Sorry, I can't read the name of the gentleman that I met with at the NY Consulate. I did amend a few documents to clear spelling and date of birth discrepancies prior to my appointment. Everything was in order except for my own birth certificate which I didn't realize was in short form. He gave me a ...

My appt with the NYC Consulate was Sept 7. At the appt, I was told I needed a different certificate which I provided on Oct 8. On Dec 30 I received an email that I was approved and could apply for an Italian passport. Good luck!

I traveled to Sicily to obtain my great grandfather's birth certificate when I did not receive it by mail. However, I just noticed that it is stamped in Italian that it is only valid for 180 days after receipt. My appointment with the NY Consulate is in September, way after the certificate expires ...

Does the letter of exemplification and notary certification need to be translated into Italian or just the certificate?

thanks I will amend all discrepancies on the certificates. Johnny, I'm able to amend by showing the informant is deceased and my relation.

I'm about to apply to amend my great grandfather's death certificate to correct the spelling of his last name and date of birth to match his Italian birth certificate. I was wondering if I should also amend to change his death certificate to show Giuseppe instead of Joseph?

Additionally, the death ...

One more question please--you all have been so helpful. Will the church have a copy of birth certificates or only baptismal? I still need my great grandfather's birth certificate for dual citizenship. Since the Palermo comune wrote they have no copy and only mailed the marriage certificate, I don't ...

Thank you Peter. I will make a donation when I go there in October and ask for the record.

Thank you Marcello. I will try that church

thank you for the link Peter

I received my great grandparents' marriage certificate from Italy. However, my request was stamped that they had no record of a birth certificate for my great grandfather. He was born in San Lorenzo Palermo. Is there another location or comune that I can request records? Also, if I wanted to located ...

Thank you Vincenzo. I had that address and sent a request to both.

Thanks you so much Peter!

I'm trying to obtain my great grandparents' marriage and birth certificates for citizenship. The naturalization papers indicate they were born in San Lorenzo Palermo. Do I write to the Palermo Comune for the records or somewhere else?