Citizenship w/ a stop in Uruguay

[Steve23]

GGF born in Avellino in 1881
GGM born in Uruguay in 1883 to Italian born parents.
Married in USA in 1905
GGF naturalizes in 1916
GM born in USA in 1924
M born in USA in 1955
Me born in USA in 1975

I have my the birth, marriage, and death certificates for my GGF,GM,M, and Me.
I'm missing my GGM birth certificate (I have her baptismal record). I've had no luck finding anything else from her or her parents. I have names but not even a hint of a region of Italy.

My understanding is my line is cut through my GGF because he naturalized prior to my GM's birth. I have a valid line through my GGM however, without her parent's birth certificates and evidence they did not naturalize in Uruguay I cannot proceed.

Are there any alternatives? Records from Uruguay have been difficult to obtain and naturalization records require an in person request.

[mler]

The problem is that without records from Uruguay, there is no way to determine if the line was broken before the family arrived in the US.

However, even if the line was broken in Uruguay, it appears your ggm married an Italian man before the 1922 Cable Act. This would mean that she obtained Italian citizenship through him the moment she married. When her husband naturalized in 1916, she naturalized too, but hers was a derivative naturalization, not one she applied for on her own. Thus, she retained Italian citizenship, and you should have a 1948 path through her.

This approach is complicated by her birth in Uruguay, but in reality it shouldn’t matter. I suggest that you speak to several of the lawyers who have experience with 1948 cases. The extra complication may make it more difficult for you to find one to take your case, but it’s definitely worth a try.

If they ask for documents from Uruguay, tell them you can get your ggm’s baptismal certificate, but you’re applying based on her 1905 marriage, which awarded her Italian citizenship and her husband’s 1916 naturalization.

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The problem is that without records from Uruguay, there is no way to determine if the line was broken before the family arrived in the US.

However, even if the line was broken in Uruguay, it appears your ggm married an Italian man before the 1922 Cable Act. This would mean that she obtained Italian citizenship through him the moment she married. When her husband naturalized in 1916, she naturalized too, but hers was a derivative naturalization, not one she applied for on her own. Thus, she retained Italian citizenship, and you should have a 1948 path through her.

This approach is complicated by her birth in Uruguay, but in reality it shouldn’t matter. I suggest that you speak to several of the lawyers who have experience with 1948 cases. The extra complication may make it more difficult for you to find one to take your case, but it’s definitely worth a try.

If they ask for documents from Uruguay, tell them you can get your ggm’s baptismal certificate, but you’re applying based on her 1905 marriage, which awarded her Italian citizenship and her husband’s 1916 naturalization.

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