So just to clarify, before I do anything, I need to find out when my father was naturalized. If he was naturalized before I was born, I am not eligible, but if it was after my birth, I am eligible.

And if he was naturalized before I was born, then there is no chance I can get IT citizenship ...

My father is out of the country at the moment and I won't be able to get in touch with him for several weeks, but I looked up his name on ancestry.com and something came up with naturalization records but I no longer have a paid account so it won't let me view it.

Would anyone be willing to help me ...

I guess I am just confused, because I do have my grandparents last Italian passports (before they died). They came to the US at the same time as my father, and were US citizens (I have my gmas ss card) but they still had valid italian passports?

See, I was told by someone else that to obtan citizenship, you can go back to any Italian ancestor, as long as you can prove they were Italian citizens. SO even if my father was naturalized, as long as I can prove I had an Italian direct descendent I would be fine

My italian consulate's website ...

Have you approached your nearest consulate for advice? As they are the ones who decide what you need - it may be a good place to begin.

Also, you may have seen this site, but it is useful if you are starting on the 'citizenship road'!

>Consulate General of Italy<

As I stated, I have contacted ...

I've done a lot of googling and read a lot of different information but I can't find anything that relates to my specific case, so I was hoping someone could help me.

My father was born in Italy and he and all his family later came to New York when my father was 17 (around 1970-1973).

Once his ...