's birth certificates, as well as my great-grandfather's American Naturalization papers.
Since you are the representative of my family's ancestral area of Italy, I was wondering if, perhaps, you could be kind enough to help me expedite the process? Perhaps by assisting me in submitting my request directly to the appropriate Italian authorities, or by any other means you deem appropriate.

Thank you very much,

Ron

[kabubi]

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Dear Madame Senator:

My name is Ronald Petrarca, and I would very much like to become an Italian citizen. I qualify under the principle of juris sanguinis since my great-grandfather, Sabattino D'Agostino (who was born in the town of Gaetano Ameiterno in 1885) did not renounce his Italian citizenship until after my grandmother was born. Therefore, there in an unbroken line of decent from my great-grandfather to my grandmother and hence to my father and me.
I realize that the normal procedure is to acquire all the birth, marriage, death and other certificates, as well as apostilles and translation and submit them to the Italian consulate nearest me (Boston.) However, this is an extrememly costly procedure and I just don't have the funds to gather ALL the necessary paperwork. I do, however, have my, my father's, and grandmother's birth certificates, as well as my great-grandfather's American Naturalization papers.
Since you are the representative of my family's ancestral area of Italy, I was wondering if, perhaps, you could be kind enough to help me expedite the process? Perhaps by assisting me in submitting my request directly to the appropriate Italian authorities, or by any other means you deem appropriate.

Thank you very much,

Ron

Egregio Senatore.

Il mio nome è Ronald Petrarca e desidererei moltissimo diventare un cittadino italiano *I don't understand* il mio bisnonno Sabatino D'Agostino (Nato a Cagnano Amiterno (AQ) nel 1885) egli non rinunciò alla cittadinanza Italiana fino a che non nacque mia nonna. Quindi c'è una discendenza diretta dal mio bisnonno a mio nonno e a mio padre fino a me.
So che la normale procedura è quella di acquisire tutti i certificati di nascita, matrimonio e morte, tradurli ed inviarli al consolato Italiano a me più vicino (Boston). Questa naturalmente è una procedura estremamente costosa ed io non ho i fondi necessari per produrre tutte le documentazioni necessarie. In mio possesso ho il certificato di nascita mio, di mio padre e di mio nonno, oltre al certificato di cittadinanza Statunitense del mio bisnonno.
So che Lei è il rappresentante in parlamento della zona di origine della mia famiglia e vorrei sapere se Le è possibile aiutarmi in qualche modo per snellire questo iter burocratico. Magari assistendomi inviando direttamente la richiesta alle autorità italiane preposte, o in qualsiasi altro modo Le sarà possibile.

Ringraziandola, le porgo i miei Distinti Saluti.

Ronald Petrarca


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I changed the town name
I live about 50 Miles Ovest from this small town

Theese are some links...
http://www.comuni-italiani.it/066/013/
http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/ ... 20Amiterno

Bye

[Petrarca]

Thank you VERY much!!!!!!!

[Xaymara]

Egregio Senatore.

Hi Kabubi,
I have a question regarding the salutation: since the senator from L'Aquila-Avezzano (whose jurisdiction Cagnano Amiterno falls under) is Maria Claudia Ioannucci, shouldn’t the letter be addressed to Gentile Senatore or better yet Gentile Senatrice ?

Maria

[VaDeb]

Interesting approach. Let us know the results.

Debbie

[suanj]

Interesting approach. Let us know the results.

Debbie

yes Debbie, hoping...
About Gentile Senatore, is just Gentile Senatrice ..
suanj

[kabubi]

I think "Senatrice" is one of most worst word I've ever heard in my life
Like "Ministra" or "Avvocatessa".

I prefer "Senatore" also with woman.
Bye

[suanj]

as you know a, in Italy are the senatrici :Rita Levi Montalcini, Aureliana Alberici, Maria Chiara Acciarini, Vittoria Franco etc.. and for all, wherever, in Camera and Parlamento, also on their same websites, the word is: senatrice ...suanj

[kabubi]

I know the correct way is "Senatrice" (as you can read also here:
http://www.accademiadellacrusca.it/faq/ ... &ctg_id=93 ) but "La Senatore" is also acceptable, and I prefer it.

[suanj]

I know the correct way is "Senatrice" (as you can read also here:
http://www.accademiadellacrusca.it/faq/ ... &ctg_id=93 ) but "La Senatore" is also acceptable, and I prefer it.

ok, kabubi, sono italiana e ti capisco, personalmente, in qualità di donna, preferisco senatrice, perchè la mascolinizzazione, anche se solo in un titolo, non mi piace....ciao, suanj

[JamesBianco]

Hi,

I qualify under the principle of juris sanguinis since my great-grandfather, Sabattino D'Agostino (who was born in the town of Gaetano Ameiterno in 1885) did not renounce his Italian citizenship until after my grandmother was born. Therefore, there in an unbroken line of decent from my great-grandfather to my grandmother and hence to my father and me.

I would love to hear what you get back from this.

[Petrarca]

Ok, I'll let everyone know what happens when it happens....