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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 your previous marriage.
Please note that a divorced woman who wants to marry again within 300 days of the date of her divorce must contact the local Italian authorities and seek special permission from an Italian magistrate. Otherwise, she must allow the required period of 300 days to elapse. If you are widowed, you must bring the death certificate of your previous spouse.
Please note that all certificates including divorce certificates or death certificates certifying termination of your previous marriage MUST be ORIGINALS. Photcopies are not accepted.
ONCE IN ITALY
• In addition to the Atto Notorio, an Australian citizen intending to get married in Italy will need to make a Sworn Declaration (Nulla Osta). This Sworn 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 Australian Consulate-General in Milan. An appointment is not required to obtain the Nulla Osta.
A Nulla Osta literally states that "there are no impediments," or that one is free to marry. The Nulla Osta (Sworn Declaration) is valid for six months.
• The Nulla Osta must then be legalised by the Uffico Legalizzazioni of the Prefettura.
If you plan to marry at a Roman Catholic Church in the Vatican, you do not need this legalisation.
• If you are unable to obtain an "Atto di notorietà per uso matrimonio" (also known as Atto Notorio) from an Italian Consulate in Australia, you may obtain one from the Tribunale Civile in Italy.
The Tribunale Civile requires that you make an appointment before going there for an Atto Notorio.
The person requesting the Atto Notorio must attend in person together with two adult witnesses. If either spouse or one of the witnesses does not speak Italian, it is necessary to provide an interpreter, in addition to the two witnesses.
N.B. Neither spouse can act as witness or interpreter.
CIVIL CEREMONY
• The first step is to bring the Atto Notorio and Nulla Osta to the Ufficio Matrimoni, or Marriage Office, in the Italian city where you plan to marry. For information, contact us. If you do not speak Italian, someone who speaks Italian and can provide a simple translation should accompany you (we can do that). At this time, you will be given an appointment to make a Promessa di Matrimonio, or Declaration of Intent to Marry, and another for the actual marriage ceremony. These appointments may fall on the same day. You will need to pay a fee for the rental of the marriage hall, which can vary considerably depending on where you are getting married. For these appointments, you must arrive with two witnesses, and for those who do not speak Italian, an interpreter as well (we can do that).
• If one or more of the parties is Italian or is an Australian with Italian residency, then Banns (pubblicazione di matrimonio) must be posted for at least two weeks before the date of the marriage.
• The Promessa di Matrimonio is followed by the Civil Ceremony. At the ceremony, apply for a marriage certificate (certificato di matrimonio), which you will receive immediately after the ceremony. Ask to have an Apostille affixed to the Italian Marriage certificate by the Italian authorities at the Prefettura of teh city where you get married, so that it may be used for all legal purposes once you return to Australia. You should keep in mind that during the peak marriage season (May to September), it may be difficult to get an appointment both for the marriage celebrant and to apply for the Apostille.
Surce: Australian Embassy, Via Antonio Bosio, 5, Rome
Telephone: 06 852 721 - Fax: 06 8527 2300
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