Legal Requirements for getting married in Italy
Marriage Paperwork Requirements For British Nationals
Before the marriage of a British National may be celebrated in Italy, the authorities normally require a Consular Certificate of "No Impediment" (called Nulla Osta). This certificate may be obtained as follows:
If both parties are British Nationals residing in UK they must give notice of Marriage to a UK Superintending Registrar. After 23 days of the publications of banns, the registry office releases a document (UK Certificate of No Impediment), which must be presented to the Consular office in whose district the marriage will take place. The following documents must be included:
- Long Form of birth certificates (showing name of parents). Original document
- Passport; first 5 pages of old format passport or last page of new European format
- Consent of parent or guardian when under the age of 18
- Evidence of termination of any previous marriage if applicable (i.e. death certificate or divorce decree absolute)
- UK Certificate of No Impediment (when the banns are published in the UK)
After a few days, the Consulate will release a Nulla Osta to be submitted to the Registry office where the marriage will take place.
Paperwork requirements can differ slightly if:
- Both are British Citizens but not resident in the UK
- a British National is marrying a non-British National, and resides in Italy
- a British National is marrying a non-British National and resides in the UK (except Scotland)
- a British National is marrying an Irish citizen and resides in the UK
- a British National resides in Scotland
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