Appointment in Boston. Success? YES! Updated Dec 17

[Mulé]

The Boston consulate is offering appointments one month out. I took the first one offered for me and go for my document review the first week in February, a full YEAR before Philly had an appointment available. I did have to mention a couple of times that my parents were not interested in applying as the solution offered was to apply after my parents had applied.

[DeFilippis78]

Out of curiosity...how long did this whole entire process take you. Years?

Alicia

[tonyric]

From the beginning of research to appointment was 13.5 months, another 3 months for my recognition and just waiting on one doc frommy ex-wife to get my passport.

[DeFilippis78]

So you did all your research first than made appt or vice versa?

Alicia

[tonyric]

I had almost all of my docs together before I called for my appointment, but all consulates are different. For instance, I believe Los Angeles is a year out for appointments. Boston is one to three months only, so you need to check your consulate to see and gauge your timeline on that.

[Mulé]

Out of curiosity...how long did this whole entire process take you. Years?

Alicia

I am ashamed to say it has taken me over 12 years and I still haven't submitted my application yet. I gathered my first document on this quest in 1997. Then called the INS, the office in Pittsburgh determined if my great grandfater naturalized. Got a no records and things went on hold for a while after receiving the simple documents like birth/death/marriage and appostiles. Had to get a court order for a delayed birth certificate for my grand father, home birthed and had none, didn't get this done until after mid 2008. Shame I didn't do that before he died as it would have been simpler. Then all I had to collect was my no records certification, which came in December. I should have contacted the consulate earlier for an appointment since they are so backed up. If you are close I would suggest getting the appointment set up asap, or contact the consulate asap to see how far out they are scheduling. Philly is 1+ years out, so get an appointment before you gather documents.

[DeFilippis78]

Oh my, 12 years! Well for me Ive been doing genealogy for around a decade, fiddling here and there. I had just recently within the last few months found out about dual citizenship. So even though Ive been building my family tree for years I just started the path of citizenship. Well hopefully. One great grandfather unfortunately naturalized 4 months before my grandfather was born and I came so close. But I still have one more possible link. Just waiting on good old USCIS.

Alicia

PS- Im like you...stuck with philly and its long, long line!

[Mulé]

Im like you...stuck with philly and its long, long line!

I hope you find an eligible path. They advised that my mother apply first and go through Philly, her area, but I am in the Boston jurisdiction and said she has no interest in applying, only then would they see me. First appointment is in February. Hopefully all documents are accepted and I can apply on the spot...

[tonyric]

The pieces now start rolling in. I just received MY Estratto Di Nascita by fax from Sulmona!!!!!

[mazzini]

L.A. is two months out. I called the first week of January and they had March 5 available. I only had a few documents - the important ones- and made an appointment for mid April. I'll have all my docs by the end of February.

I had e-mailed someone who had received citizenship. They told me 1 year for their appointment and 10 more months for the OK. I didn't ask when that was.

[JJOC1414]

The pieces now start rolling in. I just received MY Estratto Di Nascita by fax from Sulmona!!!!!

Hi Tony,

Many congratulations! You may recall we discussed your quest for the Naturalization Certificate way back when you were first starting the process. I'm terribly impressed you did it so quickly. I'm still stuck, sorry to say.

I'm very curious, because I have had contacts with a couple of people at the Sulmona Comune, as well as visiting there several times, was there any name given with the communication when they sent your Estratto di Nascita? If the e-mail itself did not have a person's name, it should be in the e-mail address, formatted initial.surname@comune.sulmona.aq.it. Could you please check and let me know?

Thanks,
John

[sforza]

I found a document/template in my work files. I knew I had it somewhere, just not sure which consulate/site I pulled this from. Does this document look like what you were required to use?

PDF --> Declarations | Living Ascendant & Deceased Ascendant

My mother is applying in Newark. On the Newark consulate's site, it "sort of" indicates that we need an affidavit on behalf of her dead father - I'm assuming she would be giving the affidavit? It states:

"Affidavit that your father never renounced the Italian citizenship before any Italian authority. If applies, please ask him to sign his own affidavit. Signature must be notarized. Copy of his passport and driver licence are requested." I saw two possible interpretations of the "If applies" qualifier: (1) if he's dead it doesn't apply, or (2), if he's dead, it doesn't require his signature (for obvious reasons). But then I noticed on this site links to "declarations of dead ascendants." I checked out the NY consulates's site which had forms - and found one for a dead ascendant, but only for one born in Italy. Question: do we need to get an affidavit/declaration for my mother's US-born dead father? She is seeking her dual citizenship through his line - (through her grandfather, his father).
Thanks.

[johnnyonthespot]

The New York consulate has standard forms it uses for this purpose; they are Form 3 and Form 4 available at the bottom of this page: http://www.consnewyork.esteri.it/NR/exe ... =Published

[sforza]

Yes, I pulled those forms but they don't speak to the exact situation. The one for the deceased ascendant (Form 4) only applies to those born in Italy - my grandfather was born here. The other one (Form 3) applies to a living ascendant - also doesn't apply. I'm still at a loss to which one we would we use for a US-born deceased ascendant?

[johnnyonthespot]

When I applied in New York, they told me that your "Deceased Italian Ascendant" is any ascendant in your bloodline no matter where born. After all, that is the point, isn't it - we are all Italian jus sanguinis?

So, I used the deceased Italian ascendant form for my US-born father and also for my Italy-born grandfather.

That is what the New York consulate specifically told me I needed to do.