I had to go to my local Dept of Homeland security (had to set up an appointment through a website) to get "certified" copies of my mother's and grandmother's naturalization documents. They were glorified photocopies but were considered certified I guess because they came from the government. I had ...

Apologies if this has been asked before. I have my grandmother's original naturalization certificate. Have others who have pursued a 1948 case through Luigi Paiano obtained a certified copy and apostille of their Italian ancestors' naturalization papers? Can I get an apostille on the original? If a ...

In your case, the name is the same just in different languages, I can't see how it would be a problem. What does Luigi say?


Her marriage certificate has the wrong middle name ("Ann") and birthday, so he asked to have that corrected. I asked him if it made sense to go ahead and try to update my ...

I'm sure someone here has experienced this — any insight much appreciated.

I have been in contact with Luigi Paiano about obtaining Italian citizenship in a 1948 case through my grandmother. Unfortunately, the name she used on naturalization in the US ("Rose Natalie") doesn't exactly match what's ...

Is it necessary to correspond with Luigi and his office in Italian? Or can I e-mail him in English?

Hi all, has anyone ever had success with a 1948 law situation like mine?

It's much more simple than some of the others I've read about on this board. My paternal GM was born in Sicily and was still an Italian citizen when my dad was born in the U.S. -- in mid-October 1947. So about 10 weeks on the ...