Italian Dual Citizenship - Ancestor Naturalization Documents

This page has information on obtaining proof of 'No Record' of Naturalization for an Ancestor whom you're applying for Italian Dual Citizenship (Jure Sanguinis) through.

For information about the required documents and process, please read Italain Dual Citizenship.

Documents required from different states offices in the U.S. to prove your ancestor never naturalized.

San Francisco Consulate Requirements:

• You need to request the National Archives a certified copy of the census report dating after your birth. In the cases covered by categories 2, 3, 4 and 5 the census report must of course be dated accordingly - i.e. covering the period of the Italian born ascendant's child's birth.
• A statement from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, P.O.Box 648010, Lee's Summit, MO 64064-8010 AND from the County in which he resided. The statement must show his full name (and any other names he went by on any official documents), place of birth and date of birth, date of the naturalization, certificate number (or, if a legal alien, his permanent resident card number).
• If the above-mentioned U.S. authorities return a statement of "no record", you must request from the National Archives (www.archives.gov) a full search under his name and nicknames, possible dates of birth which he may have declared, for a certified copy of his "first" and/or "final papers", that is, the "declaration of intention" and "petition for naturalization". If he was naturalized the "final papers" will also show the date and number of his naturalization.

SF requirements in plain english:

• USCIS 'No Record'
  • Make a Genealogy Request with form G-1041. uscis.gov genealogy faq.
• County Clerk 'No Record'. (note: see County Clerk addresses below)
• NARA 'No Record'. (note: see NARA addresses below)
• US Census 'No Record' (after mother was born)
  • Before 1930, order online via: http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/
  • After 1930, apply through document BC-600, http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/bc-600.pdf

Ancestry.com can be very helpful for searching old census data (1920 and prior) and ships records for when your ancestor arrived. It is well worth at least one-month subscription and you can cancel at any time.

From:

Your Name

Your Address

Phone: your phone

Email: your email

To:

Office Name

Office Address

Phone: their phone

Fax: their fax

Web: their website

Email: their email

[DATE]

Re: Certificate of Naturalization or Certified letter of “No Record”

Dear Archive Specialist,

I am writing to request a certified copy of the Certificate of Naturalization or Certified Letter of “No Record” for the [ancestor name], listed below.

As far as I know, he never naturalized. The request is needed for my personal application for Italian Dual Citizenship; I need to provide a Certified Letter of “No Record” from the County Clerks Office in addition to several other forums of Government documents stating they have no record of his naturalization.

I’ve included a copy of my Driver’s License, my ancestor's Death Certificate, and a self-addressed stamped envelope.

Name of ancestor:

Dates to search:

Relationship:

Date of birth:

Place of birth:

Date of death:

Arrived in US:

Father:

Mother:

Spouse:

Residences:

Sincerly,

[Your Name]

== COUNTY CLERK ADDRESSES ==

Brooklyn (Kings County)

The Kings County Clerk

Attn: Search Dept – Naturalization Records

360 Adams Street

Room 189

Brooklyn, NY 11201

Ph: (347) 404-9772

http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/2jd/kingsclerk/index.shtml

Queens County

Queens County Clerk's Office

Attn: Search Department

88-11 Sutphin Blvd.

Jamaica, NY 11435

Phone: 718-298-0609, 718-298-0615

http://www.qcba.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=13

http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/11jd/index.shtml

Fax: 718- 520-4731

Suffolk County

The Office of the County Clerk

Attn: Search Dept – Naturalization Records

310 Center Drive

Riverhead, NY 11901

Ph: (631) 852-2000

http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/10jd/suffolk/county.shtml

== NARA ADDRESSES ==

The U.S. Northeast Region:

NARA Northeast Region

201 Varick Street

12th Floor

New York, NY 10014

Phone: 1-866-840-1752

Fax: 212-401-1638

E-mail: newyork.archives@nara.gov

These are the required documents.

Your ancestor's Certificate of Naturalization or his Italian passport and "Alien Registration Card" ("green card").

If your father became a US citizen but his Certificate of Naturalization is not available: you must provide the following:

a) Official statement (in original, not photocopy, and with the Office Seal) from the US Immigration and Naturalization Services in Washington D.C. (425 I Street NW, 2nd Floor - ULLICO Bldg, Washington, D.C. 20536) and from the Court County in which he resided, stating the number of the Certificate of Naturalization and the date of his naturalization. The statement must show your father's full name (and any other names he/she went by on any official documents), place of birth and date of birth, date of the naturalization, certificate number; if he never became a US citizen, you have to show his Italian passport and Alien Registration Card.

b) IF THE RESEARCH SHOWS NO RECORD: you are requested to double check with the National Archives (www.nara.gov) requesting a full search under his name and nicknames, possible dates of birth which he may have declared in the course of his life. If the record is found, you will obtain from the National Archives a certified copy of his "petition for naturalization" and "oath of allegiance" (Please note: this Office may at any time request that you present documentation from the National Archives - in case of discrepancies - to confirm the identity reported on the certificate of naturalization).

c) If the record is still negative, you may want to check with the "CENSUS", requesting a survey report dated after your date of birth (www.census.org);