I’ve heard about a 3 year visa for people who have grandparents of Italian
Decent . If this is correct , what is the name of this visa and what are the
Qualifications , restrictions , limits etc. on this visa and can one aquire
Italian citizenship after the 3 years ?

hi, I am also trying to get records of my greatgrand parents moving from italy to south africa in the early 1900's . Hav'nt had any luck as such but there must have been quite a lot of italians that moved to south africa , just by looking at the italian societies and the club in rugby,cape town .
My ...

many thanks

seems to be a very helpful site

anthony

Hi ,

I am looking for a standard Italian letter to send to 3 people with my surname listed in the Italian phone book . It must state who I am and that i'am researching the family tree and would welcome any input . Are there any availeble . Something thats simple and to the point .

Many thanks ...

...and there I was thinking I made a really good impression on a civil servant

Many thanks deliboy

Hi ,
I recieved the following reply to an email I sent to Loano . If anyone can translate it for me I will be most grateful .

"Siamo spiacenti di informarla che le ricerche nei registri di stato civile di questo comune sono state infruttuose.
Purtroppo i dati da lei forniti risultano insufficienti ...

many thanks . It always seemed odd that so many left on such a huge adventure , especially in those times when transport was not great .

many thanks
Anthony

Why did so many Italians leave their country and start anew so far away?
and was it mainly from certain areas of Italy ? south? north?

Hi ,
I have what i think is a birth certificate . It is in cursive which makes it difficult since i last used cursive 20 years ago . The online translators dont seem to do the trick . The confusing thing also is the two dates involved , the birth in 1897 and the registration in 1903 . If anyone can ...

good lord , a ship captain!

many thanks , once again Peter

Hi ,
have some words on a baptism certificate to translate

donna di casa (housewife?)
capitano mercantile (business person?)
and this one as a profession figlio di famiglia (maybe spelling wrong but it is confusing as a profession)

any help greatly appreciated
many thanks
anthony

wow that was fast

many thanks

Hi,
i have the following text on a baptism certificate (1864) not very clear
but looks like "e sono stati imposti li nomi andrea giacomo vincenzo"

i suspect that it states the intended name for the infant .

any help in translating would be greatly appreciated
many thanks
anthony

Many thanks Suanj