Ah, I see. That makes sense. I assumed it only mattered if one was born in Italy. I was trying to limit the number of documents I need to order from Italy and the U.S.

Regards,
Ezio

Hi.

I have a question about the paperwork. Couldn't I simply bring in my father's Italian birth certificate. Does the consulate care or even need to know if he was ever naturalized?

Regards,
Ezio

Mille grazie for this information and the time spent sharing it with me! I will go that route, for certain.

Ciao,
Ezio

Wonderful! Thank you for your time and wealth of knowledge!

Ciao,
Ezio

I also want to share this from the Italian Consulate in Chicago Web site:

http://www.conschicago.esteri.it/consolato_chicago/en/i_servizi/per_i_cittadini/cittadinanza#Loss

Loss and re-acquisition of Italian citizenship
An Italian citizen who acquired a foreign citizenship before August 15, 1992 ...

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No apology needed. Thank you for the reply. I have two other points of note that I was unaware of during my first post. They are:

1) My mother never became an Italian citizen (she is still a US citizen)
2) My father became a US citizen in August of 1976

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Hello, all.

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