Hi. I wrote to this forum quite a while back, in preparation for my sister and my citizenship application and appointment at the consulate in NYC. The advice proved helpful, and I now have some more queries that I am hoping someone might be able to help me with. I am also writing in detail the updat...
@johnnyonthespot: thanks for the advice and great links... I have called for an appointment and the earliest they had was July 13, 2012... I guess that gives me a year to locate Ernesto's birth certificate. I am hoping to go to Naples in late Fall... is there a good site that provides a listing of a...
My sister and I are in the process of applying for Italian citizenship through our Great Grandfather, Ernesto Rossi. We have every document (in the process of getting necessary certifications and apostilles) EXCEPT his birth certificate from Italy. We were successful in obtaining my great grandmothe...
The older generations who lived in southern Italy certainly remember the sound of the bells or the siren that occurred at various times of the day. Life was marked by simple and repetitive gestures: work, the relationship with nature, sharing with the family and the people of the small villages. Now...
