I should clarify that my original request was to the USCIS. The form , a G-639 Freedom of Information Privacy Act Request for all contained in a "C" file was $25 to file,
Filled out properly with Death certificate attached and notarized, it is a waste of time and money. It will not be honored. Eric Edgar On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 4:14 PM, eric edgar <noblankt...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have made a request 2 years ago for "any and all" providing all > possible certificate numbers and vital record dates. There was no reply for > 6 months After 2 weeks of trying to get a phone call through to a live > person, I was told that there direction > > from the Dept of Homeland Security was to work on current pending > citizenship applications, and that no " historical type work was to be > done" And they kept all the application fees. > > I was able to get certified copies of the documents I needed from the > National Archives and Records Admin. ( NARA, San Bruno) > > I will depend on who answers the phone there. The first person told me > they could offer only "informational documents" Since this was for an > Italian citizenship application, I asked their consulate in San Francisco > about it. > > They said that was a false statement, that they often receive certified > copies. A second call got a knowledgeable person who provided me with the > appropriate certified documents at about $8 a piece. > > > Eric Edgar > > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I saw this posted on my Facebook News Feed from someone who works for the >> USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Service) - the old INS: >> >> http://goo.gl/OU4JUB >> >> When I make a request, I ask for "Any and all" paperwork. >> >> -- >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das >> Tainhas, Achada >> >> -- >> For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail >> (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the >> right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my >> membership." >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > > -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
