I am unsure if others have answered this question: im looking to' obtAin a record from Apice staring that my ancestor was The only person by that Name born on his date of birth. How do i construct this letter - in Italian? Where in Apice would I send this? How Do I send them a return stamped interna...

Okay- as long as I do not have to' wait a year ... Im The one Who did The leg work...

Thank you for Such a Quick Response ... I have one more question. Do you know how I can get a letter from The commune Apice, that my ggf is The only man by that Name born on that day??

Best,
Marie

"BTW, if the interviewer refuses to take your application (which I seriously doubt will happen) ask him to show you where in the law it states that a living ascendent MUST apply in order for a descendent to be eligible" Can I have that translated into Italian :) Question: I have one binder...

I just called the NYC - to double check about my appointment beg. of Sept. I was told by the consulate that my mother has to apply BEFORE me. My appointment was originally booked as a family of 2 - but I would be applying (self and mother). Just now they said they wanted only my mom - not me? So imm...

TY! I've been creating new issues to loose sleep over. ... I'm doing the process for myself - but also as my mothers retirement gift. Kinda expensive and time consuming - but I'll prove who's the better child out of my siblings ha ha!!

"It is not clear from your post; are you saying that GGF abandoned his US family, or that his US wife died and he returned to Italy where he remarried? Would the children still have been minors at this point? Did they go to Italy with their father, or remain in the US with relatives?" My G...

I just read on another forum: "There was a topic recently about someone who was rejected at NY b/c his ancestor returned to Italy and remarried without informing the comune about his first marriage or children. I believe it had been posted under success stories; perhaps it was topic #526. But n...

Is anyone familiar with the village (small town) of Frattolillo? Below is the URL to it's location: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Frattolillo,+Apice,+Italy&sll=41.442726,12.568359&sspn=17.932074,38.188477&g=italy&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear...

Hi Drew - sent you a response.

Good Luck!
M

Hi - I live in Manhattan, I often go down in person to follow up about my documents. I was told over the phone (after my 90 days), that they "lost my documents" - I went down to the corrections division and personally showed them my Italian rage. Saint Anthony must have pulled my documents...

Thank you - do you have an idea of how I can go about getting "a Certificato di Cittadinanza"? I am unsure of the document itself, so I am unsure of what exactly to ask for, and to who.

Thank you,
Marie

Hello, Thank you in advance for taking the time to read this and respond. I have my appointment w/ the NYC Italian Consulate in 20 days (YAY!). I am reviewing all of my documents, and everything seems to be in order except (heart attack) ... my GGF USCIS Declaration of Intent has his name as Joseph ...