Appointment done, now what?
Appointment done, now what?
I had my appointment at the consulate this week. I was told I am eligible for dual citizenship and wait about 6 weeks. I was also told the consulate would write me once they send papers to Italy. Does this mean my citizenship will be recognized or I might hear either way in 6 weeks?
Re: Appointment done, now what?
I believe the process will take more time than that. The consulate needs to send your application to the comune in Italy and then wait on the comune to complete the process. It sounds like they might take up to 6 weeks to send the documents to Italy, and then you must wait in the Italian comune's backlog to be processed.
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Which consulate did you apply at? Six weeks does seem very short, but we all live in hope. I'm currently waiting on London, but I have no idea how long it's going to take. Two months so far.
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My commune is in Abruzzo but when I was recognized in 2001 by the consulate in Philadelphia, I was told that my documents were being sent to Rome (Ministry of Interior). If all recognition cases are first being cleared through Ministry of Interior, as they should be before the commune is notified, it makes perfect sense that the time between an appointment for jures sanguinis citizenship and finalization is taking much longer. The reason, of course, is the numbers of illegal migrants showing up in Italy on a daily basis and applying for asylum whether or not they are qualified and indeed keeping the Interior Ministry totally overwhelmed and backlogged.
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Italian Consulate in Houston, Texas, USAR78 wrote: 23 Feb 2017, 12:45 Which consulate did you apply at? Six weeks does seem very short, but we all live in hope. I'm currently waiting on London, but I have no idea how long it's going to take. Two months so far.
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Just wondering how long did it take for you to get an appointment with the Houston consulate?
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Wow!! 16 weeks?!?! I waited a whole 2+ years for my appointment in NYC! I do wish you all the best, I did read that if you contact the commune it could possibly speed things up. I hope you hear something back soon! Good-luck to you!
