First Consulate Meeting Continued...

I got to the Consulate early so I wouldn't have to wait too long. When I got there though, I was amazed that there were people already waiting. However, I quickly found out that they were not there for citizenship, but to apply for visas. I went to the office of the gentleman that handled the citizenship applications and explained who I was and why I was there. I handed the folder I had with all my documents and he proceeded to slowly look at each one. I had put them all in chronological order so I think that helped. I was pretty nervous because he didn't say a word while reviewing each document. After he looked at the last document, he looked up and said that although the documents looked in order, there were two problems. The first was that my middle name was the same as my mother's maiden name. He informed me that in Italy, you can't have your name like this. However, this could be fixed pretty easily and depending on the commune (town hall) where my documents would be sent, they may not care.

The big problem that he mentioned was that since my father was still alive, I couldn't apply for citizenship unless my father did. Then, once my father had citizenship, I would be able to apply through him. I had never heard about this being a requirement, but apparently it is, at least for the consulate in Boston. So, I left knowing that I had the right to Italian citizenship. However, I would need to contact my dad and explain that he would have to become an Italian citizen if I wanted to also become one.