Hey All:

I was hoping someone might be able to help me with what I hope is the last remaining issue with my pending JS citizenship application (NYC Consulate). I had my appointment last May and was told I needed to make a few changes to certain documents and also obtain a photo copy of my GGM's ...

Congrats on finding the death certificate, datxcali. I'm currently in the same position, where I can't find my GGGF's death certificate, so I found your thread very helpful. If you don't mind me asking, what libraries have the New York State Death Index? I'm also a native New Yorker, and I figured ...

Thank you, mler. FWIW, I will have the supporting census documents (working on tracking them down now) stating that he was still an alien when my GGF was born. I plan to go through the embassy in DC, does anyone know how strict they are with documents?

So I got my GGGF's certificate of nonexistence back today, as well as his and his wife's birth and marriage certificates (I guess it was a lucky day). Unfortunately, I searched the index for his name and the birth year 1881, when he was in fact born in August of 1880. The information I found on ...

Thank you so much, mler. It's a relief to hear that it won't be a major issue that requires additional documentation.

Hey All - I'm new here and was wondering if you all might be able to help me figure out a name issue that has been troubling me for a few weeks now. I have been tracing my ancestry to try to obtain Italian citizenship Jure Sanguinis through my GGGF, Vincenzo Simone, who was born in Bisceglie in 1880 ...