Hi All, Thank you for your replies. I am still facing roadblocks due to the issue with the 1940 Census. The Embassy says the 'Certificate of Non-Existence' of a record from USCIS isn't enough to prove that my GGF never naturalized, and I'm not sure what my options are at this point. I've asked USCIS...

Hello, My paternal great-grandparents were born in Sicily in the 1890s and emigrated to the US in 1915. After a document pre-screening and three years on the appointment waiting list, I officially began my application for Italian citizenship by descent where I live in Berlin at the Italian Embassy i...