Hi all, have an important update. My great-grandfather posted a petition for naturalization in 1912, and it was granted in 1914. My grandfather was 14 at the time. Here is the funny thing, his name was not listed on the petition in the area for 'children's names', although all of his siblings names ...

Thanks, everyone. Does anyone know whether or not my great-grandfather could have given derivative naturalization to his wife and children if they were not in the US with him and still in Italy? Or would he have had to legally wait until they were physically in the US? The answer to this question wi...

Hi all, I am in a bit of a confusing situation. Overview I am trying to obtain Italian citizenship through my late grandfather, who immigrated in 1907 at the age of 7 with his mother and brother. His father (my great grandfather), was already in the US, paid their fare, and they met him in Pennsylva...