True, they are slow to answer and you'd probably have to go in person to have many questions answered. I just mailed a request for a birth certificate and marriage certificate to Italy. Let's see who gets a response first! BTW, you can send them yourself - that website you referred to charges a lot ...

Wldspirit, thanks for the tip, I'll check it out.

Has anyone gone through the process of applying for Italian citizenship at the Italian Consulate in New York? Any comments or tips for me? I am eligible through my maternal grandfather. In obtaining my grandfather's Italian birth certificate, is it sufficient to obtain it in carta libera or must it ...