My guess is that he is seeing only that your ggm obtained citizenship through her father, making it a male line. He doesn’t follow through, however, and ignores the fact that though your ggm obtained her citizenship through a male line, subsequent generations follow her, so the line converts to ...

Aside from the 1912 issue, if ggm married in 1919, she probably had her child before 1948 so it would still be a 1948 case.

I’m not sure how pre-1912 naturalizations are viewed in Italian courts, but a pre-1948 birth to an Italian woman always means a court case.


This is exactly what I raised ...

I have posted before on this forum that I am currently doing a 1948 case.
I received some great info from the nice people on this forum! Since then, I was told something rather confusing by an Italian attorney and my local consulate (San Francisco).

I had an established 1948 case attorney (who's ...

You can never be sure because, like the situation you linked, there is always the possibility of a surprise ruling. Unlike in the US, established precedent is not a feature of Italian law.

Yes, this does mean a degree of uncertainty. However, for the most part, lawyers who are handling 1948 ...

Yes, there were several instances last year in which 1948 petitioners were denied because the naturalization of a female ancestor took place before the child reached the age of majority. I’ve not heard of this happening recently, and I think this may have been an aberration. Most people who have ...

Since women were not permitted to naturalize on their own behalf before 1922, this approach should work.


This is what I thought as well but then I found this article by an Italian attorney, the new approach he speaks of seems to be what my case is.
https://www.mylawyerinitaly.com/dual ...

I wanted to post my 1948 case here and see if anybody has had a successful case that is the same as mine and also to get the opinion of the regulars of this forum 8)
GGGF: Born in 1854 in Italy, married in Italy, naturalized in the US in 1892.
GGGM: Born in 1862 in Italy, married in Italy, moved ...