I'm currently trying to help my boyfriend do some genealogy work. His last name is Liberatoscioli. I understand that liberato means "freed" but I can't seem to find anything on scioli. Any ideas? Thank you!

I am currently trying to apply for dual citizenship through the Philadelphia Consulate. I believe I have all the documents required.

There is one issue that is troubling me. I have the required Certification of Nonexistence of a Naturalization Record for my Italian relative. However, the cert was ...

I need an apostille for my certification of non-existence of a naturalization record. However, I was told that Pennsylvania's Department of State would not provide an apostille for it because it was not signed by a state official but a federal one (Homeland Security). How do I get an apostille for a ...

I am currently trying to apply for dual citizenship through my late paternal grandfather who was born in Italy. I have finally (after 2 1/2 years of headache) managed to obtain his certification of non-existence of a naturalization record. The problem is this: my father, who was born in the States ...

Would you mind passing on the contact information to me? Thank you for the advice!

I recently went down to my consulate to make sure I was on the right track with all of my documents. After a long wait, I did finally get the "no records" letter from DHS. However, the woman at my consulate said that I need to get another letter from DHS because the one they sent me only gives the ...

I went to my Consulate to speak with the person in charge of dual citizenship applications and who is apparently new to the job and doesn't really know what she's talking about as evident by the "I don't know" responses to some of my questions.

She told me that with name changes (my grandfather ...

I know that all the vital records documents in English need an apostille and a translation but I wasn't sure about the "no records" letter from the Department of Homeland Security. Does this too need an apostille?

I'm going to be applying for dual citizenship at the Consulate in Philadelphia once I have all my documents together (if that day ever comes...!). However, I heard a friend of a friend say that they knew someone who hired a lawyer to expedite the process and that they were awarded dual citizenship ...

I am currently looking to apply for dual citizenship and recently received a "no records" letter from USCIS. However, the document needs to be translated into Italian. Anyone looking for a project and/or wants to be a huge help, please translate this for me!!! Mille grazie! The letter is what ...

Do documents in Italian need to be translated into English too? Do they require an apostille? (Sorry I'm asking all these questions -- it is impossible to get anyone from the Consulate on the phone!)

I originally began gathering documents in order to apply for Italian citizenship through my paternal grandfather. Because I leave in Pennsylvania, I need to apply to the Consulate in Philadelphia. However, my paternal aunt who lives in New York wants to be included in the application. Will she be ...

When I sent the letter to DHS for the naturalization documentation search, I requested it for my grandfather who was born as Franco in Italy but was known as Frank in the States. I provided his birth date as well as the names of his parents and received a letter of "no records". However, DHS only ...

Do documents in English that are required for the dual citizenship application need to be translated into Italian? If so, do they need to be translated before sending them off to get the apostille? And finally, can a relative of mine who speaks fluent Italian translate the documents for me or does ...

I realize that I have to provide all the documentation but I didn't realize that it took so long for them to process it! Can anyone else confirm that it takes about 1 year?