Brini...

No, I have not heard from them. If they've closed shop for a while, that would explain it.

I may very well have no choice but to wait until his death, providing I don't predecease him. In any event, I can gather much of the other remaining documentation and have it ready to use or to leave to my sons for their use. It will still be interesting to see what response I get from the Italian ...

MTPizzo,

Thanks for the suggestion. I'd never get away with that in NYC. You have to provide identification to get a birth certificate. To get the birth cert of another person, you need written permission from that person as well as a copy of their identification. Its a pretty tight system.

I have ...

US

I was wondering if anybody had maneuvered around this situation? I apparently qualify for Italian citizenship recognition through my grandfather and father. My father, however, won't cooperate by providing his US birth certificate. As you know, its virtually impossible to get a copy of his ...