Sorry the Florida reference may be confusing. While my GF was born in NYC, his SS # was issued when he lived in Florida. Which is why I contacted the local Florida branch.

Yes, I spoke directly with the Social Security Administration (SSA), both the main office and the branch back in Florida and both told me the same thing. No SS# without a birth certificate, period.

Somewhere, someone has no idea of what is going on. If what the SSA said is indeed true, then a ...

Kontessa, can I have you send me a copy of that template? I may need to go that route and it would be nice to have something to show an attny. I think I am about to that point. NYC agreed to do a second search and I sent them copies of all the documents I have, but if they still come up with nothing ...

Micheles, I like your attitude! I'm actually in Michigan trying to do this via mail, which I think makes it all the much worse. My father and uncle served but my grandfather didn't, so there wouldn't be any military records for him. I had not heard of the birth index number before and may be another ...

I know, this whole process is completely ridiculous. I actually got my great grandfather's birth certificate for free within 2 weeks from Sicily. IF NYC can actually find the document, they have you go to 3 different offices for an Apostille. The process in NY is incredibly inefficient, time ...

Hi,

I have acquired just about all my documents to head to the consulate, even my great grandfather's birth certificate from Sicily in the late 1800's. However, the document proving the most difficult is locating my grandfather's birth certificate from the early 1900's in New York City. I'm not ...