Confused about Dual Citizenship Eligibility

[MAP619]

Hello and thank you in advance for your help. All of my ancestors were Italian citizens, but my parents became naturalized US citizens in 1965. Here are some additional details:

• Father born in Italy in 1942 and Italian citizen
  Mother born in Italy in 1945 and Italian citizen
  Paternal grandmother born in the US in 1915 but moved back to Italy with her Italian citizen father after her Italian citizen mother died (shortly after her birth)
  All other ancestors born in Italy
  Mother and Father immigrated to the US in the late 1950s as teenagers (separately) but with each of their parents
  None of my grandparents became US citizens
  Mother and Father became naturalized US citizens in 1965
  I was born in the US in 1968

I understand that since my parents became naturalized US citizens before 1992 and before my birth, I do not have Italian citizen rights, but I'm wondering if my father had to naturalize since his Mother was born in the US and a US citizen? Any other advice regarding how I may obtain dual Italian citizenship would be greatly appreciated.

[MAP619]

Can anyone help?

[mler]

I don't think this works for you, but you may want to ask BBCWatcher at www.italiancitizenship.freeforums.org He really is an expert on Italian citizenship law.

I believe (but I am not sure) that your grandmother would have had to live in the US for a specific number of years in order to pass US citizenship to her son. If he were born a US citizen, he would have obtained a Certificate of Citizenship rather than a Certificate of Naturalization. If he did indeed naturalize, there was no way to prove his US citizenship, and that leaves you out of luck.

(You say your gm never became a US citizen, but it appears she was born one. Did she know this? Did she obtain citizenship for her son?)

If there is a way to prove your father was born a US citizen, I think BBCWatcher can help.

[MAP619]

Thank you for the reply. I will try to follow up with BBCWatcher. (I apologize for the error about my paternal grandmother. I meant to write none of my other grandparents became US citizens. My paternal grandmother was born a US citizen.) Thanks again for your help.