I've done a lot of reading in these forums, the consulate site, and elsewhere. I've seen conflicting or maybe outdated notes regarding translations and authentications with respect to the Boston consulate.
I'm wondering if there are folks with recent experiences with this consulate that can provide info on what exactly had to be translated (and how) and maybe what discrepancies were a non-issue.
This instruction page (https://consboston.esteri.it/consolato_ ... guinis.pdf) is listed on the consulate site, though it appears to be from 2016, I don't know what else to use as "official". That particular doc is contradictory and confusing. My line is GGF->GF->F, category 5.
Some of my assumptions and what I'm trying to answer, for Boston:
- I'm unclear whether all vital records or just Italian line vital record documents must be apostilled and translated.
- My family vital records must be apostilled and translated.
- A translator must be used, and the translation itself must be apostilled. I don't see that this has to be a certified translation.
- All out of Boston jurisdiction documents must be authenticated by its own consulate. (I have one BC from NYS).
- For documents from outside of the US (except Italy), they'll need apostille and the translation will need apostille. I'm unclear if the doc and translation need to be authenticated by the consulate of that area. I'm unclear if this applies to all documents or only Italian line documents from outside the US. I'm not sure if I can get the translation and its apostille done in the US rather than doing it in the other country, and then have that authenticated in the country. In my case this is my mother (non-line)
- I have a court doc from NYS that I will apostille, as well as apostille the translation. I'm assuming it also needs authentication since it's from NY, outside of the Boston jurisdiction.
- Finally, I have a born abroad US BC, and I'm wondering if I need to present my out of country BC at all.
As for the accuracy of my documents, I think the major discrepancy I have left is that my grandfather uses a middle name in all documents but his birth certificate doesn't list it. I posted about this before, but didn't specify Boston, so I'm wondering if that makes a difference. I don't have any documentation stating where the middle name came from.
On my grandparents' marriage certificate, my grandmother (non-line) has a different birth location, and the mother's name doesn't match her BC. There's also a space in her maiden name that shouldn't be there.
On my father's BC, my grandmother (non-line) has that different birth location.
As an aside, has anyone moved after submitting their application? I'm curious how that situation needs to be handled since this process takes a while.
Thanks a lot for reading and posting!
Sal
