In this second stage we will provide our professional advice on the procedure and on the material preparation and collection of the documentation. We will provide the client with the full list of the documentation needed both from Italian offices (that we will obtain for the client if needed for an extra cost) and foreign offices (that the client will have to obtain, but we will be available in case of need).

Please, consider that in Italy there is no central telematic database of the demographic certificates and information, so these researches must be done in every single town hall in which the certificate has been produced/registered. That means that the cost of the certificate as an extra service will depend on the cost for the shipping of the papers, or for the assistance of a trusted field consultant who will have to request/withdraw the documents in person.

Also take into consideration that, before 1866, Churches and Dioceses (and not governmental public offices) were in charge to maintain the register of the local population, so if the client’s ancestor was born before that date, we will have to address our research to such clerical offices – and this could take some time. Due to the long period of time that has passed, it is quite common that Churches’ demographic registers are damaged or can’t be read, and as a consequence it won’t be possible to obtain such certificates and so going on with the application.

This is why only at the end of this stage, we will be 100% sure of the possibility to apply, since only the obtaining of the material certificates will give us the evidence of the existing requirements.