I completely agree. When I went through the process I asked the consulate every step of the way what I needed. It saved me money as well since I only needed to get three documents translated where if I had followed what was on another consulates site then I would have got every document translated ...

Thanks Priere- follow-up question. Is this actually enforced by any of the Italian consulates? In other words, if your ancestor was born in Italy and immigrated to the U.S. as a minor after 1912, does the consulate require you prove his/her parents did not naturalize while they were still a minor ...

JJ313, would you mind sharing where you got the information about the different treatments of US VS Italian born minors?

Here's a great resource that explains the 'After 1912' Italian born minor children issue in more detail as well as the other laws pertaining to citizenship. I knew this was the ...

Someone correct me if I miss-rememeber this but there are really two categories of minor children. The first is a child who emigrated with their parent(s) and the second is a child who was born on US soil.

The 1912 rule applies to both cases of children: citizenship lost if father naturalised ...

I need to order 4 birth certificates for my 4 grandparents.

Do you know a good service I can use to do this ?

Those services are notoriously slow and most the time you won't get your documents at all. Don't trust them. Do it yourself, you'll get the docs quickly.

Seriously, I learned this ...

Luogo di nascita refers to the city of birth as listed on your birth certificate. The state (for the US) seems to be ignored in the Italian system, but you can add "Stati Uniti d'America". So, for example, "Chicago, Stati Uniti d'America."


They put the city and state on both my BC and my ...

I think it's a pretty much proven fact that the no naturalization road is the one with the most challenges in general as they ask for so much documentation, related or not.

For your mum's divorce records, that actually does make a lot of sense as she also wants recognition if I recall correctly ...

Sounds like they've changed the process for New York state docs. Mine only required the apostille which was in early 2010. The majority of my documents were CT though which is the main reason.

Oh, and speaking of gouging... CT does that! They charged 40$ an apostille! With 7 documents from CT it ...

What you're waiting on is for your documents to be recorded in your comune now, congratulations!!

My wait was five months as my docs went first to NY for verification then on to my comune. Other people have had it turned around faster and some slower. You will hear back from the consulate when ...

I recommend going through the posts here:

http://italiancitizenship.freeforums.org/consulate-faqs-f17.html

and looking for those specific to your consulate.

Also, you may want to start at the last page for each topic you're interested in as that will be the most recent information for a ...

I don't remember what I did with my first letter template but here's one to use (I used it as part of my second request):

http://italiancitizenship.freeforums.or ... -t454.html

It depends on the consulate really and NY tells you when they send your info on to your comune to be recorded and lets you come in for your passport before you're even on the books in Italy (is what I'm hearing).

In my case, Boston told me that my documents had been sent on to Italy but I had to ...

Relevant to your interests:

http://italiancitizenship.freeforums.or ... t1397.html

and

http://italiancitizenship.freeforums.or ... t1409.html

If I "amend" the Greenwich records, how do I address the Italian documents?

My grandfather's last name is spelt differently on his birth record and his Italian passport issued in 1894.

There is a process for naturalization records that have information incorrect (name misspelling/birth date/etc ...

The woman at the Greenwich Vital Records office wasnt of much help either. She also stated that no changes could be made on the records of deceased persons.

You can't change a record unless you are the person in question or a spouse. A parent can change their child's birth certificate as well ...