Genealogy and Jure Sanguinis

Someone on the Italian Citizenship Message Board posted this:

vr@health.state.ny.us is the email address. 518-474-3055 they will email you documents. I have attached the affidavit for the Death Certificate.

This is what they wrote back:

Attached is a PDF file listing the requirements for obtaining certified records for dual citizenship purposes (Dual Citizenship Requirements): (See attached file: Dual Citizenship Requirements.pdf)

For more information about birth records, visit our web site at http://www.nyhealth.gov/vital_records/birth.htm
For more information about marriage records, please visit our web page at http://www.nyhealth.gov/vital_records/marriage.htm
For further information about obtaining death certificate copies, please visit our website at http://www.nyhealth.gov/vital_records/death.htm

To obtain a certified copy of your parents', grandparents' or great grandparents' marriage certificate for dual citizenship purposes, please provide the following:

If either the bride or the groom of the marriage is still living:

1. The bride or groom may request his or her own marriage record. The record will be sent to the requestor who may then give it to the applicant for dual citizenship. The requestor must include a copy of his or her identification.
2. The bride or groom may request his or her own marriage record and include a signed and notarized letter stating that he or she gives the department permission to send the document to the applicant for dual citizenship. The requestor must include a copy of his or her identification.
3. If the applicant has power of attorney (POA) for the bride or groom, the applicant may request the record. The POA must be signed by the bride or the groom on the marriage certificate. The language stated in the POA must be sufficient to allow the person given POA to obtain the marriage certificate. Applicant must include a copy of the applicant’s identification along with the power of attorney and completed application.

If both the bride and groom are deceased:
1. A completed Marriage Certificate application form (see attached) along with a check or money order for the appropriate fee.
2. A photocopy of your identification (see application for identification requirements).
3. Photocopies of the death certificates of both the bride and groom on the record. If they died in New York State outside of New York City and you do not have copies of the death certificates, please provide the town, city or village where they died, name at the time of death and the dates of death.
4. A completed, signed and notarized Affidavit to Request Certified Copy of Marriage Certificate (see attached DOH-5000).

If you are requesting us to forward your documents to the New York State Department of State to obtain an Apostille (Exemplification), you must also include:

a. A note telling the Department of State which country requires the Apostille, the address to which the documents and Apostilles should be sent and,
b. A separate check made out to the Department of State for $10.00 for each document that requires an Apostille.

NOTE: Submitting a false affidavit may result in prosecution for perjury.

Affidavit to Request Certified Copy of Marriage Certificate: (See attached file: DOH-5000 DC Aff – Marriage FORM.pdf)

Mail-in Application for Copy of Marriage Certificate (doh-4382): (See attached file: Mail-in Marriage Certificate Application.pdf)

Please use this application only if the marriage license was issued in New York State outside of the five boroughs of New York City. Marriage records for licenses issued in New York City are not available through the New York State Department of Health.

If the marriage license was issued in one of the five boroughs of New York City, you can call the New York City Clerks office at (212) 669-8090 for information or visit their web page to download a form: http://www.cityclerk.nyc.gov/

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Grandparent’s or Great Grandparent's Death Record:

The applicant must include along with the application for a death certificate, a completed and notarized Affidavit to Request Certified Copy of Death Certificate, documentation demonstrating relationship and a copy of his or her identification.

NOTE: Submitting a false affidavit may result in prosecution for perjury.

Affidavit to Request Certified Copy of Death Certificate: (See attached file: DOH-5001 DC Aff – Death FORM.pdf)

Mail-in Application for Copy of Death Certificate (doh-4376): (See attached file: Mail-in Death Certificate Application.pdf)

Please use this application only if the death occurred in New York State outside of the five boroughs of New York City. If the death occurred in one of the five boroughs of New York City, you will need to apply to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene as they are the custodians of New York City death records. You can find more information and an application on their web site at http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/home/home.shtml

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