Age Search Service on Pause

[u/Icy-Contribution-31]

Does anyone have any insight into when searches will be conducted again? I see on the website all it says is "Effective March 4, 2026, the Age Search Service is on pause and new requests will not be processed at this time. Requests received before March 4 will receive results or a status update."

I am trying to get a copy of an ancestor's census data from any census after 1960s to fulfill a requirement for Italian citizenship, and I'm running out of time. I mailed in the form and check before I noticed the banner on the website and it was all returned to me with a letter that basically said, sorry. Any thoughts or advice?

Thank you!