Hello. I have an upcoming appointment in late Feb at the NYC consulate. I am applying for citizenship through my mother who was born in Italy in 1952. She moved to the US in 1956 and only became a US citizen in 1998. I have all the necessary documents along with the apostilles.
In 2006, I also applied for citizenship at the NYC consulate and was rejected after the paperwork was sent to Italy. My mother's US marriage certificate had a different date of birth on it than her italian birth certificate. Also, the US marriage certificate included a middle name, which is not on her Italian birth certificate. I received a letter in Italian that said that they could not be sure that my mother (via marriage certificate and my birth certificate) was the same person who was born in Italy.
My mother has since amended her US marriage certificate to have the correct date of birth, but the NYS Department of Health Vital Records refused to further amend the marriage certificate by removing the middle name. I also had my birth certificate amended so that it does not have my mother's middle name (and therefore matches the Italian birth certificate).
My question: Since my mother's US marriage certificate technically does not match her italian birth certificate, is it likely that my application for citizenship will be rejected, even though her information on my birth certificate matches her Italian birth certificate?
If so, does anyone have suggestions for the best way to proceed?
Option 1: Try to get a NYS court order to the NYSDOH Vital Stats Unit to make them amend the document (I'd miss my feb appt and have to wait a couple of years more to get another one)?
Option 2: tell the consulate in NYC that the middle name is her confirmation name?
Option 3: Use a service like ItalyMondo and try to apply in Italy (even though documents were rejected in Italy 10 years ago)
Option 4: Retain an attorney in Italy (Luigi Paiano or similar) and use the court system there?
Any other ideas or options? Has anyone had this experience recently with the NYC consulate?
Thanks in advance.
