Hi Michael,

I'm the person that posted the query in your first link. My Nonna was born in an Italian town that is now part of Slovenia. I'll try and answer your questions as best I can.

1. Based on your own knowledge, would I even have a chance in getting some kind of EU citizenship here?
Maybe ...

Thanks for the help.

The difficult thing is actually contacting the Consulate. The Sydney Consulate has now literally closed the doors to walk-in appointments and my scheduled appointment isn't till December. I guess I should just persist with getting them on the phone (which has been proving ...

Hi,

I have all my documents and now I need to translate the non-Italian records.

Does anyone know whether these have to be "official" translations - i.e. by someone with NAATI accreditation (the accreditation board in Australia)?

Cheers.

Two and a half years later I received the last document of what was a very long list!

I have my consular appointment booked for the next available time (December 2010) and now I can get apostilles & translations done.

I've had to deal with civil registry offices in Australia, Italy, Croatia and ...

I thought I had better give an update in case anyone else is facing the same challenge.

After many hours on google translator I managed to find the email address of the registry office in Ilirska Bistrica. After only a few days I received a reply which was amazing.

Applicants need authority to ...

Thanks for the tip.

I do have my grandmother's Italian identity card issued in 1949. This was the document that was used for her ID when she emigrated to Australia, and subsequently applied for naturalisation. All the names, dates and places match up so hopefully that will be enough.

It's a bit of ...

Hi,

I have a quick question about documents.

Although I will be using the Sydney consulate, the Melbourne consulate has more detailed information about their requirements so I'm using information from their website.

I fall into this category:

3) Your father was born in Australia, your paternal ...

Thanks for the help!

I started to shift my focus to Croatia and I was lucky enough to find a Croatian genealogist who tracked down my Nonno's birth certificate at the maticni ured.

Also, through the help of someone on a discussion forum, I found the contact details of the Catholic archdiocese PR ...

Hi,

I received an email from the archdiocese public relations office in Rijeka/Fiume regarding my great-grandfather, Attilio Danieletto.

Could someone please help with translating the first paragraph, and also any information that is in the birth records below?

Hmm I'm fairly technologically ...

I received an email from the archdiocese public relations office saying that my great grandfather, Attilio Danieletto is originally from Padua.

Does anyone know which comune I should contact regarding his birth certificate?

Thanks in advance!

I have a question about where to look for my Nonno and Nonna's birth certificates.

My Nonno was born in Fiume, Italy in 1927 - now Rijeka, Croatia
My Nonna was born in Villa Del Nevoso, Italy in 1929 - now Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia

Should I be using Croatian and Slovenian genealogy services to ...