You need your divorce papers and likely a "Certificate of No-Appeal" - double check with the Detroit consulate to see if they require the second. Whether or not this matters will also depend on your name changes - if your maiden name is on your marriage certificate to your second husband (if you ...

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I hope you're all well and enjoying the transition from summer to fall. I have been advised that, to avoid any trouble, I might look into getting a one-and-the-same-person declaratory judgment/order for my great great grandfather - he was born Antonino Carnesi in Italy but was ...

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I am trying to find my great grandfather's birth certificate in NYC - his parents came from Sicily. I have ordered it and they are currently looking, but said that as I wasn't able to find it in the index, there's a good possibility it was just never reported to civil authorities. I found ...

This is old but I'll say I'm using Avv. Arturo Grasso - I am extremely detail oriented (and anxious) and I ask A LOT of legal questions, questions about how the law works in Italy, etc. He has been nothing but patient with me and given me tons of advice on how to proceed, and frankly gave me what I ...

Keep in mind that naturalization records are not available through NSCIS before 1905 so it is conceivable that your gggf naturalized before that date. During that period English language competency was not a major issue. It is my understanding that those applying in Italy are rarely asked for ...

Do you know what the evidence is for your GGGF's naturalization is? The likelihood of your grandmother having naturalized via her own petition is basically zero, as citizenship was granted derivationally - women almost never applied for citizenship on their own at the time because they obtained in ...

Unfortunately, you are unlikely to be eligible through your GGF because he naturalized before July 1st, 1912 and your grandfather was a minor (defined as being under the age of 21 at the time) - based on Italian law at the time he would have lost his citizenship upon the naturalization of his father ...

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From what I know, this would be dependent on what you want to spend your time on. You need to prove a "B1" level of Italian as a spouse to obtain Italian citizenship through your husband. If you've determined you're eligible and would be able to become a citizen through your great-great ...

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I am investigating my Dad's case for citizenship from two different angles, a 1948 case, and also a more straightforward case through his paternal great-grandfather. The issue is that his paternal great grandparents declared themselves to be citizens to the census taker in 1910/1920 ...

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I have just found out that my father is most likely eligible to apply for citizenship by descent in a 1948 case via his paternal grandmother's parents. The huge problem I've run into is that, apparently, his great-grandfather's last name was, in fact, Carnese, but the agents in the ...