Help! No word from commune on GF's birth certificate

[5bellasmiths]

Hi everyone,
Maybe I'm panicking too early but I sent a request to the commune in Castelfranco di Sotto - Pisa in January requesting my husband's GF's birth certificate and we still haven't heard anything. Should I be worried yet or is this normal? Should I send another letter? Would we have more luck if we actually travelled to Italy to request the document in person? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.

[Drew927]

Don't panick! Give it some time. The smaller Comune have a limited number of people working in the clerks office. They have to deal with everyday business first before looking up requests.

I had an Italian friend call my Grandmothers birthplace to ask about the status of my request from December '09. They told her that they recieved it but it would have to wait because the records were in another building and the mayor was up for re-election and it was taking up most of their time. Lucky me.

[Italysearcher]

There are elections happening in many towns and regions right now. March 28th is the date so many 'anagrafe' are busy. Still if it was early January you should have something soon.

[5bellasmiths]

Thank you both so much! I sent it January 16 so more mid-January but still hopefully it will come soon.

[PeterTimber]

normal wait time is 4-8 weeks. =Peter=