Thanks, but she already released the dates and took appts for April 2018.

Thanks for your response! She was born in Calascibetta in 1913 to Ignazio and Carmela Mangile. I would very much appreciate any sample letters you have.

My grandmother, who is the key Italian citizen ancestor in my line, seems to have very inconsistent first names in the documents.

My aunt, who has the baptismal certificate and is sending me a copy to help me order it, says Grandma's name on it is Josepha. On the Ellis Island passenger list, she is ...

We got two of our three appointments! April 2018! I'm so excited!

If anyone is ready to go with their Boston paperwork and has an appointment later in the year, my sister has two that she's not ready to use (February 7 and 9). Let me know and I'll pass it on to her.

We figured it out! Apparently the issue was that the system didn't like the way we typed in the cell phone numbers. It wants it all together with no dashes. I'm glad I figured it out before I went down there.

My sister called and finally got through to someone after 4 attempts. She asked when they ...

Sure.

Yes, but I'll try again tomorrow morning before I head over.

Yes, it's the Boston consulate, but my dad got the same at the Chicago consulate. We called Boston already, there was a message saying to follow the website and otherwise to leave a message. The mailbox was full.

Three of us have tried from different computers in different states, PC and Mac, to get to the appointment calendar for the consulate. We all get the same message: "cellular phone, bad format." None of us are using cell phones, just regular laptops and desktops. Anyone else have this issue now or in ...

Thank you!

After more research, it looks like mt great-grandfather naturalized after my grandmother turned 21, making that the clearest path as my father was born after 1948.

I have heard and seen two different things regarding the other path, and I wonder if anyone can clear it up. My great-grandfather on my ...

My sister, son, and I are beginning our trek down the long, windy path of dual citizenship. I think we have the right information to start looking for records, but if anyone can help us with any confirmations, that would be fantastic.

We are looking at two paths:

Path 1 - grandma - father - me ...