yes, i checked both the federal and state archives in Chicago, Il where he lived when he came to the U.S. Neither of them had any record of naturalization of him, and neither said they could supply any kind of document of no naturalization. "They said I had to go to the INS for that.

I need to get a document saying my great grandfather was never naturalized, which he was not, in order to complete my paperwork for a dual citizenship in Italy. The only place that i know of that can supply this document is the INS (FOIA). However, I need to somehow get proof of this by the end of ...

would you suggest me to send in a copy of the G-639 form requesting a naturalization document, and then hope that they send me a document saying no naturalization took place when they find that out, or should i forget the G-639 form and just write a letter requesting a document saying no ...

mler, should i just write a letter to that address requesting a document of no naturalization? is there any cost that you know involved, or should i just send a letter to that adress?

I need to have some kind of document showing that my great grandfather was never naturalized (which he wasn't) in order to get an italian passport. my great grandfather was born in italy and lived there until he was 27 , therefore becoming an italian citizen even though his father was already ...

on my great grandfathers birth certificate there is a section in bold saying: Il presente si rilascia : per tutti gli usi consentiti dalla legge. what does this mean? also was is common back then that someones birth certificate didn't say anything about his parents only information about the child ...

my great grandfather came to the u.s. in 1928, so in 1930 he was living in Chicago, Il. my great grandmother was still living in Guistino, Trento Italy in 1930.

Can anyone help me? I am looking for some family history of my great grandparents who were born in Giustino. Trento Italy. they were both born in 1901. Names: my great grandfather is Giovanni Maestranzi. My great grandmother was born Domenica Maganzini, and later married my great grandfather and ...

sorry mler, i just now see that you already answered me. however, what does majority mean? you say that you must be born in italy and reside there for your majority to be an italian citizen, but was exactly does majority mean. this should apply to my great grandfather being that he was there until ...

thanks for all your help everyone. here's a quick question for mler: I understand that you say my great grandfather was actually born a u.s. citizen even though he was born in italy b/c my great great grandfather had already been naturalized. however, you also mentioned that italian citizenship ...

thats what i'm hoping. my great grandfather is from italy, but my grandfather was born in the u.s. my great grandfather never was naturalized b/c his father was already a u.s. citizen even though he was living in Italy. Everyone keeps telling me you couldn't have dual citizenship back then, but my ...

im sorry. did he pass what to my grandfather?

can anyone help me with this. I've always thought my family was from Italy, but just learned that the town that my great grandfather was born in (Giustino, Trento Italy) was actually in Austria until Italy conquered it during WWI. So my great grandfather was born in austria (on his birth certificate ...

thanks for all your help mler. acutally i am in kind of a hurry b/c i have a chance to play professional basketball in italy and that would start in september. my agent told me that i should go out to italy to apply for the passport, b/c that would be a faster process. Is this true? also, my ...

here is the information. my great great grandfather was naturalized in 1904, but that was after my great grandfather was born (1901). So my great grandfather was born in Italy as an italian citizen. then he came to the U.s. in 1922, and did not have to be naturalized since his father had already ...