Hi, Jeff. I got my grandparents' birth certificates on the day I went to the comune....IOW, no waiting. I walked in about 20 minutes after they opened, had my grandparents' names, their parents' names, and DOBs, and within 15 minutes I had both certified birth certs.

At the time, I didn't speak ...

Nick, I sent you a PM tonight that I hope answers your question. I'm sorry I was a bit late.... I was ill so not online a lot. I'm back now, so let me know if it helped.

I apologize for my late answer.... I have been ill recently.

Both my translator and the woman who handled my application told me I could use the certificate.
I had to have a lawyer draw up the one-and-the-same certificate, have it notarized, and have the secretary of state apostille. It was my only ...

I had similar problems, and an Italian lawyer told me I would have to go to court to have them all changed. My birth county would not do that, nor would they give me a "one and the same" certificate signed by a judge. I let that atty and went through an agency. THey told me all I needed was to write ...

Cari amici,
I wanted to share my good news that after 8 years, reams of paperwork, a lot of stress, and countless months and months of waiting, I have my final documents and am officially a citizen of La Repubblica Italiana. :D :D :D

To those on this board who helped me with encouragement and ...

My understanding is that your grandmother will have to request it.

Chris

Well, I just checked since I couldn't believe that a state had such a law, and sure enough, you can't get the birth certificate of a living relative from Michigan unless you are the parent, legal guardian, atty of record, or have POA.

I have no idea how old your grandmother is, but I can tell you ...

This depends on where you live... I had a problem where my grandparents' and mother's names were anglicized at some point, and my atty in Italy wanted a one-and-the-same document. Some counties will do them for you if you can prove the person is the same. You may have to go to court to do so. Others ...

I will PM you.

I can only tell you my experience, although it is a little similar.

My grandfather was born Donato, and my grandmother was born Liberata. Sometime after they moved to the US, their names were anglicized to Dan and Loretta. Because I could not get the courts to legally change the names, I had to ...

I had a similar but different situation: My non-Italian father was born in 1917, and there was no birth certificate for him. However, I was applying through my maternal side, so no one ever asked me for his certificate. That said, I applied in Italy, and they did not require a lot of the stuff some ...

I'm not going to argue here. Yes, I understand what you are saying, but that was not the point. I think an Italian lawyer knows better than we do what is right and wrong information, and he said the comune gave me wrong information. Period.

Thank you so much! I have send you a PM....

Chris

Hello, all.

I don't often write on this site as I am by no means an expert. I want to thank those of you who have answered some of my questions in the past as you have helped me tremendously. :D

After more than seven years of research and waiting, I was finally able to get everything in order to ...

I just want to add a little to this. I can't speak about Boston, but I live in the west, and LA is our consulate. Appointments there, the last time I checked, were 18 months or more out. In addition, they require more than other consulates, and they are slow on decisions.

I decided to go through a ...