Today I received my Italian passport, so I encourage everyone in pursuit of his or hers to continue because you, too, will have success!

Buona fortuna da Benito

LaRoccaMom, Johnny may have answered your question already; however, my experience was as follows: I had my appointment with the Italian Consulate in Chicago in June 2009. I believe my request for an appointment was made in April 2009.

My birth certificate from my Comune in Borgetto PA arrived two ...

I went to the consulate in Chicago to request my passport today, and everything went smoothly. My passport should be read within two weeks! I am elated!

Benito:D

Ciao Oscar,

I do believe that if you legally changed your name, you will need to provide the court order that indicates your name change during your application process. When your Italian citizenship is granted, your name will appear in its current legal form.

Buona fortuna,

Benito

Yes, Corrado, I do hope you receive notice soon from your commune.

If you applied in Chicago, and you have waited about three months, I think you can contact your commune. At least, that is how I discovered the news.

During my appointment with the consulate, the official registered me in AIRE and ...

Today I received my Estratto del Rigistro delle Nascite and Estratto per Riassunto del Registro degli Atti di Nascita in the mail from Borgetto Palermo.

I am very excited and want to let everyone who has applied in Chicago know that my June appointment with the Italian Consulate resulted in success ...

I did have discrepancies, and I had them amended before my visit to the consulate.

I wish you good luck with your visit.

Benito

Ciao Sparks,

Try this site for the information you seek in regard to Bagheria: Bagheria

The navigation menu is located on the left of your screen.

Buona fortuna,

Benito

Ciao Sparks,

I think you can begin your research for the birth and marriage certificates of your nonni by identifying the exact commune in Sicilia in which they were born and married. Try this site: The Sicilian Provinces .

After you identify the commune in which their births and marriage occurred ...

On Tuesday, I had my appoiontment with the Chicago Consulate, and everything went smoothly. The consulate officer looked through my records and commented that my documents were in order and complete. She then asked me to complete an AIRE form so that she could register me in the database.

From this ...

Alessandro,

This is purely a conjecture; however, I am wondering if you could give the information necessary to the consulate that shows that your grandmother was, indeed, an Italian citizen at the time of her birth and at the time of her death.

I would also suggest that you read the verbiage of ...

Jon, I will have my appointment in two weeks, and I will try to post afterward to let you know how things progress.

When I went to the Consulate to show my documents the first time, I was told that all name descrepancies needed to be amended, so that is what I did.

Buona fortuna,

Benito

In the County of Cook in Illinois I was also told that the the naturalization records cannot be certified. (See the last sentence of the seventh paragraph: Cook County )

Therefore, I only have copies to present for my June 2009 appointment in Chicago. I was told by the County of Cook that those ...

Ma certo! Gabriella is an excellent translator. She completed my translation in a week's time at a very reasonable rate. Furthermore, she is friendly, responsive, and sends the copies to be proofed before sending the official copies.

Everything can be done electronically also.

Gabriella would be ...

As I've been reading the various posts here and at other sites, I am a bit concerned about what needs to be done to the certificate of naturalization.

I will apply through the Chicago Consulate, and Cook County--Chicago's county in Illinois--told me that because of Federal Law they only supply a ...