Marrying in Italy: document apostille for Italy
Are you looking forward to get married this year in Italy, and need an apostille for your documents?
Wonder which documents are required to register the marriage overseas?
How to get them done in accordance with the requirements of the Italian authorities?
Document apostille for Italy
For US citizens planning to marry in Italy it is required to present certain documents and meet the terms with specific requirements of Italian law in order to obtain a marriage license or solemnize the marriage in the Church.
The most common documents it would be essential for you to apostille are your birth certificate and affidavit of single status. If you were formerly married, you will also need to apostille your judgment of divorce.
US Passport
Make sure you travel with an Effective US passport (members of US Armed Forces can present their ID card, along with a permission to marry issued by their Commanding officer).
Birth Certificate
The certified copy of Birth Certificate, with Apostille and translated into Italian language shall be with you before you go to Italy. Obtaining an apostille for the birth certificate is a must. Otherwise, you will not be able to register your marriage in the Italian Civil Registry Office.
If born in the United States, you must process via the office of the Secretary of State of the state in which you were born to obtain an Apostille stamp, which confirms the documents validity and authenticity.
Evidence of conclusion of any marriage (e.g. final judgment of divorce, annulment decree or death certificate of former spouse)
The certificate of termination of any previous marriage has to be translated and bear the Apostille seal. If you will be married in the Roman Catholic Church, bring baptism and confirmation certificates.
If you were married before, bring evidence of dissolution of the previous marriage, properly legalized and translated from English into Italian.
Affidavit of Single Status
Before departing the United States to get married in Italy, it is strongly suggested to obtain an the said Affidavit from the USA Notary Public, apostille it and translate into Italian.
So, what is an Affidavit of Single status?
This is a special declaration made under the oath, stating that according to the U.S. laws, a U.S. citizen has no complication to his/her marriage. This declaration is to be made before two witnesses (a witness may be of any nationality, but must be over 18, with present-day photo ID), before an Italian Consul outside Italy or, in Italy, before a Court official in the city where the marriage is to occur.
Certificate of Non-impediment to marry – Nulla Osta
A Nulla Osta exactly states that there are no impediments whatsoever, or that one is free to marry, according to the laws of the State of which the civilian is a resident. The Nulla Osta is in force for three months. A declaration (Nulla Osta or Affidavit) if available in the state of your residence can be obtained from the local City Clerk Office. These certificates are available, for example, in the state New York, New Jersey, California etc. But in some states the Non-impediment certificate simply does not exist. In this case the only option you have is replacing it with properly prepared and apostilled notarial Affidavit of Single status.
Getting confused and lost in all that paper work processing?
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Called many notary offices and none of the notaries can put together an Affidavit of Single Status for you, better yet they cannot even compose it in Italian language?
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We can obtain apostille for:
- Birth Certificates originated from the United States and meant for other foreign country.
- Single Status Affidavits or Free-to – Marry certificate issued from the County Clerk, plus, translate it into Italian.
- Certified Divorce Judgments issued from the Superior Court/Family Court/Immigration Court.
- Marriage Certificates issued in the United States and for another country.
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