PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS

US CITIZENS
Necessary documents to be collected in USA

• Passport for a civilian.
• Birth certificate
• If applicable, Final Divorce Decree, Annulment Decree or Death Certificate of  previous spouse.
• If under 18, sworn statement by parents or legal guardian consenting to the marriage.    
• These documents must be translated into Italian.
• To be legal in Italy, the translated documents must be given the Apostille Stamp by the Secretary of State in the state where each document was originally issued.    
• Obtain an Atto Notorio from an Italian Consul in the United States. This is a declaration that according to US laws there is no obstacle to the marriage, and it must be sworn by witnesses (when you set up the appointment with the nearest Italian Consulate to where you live and ask how many witnesses are required). Please be sure that at the top of the page of the Atto Notorio the detail " Repubblica Italiana" and  "Consolato Generale D'Italia" are specifically written, otherwise the Atto Notorio is not valid.

Upon your arrival in Italy, we will have scheduled appointments for:

• Nulla Osta (Another Declaration), the final declaration to be made IN ITALY before the US CONSULATE or EMBASSY stating that there is no legal impediment to his/her marriage under Italian Law and US Law. Cost is approximately $50 per person, you must pay in CASH, we cannot pay for you.

• Legalization of the Nulla Osta must be done by the office of the Prefecture. There is one in every provincial capital. Usual office hours are from 10am to 1pm Monday through Saturday, we do this for you.

In this procedure you will be assisted by one of our coordinator, it takes at most a few hours and must be done approximately 3 weekdays prior to the wedding.

Please note that it is extremely important that your full name is written in the same way in all the following documents, otherwise the wedding office will not accept the paperwork:

• PASSPORTS
• ATTO NOTORIO
• NULLA OSTA

AUSTRALIAN CITIZENS
BEFORE ARRIVING IN ITALY

• Before leaving Australia, we strongly recommend that you obtain an Atto Notorio  (sworn declaration) from the Italian Embassy or Consulate in the state in which you reside.
• Make sure you travel with your Australian passport. If you were married before, bring evidence of the termination of the previous marriage.
  If you are widowed, you must bring the death certificate of your previous spouse. Certificates can be obtained from the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

ONCE IN ITALY– with the assistance of one of our coordinator

• In addition to the Atto Notorio, an Australian citizen intending to get married in Italy will need to make a Statutory Declaration (Nulla Osta). This Statutory Declaration must be signed, whether you are single, divorced or widowed, in the presence of an Australian Consular officer at the Australian Embassy in Rome, (or at the Australian Consulate-General in Milan). A Nulla Osta literally states that "there are no impediments," or that one is free to marry. The Nulla Osta (Statutory Declaration) is valid for six months and costs the Euro equivalent of A$50.00 per Australian citizen.
• The Nulla Osta must then be legalised at the Prefettura. Your coordinator will do this for you.
  
  

BRITISH CITIZENS

• Publish the Banns at your local registry office in England. Your Certificate of Non Impediment will be released after 23 days.
• Mail this original document to the appropriate Embassy or Consulate in Italy for the Nulla Osta (sworn statement).

To get the Nulla Osta the following documents must also be presented to the British Consulate along with the Non Impediment Certificate.

• Originals Long Birth Certificates, which include names of both parents
• Photocopy of Passports
• Divorce Decree Absolute if you are divorced
• Marriage certificate if you are divorced
• Consulate fee of Euro 64 per person at present. The UK Consulates require a bank draft in Euros to be mailed along with the documents in order to process the paperwork.

After a couple of days the Consulate will release the necessary documents for you to marry.

CANADIAN CITIZENS:
Italian law requires NON ITALIANS wishing to be married in Italy to present a "Nulla Osta" (Certificate of non Impediment) or equivalent documentation.
The Canadian Government does not issue "Nulla Osta". However, to assist Canadians to meet the Italian requirements, the Canadian Embassy in Rome and the Consulate General in Milan both prepare a declaration containing the relevant information.
To obtain the declaration from the Embassy or Consulate General, a Canadian citizen must first complete and swear an affidavit to the effect that there is no impediment to the proposed marriage.
If the affidavit is to be made at the Canadian Embassy in Rome, or the Consulate General in Milan, the applicant should fill out the appropriate Affidavit form “A” and bring and present the following documents:

