jennabet wrote:Congratulations! You received a nice Christmas present from Italy.

Indeed!

Hey guys bit of an update, I decided to run by the consulate today in Toronto another time to see what was going on as they told me they would call me, but they never did (not surprised)

It turns out the appeal i sent last time Worked.

I Now am carrying my passport WITH the hyphenated name. No ...

Extremely. a town of 3000 people, you would expect they wouldn't be so busy to give me a shout.

No, the commune is terrible with communication, the consulate seemed to accept it just fine, but the commune caused the problem, i had to drive all the way to toronto just to find out this because Nobody communicates with me. My mom and brother have received it from verifying. but i'm the one with ...

Nothing? what do you guys think?

VittorioE wrote:Question ... is your name hyphenated on your birth certificate?

Yes.

troycjaco wrote:" ... nor any letters other than those of the Italian alphabet plus J, K, X, Y, and W... "

O great

Other than the hyphen, in regards to the spelling, none of the letters are forbidden. in fact My current double last name doesn't contain J K W X Y

Yeah Exactly. Last name is MMMM-DDDD

M=Mom
D=Dad

I don't mind if it's MMMM DDDD

Birth certificate DOES contain the hyphenated name. with the dash. I'm not so worried about the dash, i just don't want to lose either of the last names. is it possible to keep both?

I forgot to mention that I'm from Canada if that makes a difference, my Consulate is Toronto, and on both the birth ...

Hey guys, I filed all my paperwork and stuff, and looking for a bit of advice, My brother was admitted, so was my Mom into the realms of italian citizenship, but I have a Hyphenated name and the Commune doesn't seem to want to accept it. My brother does indeed not have a hyphenated last name. but I ...

Hi! I'm from Canada, and I'm trying to get my Citizenship also. My Nonni are from Scandale, born on 1938 and '39, However Since my Nonno threw away his old passport after becoming a Dual citizen, I need this Certificato Trascorso Possesso Della Cittadinanza Italiana, which I have no idea on how to ...