Italian naming laws are changing a bit. Children no longer automatically get the surname of their father. Parents can choose use a combination surname. Also my grandson was just registered and he has the exact name as his father.

JTSD20 is absolutely correct. Your mother will not automatically be a recognized citizen. I know this is counterintuitive, but your mother and brother should apply with you. This will obviously be more costly, but less costly than applying individually.

Only those who actually apply, and their ...

That was the situation with my family. My children were not eligible through my Italian-born husband but were eligible through my gf.

Exemplification not required for NYS, only for NYC.

Yes you qualify. This is a straightforward application.

Have you checked with NARA?

Lots about citizenship is weird. The thing is there was no coordination between the US and Italy regarding citizenship status.

Your mother was born in Italy to an Italian mother and, as far as the comune was concerned, an Italian father. It was highly unlikely in 1930 that an Italian man would ...

The consulates (and the courts) are not unaware that an Italian birth certificate does not, in and of itself, prove Italian citizenship. (My husband, btw, has an Italian bc but is no longer a citizen despite the lack of any annotation. Most Italians who naturalized did not inform the comune of their ...

Yeah, the timing is really messed up.

But you do have it right. Your grandmother did not lose her Italian citizenship when her husband naturalized. And she did not become a US citizen until she herself naturalized.

As an historical note—before the 1922 Cable Act, in the US, a woman’s citizenship ...

I believe the 7 years applies to the number of years in this country, so it’s possible that your gggf naturalized before 1920. If he did, don’t bother looking for naturalization records for your gggm, because before the 1922 Cable Act women received US citizenship automatically through their ...

You still might be able to use your GM's line. If your mother was a U.S citizen already than your GM's naturalization did not apply to your mother (Your mom was already a U.S citizen therfore your GM's naturalization did not "naturalize" your mother). You should consult an attorney.

As of 2019 ...

I did find several examples of Certificates of Citizenship that were actually Naturalization Certificates. Here is one:

https://dualusitalian.com/welcome/units ... documents/

And another:

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... 1814641510

That doesn’t work for two reasons:

There is little question that the mother was born in Italy as an Italian citizen, but that in and of itself does not prove that Italian citizenship was retained, and this is what the consulate will want demonstrated. In this case, I strongly suspect her father ...

I must agree with Rruffolo in part. Certificates of Citizenship issued by the US were granted to those who had no need to naturalize themselves (but required proof of citizenship) because they obtained citizenship through the naturalization of someone else, usually a parent.

However, during a ...

My guess is you will be fine without it. A first marriage is of concern because Italy wants to be certain that the second marriage was valid. But if you have divorce records, the existence of a first marriage is not in question, and the divorce establishes the validity of the second marriage which ...