• Valid Canadian passport;
•  Proof of Canadian citizenship (Canadian birth certificate or Certificate of Canadian Citizenship). (If you were born in Québec: Only birth certificates issued on or after January 1, 1994, by “Le Directeur de l’état civil” in the province of Québec are accepted);
• Complete details of the future spouse (full name, date and place of birth, residence, father's name and mother's maiden name);
• Final divorce decree or death certificate of previous spouse (if divorced or widowed);
•  Parents' consent (if the person is under marriageable age);

The affidavit can also be sworn in front of a notary public in Canada or a consular official at Canadian Embassies or Consulates in other countries. In this case, please use the Affidavit Form “B” and follow the instructions contained therein.
To obtain the required declaration from the Embassy in Rome or Consulate General in Milan an appointment is required. Our present fee is $50.00 for the affidavit and $50.00 for the declaration in lieu of Nulla Osta.
N.B. Consular fees for the applications, both submitted at the Embassy or sent by mail, must be made by non-transferrable bank draft (“assegno circolare non trasferibile”) payable to the Canadian Embassy. Cash is not accepted. The fees are not refundable.
The declaration issued by the Embassy or Consulate General must then be presented to the competent "Prefettura Ufficio Legalizzazioni" (provincial authority) to be formally authenticated.
One of our coordinator will assist you in picking up the final Nulla Osta for you so you do not have to go to the Canadian Consulate here in Italy.
This document will then be authenticated by us for you at the "Prefettura office- Ufficio Legalizzazioni".
Once the declaration has been obtained and legalized, it will be presented to the Wedding hall.

PLEASE NOTE: The waiting period (from the date the required documents are presented to the marriage office to the date of the civil marriage ceremony) may vary depending on the period of the year and on the number of requests received by the municipality.

Documents for Irish Citizens to Marry Civilly in Italy

• Statutory declaration by Irish citizen called a “Certificate de coutume” for marriage abroad. Normally it takes 5 days to process. However, if one or both of the partners intending to marry are divorced, the process can take up to two months.
• Completion of the MP2A form/declaration (we can send you a copy via email - a divorced person or a person who is or intends to marry a person under the age of 18 years should use a different form).

This declaration must be made and signed in the presence of one of the following:

• In Ireland a Notary Public, a Commissioner for Oaths or a Solicitor.             
• Abroad before a Diplomatic or Consular Officier of Ireland, or a Notary Public, a Commissioner for Oaths, or an equivalent person authorized oaths or declarations in that place.

You need to bring all the following documents to the DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS in Dublin. They will check them and if everything is ok they will send an email to the Irish Consulate in Rome, that will issue the Nulla Osta.

• MP2A form
• Birth certificate long form (with parents names)
• Copy of the passports.

At the Department of Foreign affairs you have to pay the cost of the Nulla Osta which varies from year to year – and might be around Euro 30 per person.

RELIGIOUS Catholic Documentation:

1. Formal letter on church letterhead from your parish priest stating that you have fulfilled all PRE CANA procedures and granting permission for the wedding to be performed in the church of __________________.
2. A letter from the Archbishop or Vicar of the parish stating the same - your priest can obtain this for you.
3. The letter from the priest must also state that you have fulfilled all PRE CANA procedures, and should include the certificate (if a certificate was done) showing that you attended the premarital classes.
4. The Original prenuptial inquiry form has to be issued by your parish and be on formal church letterhead of your Parish. The prenuptial inquiry form is not just the certificate but rather a type of signed questionnaire with church seals/signatures. Moreover this document must be stamped by the local Bishop's office (NOT just your priest).
5. ALL certificates of baptism, first communion and confirmation must be sent TOGETHER - not separately – with the Prenuptial inquiry form and letters mentioned in  point 1 and 2 and must also be stamped by the local Bishop's office.
6. Original of the marriage encounter with church seals/signatures (they issue a form).This original is not just the certificate but also a type of signed questionnaire.
7. Seals or stamps from the parish office so that everything looks correct.

If you have been divorced and your marriage was not officially annulled, you cannot marry in the Catholic Church.
Please advise us if you have had your marriage annulled.
If one of you are not Catholic you will be required to obtain another document such as "Permission of mixed religions" to testify that the wedding celebration can be performed by the Italian Church.
Generally this document is issued by the local Bishop of your country. Ask this information to your Parish, so they can help you to obtain this special permission.
It is necessary for us to receive copies of all of these documents to verify with the Italian Church that they are complete.
At a later date you will be asked to send all the ORIGINALS directly to the Italian Curia, so they can proceed with the preparation of documents. Catholic weddings in Italy can only take place by the priest's permission after he has seen the paperwork.
We do not have authority over religious regulations.