An Ornellas cousin, a U.S. citizen, is applying for Portuguese citizenship. She is the granddaughter and great granddaughter of natives of Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal. I have their baptismal records obtained from Family History Library microfilm records. She is seeking official records from the Madeira archives, and has been consulting with the Portuguese Embassy. Have any of you gone through this process? Do you have any suggestions? What has been your experience sending money to the archives? Thanks for your input. Louise Pitta Polsky

Hi Louise, I was just thinking about you the other day, and wondering how Laura and Manuel are doing... I have ordered photo-copies of vital records from the Madeira Archives and have paid with my Chase personal check...no problem so far, though it takes months before the check clears my bank. Would this cousin be seeking "dual citizenship," and if so, would you and/or list members please explain how a USA citizen can claim citizenship to two countries... Pat Silva Corbera Tracy CA Life Is A Journey...Not A Guided Tour ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louise Polsky" <pitinha@cox.net> To: "PT-Madeira" <prt-madeira@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 10:32:11 PM Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] Portuguese citizenship An Ornellas cousin, a U.S. citizen, is applying for Portuguese citizenship. She is the granddaughter and great granddaughter of natives of Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal. I have their baptismal records obtained from Family History Library microfilm records. She is seeking official records from the Madeira archives, and has been consulting with the Portuguese Embassy. Have any of you gone through this process? Do you have any suggestions? What has been your experience sending money to the archives? Thanks for your input. Louise Pitta Polsky ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Louise, I've just been sending cash (Euros) via registered mail to circumvent the long wait and usurious bank charges. It's worked well for me and definitely expedited the process. I haven't been through the citizenship request procedure, but you may want to check in with cousin Betty. I chatted to her a couple of weeks back and this particular topic came up and she has some experience in the requirements and application procedures. Hope all are well on your side. Janette On 22-Jun-11, at 10:32 PM, Louise Polsky wrote: > An Ornellas cousin, a U.S. citizen, is applying for Portuguese > citizenship. She is the granddaughter and great granddaughter of > natives of Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal. I have their baptismal > records obtained from Family History Library microfilm records. She > is seeking official records from the Madeira archives, and has been > consulting with the Portuguese Embassy. > Have any of you gone through this process? Do you have any > suggestions? What has been your experience sending money to the > archives? > Thanks for your input. > Louise Pitta Polsky > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message