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