so i've got a question that is related to *where* to apply from and hoping somebody might answer it on this thread.

i'm going to send in application later this year which is purely to arrange an appointment with the consulate of my jurisdiction. however, i'm planning on traveling for an extended ...

As far as the comune reading of an index and telling you there is no day/month, this would only occur if the index survived and the records did not. Isloa del Liri has this situation. Great indexes, but lacking many records.

i sure hope this isn't the case. i just found the necessary ...

Since the State archives records are copies of the ones held in the Comune how can they be more accurate? If the one held in the comune has no day/month it would seem that it may have been reconstructed after the originals were destroyed by possibly someone other than the person themselves.
Hi ...

You can order the Federal Census records online at the National Archives at --

https://eservices.archives.gov/orderonline/start.swe?SWECmd=GotoView&SWEView=GPEA+Product+Detail+-+Features+View+FFO&SWEHo=eservices.archives.gov&SWETS=1199728061&SWEPostnApplet=GPEA+Product+Form+Applet+FFO ...

thanks karen.

i just found out about the LDS and italian birth records yesterday before you replied to my post!. so you're saying they have everything i would otherwise get from the comune in italy except that it's not the offical record i need for the consulate? that's great.

would you be able ...

i'm still not clear after reading the entire thread what is being discussed :D

how can one meet a residency requirement of one year in italy *before* getting their citizenship? don't you need italian citizenship before you can reside in italy (as a US citizen) for more than 180 days a year (90 ...

josh check your inbox!

thanks for the info josh. i really appreciate it.

I thought i understood the rules clearly for citizenship via JS and am positive that i am eligible under category n. 5 (basically through my GGF who emigrated from italy so it looks like GGF - GF - F - me )

i read this on the consulate instructions today though in a separate section from the rules ...

i'm getting ready to request my GGF and GGM birth / marriage records from italy.

1) the woman at the commune said it was *very* *important* to make sure that i specify the correct "use" type on the request b/c they would print this "use" on the records they send me and that if i didn't specify the ...

hi,

i'm fairly new to this forum. lot of good info here and appreciate all the people that participate to help others.

i had an italian friend contact the relevant commune in italy before i send for the formal certificates for my GGF and GGM. an initial search shows that they do indeed have both ...

josh if you still have those docs i wouldn't mind having them
thx

josh it looks like i'll be needing to request an appointment through chicago.

2 questions:

1) do you simply need to bring the passport to show the consulate and leave a copy of it or do you actually have to leave the physical passport with them at the appointment until they make a decision?

i ask ...