{"id":1612,"date":"2023-07-11T12:15:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T16:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/?page_id=1612"},"modified":"2025-06-20T10:22:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:22:35","slug":"atto-notorio-for-marriages-in-italy-us-citizens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/servizi-notarili\/atto-notorio-for-marriages-to-be-celebrated-in-italy\/atto-notorio-for-marriages-in-italy-us-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"Atto Notorio for marriages in Italy &#8211; US citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/formforattonotoriomatrimonio.doc\">Application Form for the Atto Notorio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/traduzione-e-legalizzazione-dei-documenti\/\">List of translator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dos.ny.gov\/apostille-or-certificate-authentication\">What is an Apostille<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>U.S. citizens wishing to be married in Italy must appear before the\u00a0<strong>Civil Registrar of the City Hall (\u201cComune\u201d)<\/strong>\u00a0where the marriage is to take place, bring two witnesses, and make a declaration of their intention to marry.\u00a0<u>Please, contact as soon as possible the chosen City Hall office for more detailed information and arrangements.<\/u><br \/>\nFor\u00a0<strong>religious wedding<\/strong>, please contact directly the\u00a0<strong>marriage officiant<\/strong>\u00a0in order to obtain specific information on the procedure.<\/p>\n<p>The couple must also present the following documents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A\u00a0<strong>valid U.S. passport<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>A\u00a0<strong>certified copy of the birth certificate<\/strong>\u00a0in &#8220;long form&#8221;, which includes the names of both parents and<strong>\u00a0legalized<\/strong>\u00a0with an\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Apostille&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0affixed by the Department of State of the State where the birth took place. The birth certificate must be accurately\u00a0<strong>translated<\/strong>\u00a0into\u00a0<strong>Italian.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0If applicable, a final\u00a0<strong>decree of divorce<\/strong>\u00a0and\/or\u00a0<strong>death certificate<\/strong>\u00a0of the previous spouse,\u00a0<strong>legalized<\/strong>\u00a0with the\u00a0<strong>Apostille<\/strong>\u00a0issued by the State Department of the State where the event took place. The death certificate must be accurately\u00a0<strong>translated<\/strong>\u00a0into\u00a0<strong>Italian<\/strong>. The divorce decree must also be\u00a0<strong>professionally translated<\/strong>\u00a0into\u00a0<strong>Italian<\/strong>, certified with a &#8220;Certificate of Accuracy&#8221; and have an Apostille affixed by the State Department of the State where the translation was certified.<\/li>\n<li>An affidavit (&#8220;<strong>Atto Notorio<\/strong>&#8220;), sworn to\u00a0<strong>by four witnesses<\/strong>, who must be\u00a0<strong>over 18<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>unrelated<\/strong>\u00a0to either of the two parties or to each other. The sworn witnesses must personally appear, with a valid ID (Passport), before the Italian Consular Officer in the U.S. having jurisdiction over your place of residence.<br \/>\nThe affidavit will state that the witnesses swear under the penalty of perjury that they personally know the U.S. citizen, that they personally know that the U.S. citizen is a resident of the U.S., that they personally know that the U.S. citizen\u00a0<strong>has never been married<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>is now divorced<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>widowed<\/strong>, that to the best of their knowledge the U.S. citizen is\u00a0<strong>free to marry<\/strong>\u00a0in accordance with the local laws, and that there are no objections for the U.S. citizen to be married in Italy.<br \/>\n<strong>THE AFFIDAVIT MUST BE EXECUTED WITHIN THREE MONTH FROM THE DATE OF MARRIAGE<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In order to request an Atto Notorio<\/strong>, please send by email the\u00a0Application form<u>,<\/u>\u00a0duly filled in, to the Legal Office (<a href=\"mailto:Newyork.notarile@esteri.it\">newyork.notarile@esteri.it<\/a>) indicating a phone number. You can make an appointment online through <a href=\"https:\/\/prenotami.esteri.it\/\">Prenot@mi<\/a>. <strong>All attendees must have a valid ID for identification<\/strong>\u00a0(passport)<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Declaration<\/strong>, sworn to by the U.S. citizens who intend to marry in Italy before an American Consular officer in Italy, stating that according to the United States laws there is no obstacle to his\/her marriage. If applicable, a sworn statement of consent of the marriage by the parents or legal guardian,\u00a0<strong>if the American citizen is under legal age<\/strong>; Please call the U.S. Consulate with the phone numbers provided below to arrange an appointment. All attendees will have a valid ID for identification (passport)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"886\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>U.S. Embassy Rome<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/rome.usembassy.gov\/\"><strong>Website<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Tel. (011) (39) 06.46741<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>U.S. Consulate General Milan<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/milan.usconsulate.gov\/\"><strong>Website<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Tel. (011) (39) 02.290351<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>U.S. Consulate General Florence<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/florence.usconsulate.gov\/\"><strong>Website<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Tel. (011) (39) 055.266.951<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>U.S. Consulate General Naples<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/naples.usconsulate.gov\/\"><strong>Website<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Tel. (011) (39) 081.583.8111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>U.S. Consular Agency Genoa<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:usconsge@libero.it\"><strong>usconsge@libero.it<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Tel, (011) (39) 010.584.492<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>U.S. Consular Agency Palermo<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:uscitizenspalermo@state.gov\"><strong>uscitizenspalermo@state.gov<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Tel. (011) (39) 091.305857<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>U.S. Consular Agency Venice<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:veniceconsularagent@libero.it\"><strong>veniceconsularagent@libero.it<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Tel. (011) (39) 041.541.5944<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After the declaration,\u00a0<strong>banns must be posted at the local City Hall<\/strong>\u00a0for eight consecutive days and four more days are necessary before the marriage occurs. However, banns are usually\u00a0<strong>waived by the Vital Statistic Registrar<\/strong>\u00a0(\u201cUfficiale dello Stato Civile\u201d) if neither party to the marriage is an Italian nor is residing in Italy. Please confirm with the U.S. Consulate in Italy or with the City Hall (\u201cComune\u201d) to see if this is applicable to you. On the fourth day following the eight days on which the banns are posted, the couple may be married, in a civil ceremony performed by the Civil Registrar, or in a religious ceremony performed by a clergyman. Please note THE CLERGYMAN MUST REGISTER THE MARRIAGE with the \u201cUfficiale dello Stato Civile\u201d to validate it.<\/p>\n<p>It is suggested, before leaving Italy, that you request a copy of\u00a0<strong>your marriage certificate<\/strong>\u00a0from the City Hall and also have this\u00a0<strong>legalize<\/strong>\u00a0with an\u00a0<strong>Apostile<\/strong>\u00a0at the local\u00a0<strong>Prefettura<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The consular fees for the Atto Notorio for marriage are indicated by art. 26 and art. 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Application Form for the Atto Notorio List of translator What is an Apostille U.S. citizens wishing to be married in Italy must appear before the\u00a0Civil Registrar of the City Hall (\u201cComune\u201d)\u00a0where the marriage is to take place, bring two witnesses, and make a declaration of their intention to marry.\u00a0Please, contact as soon as possible the [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":1717,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1612","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1612"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4190,"href":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1612\/revisions\/4190"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}