PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS FOR CANADIAN CITIZENS IN
ITALY
In accordance with Article 116 of the Italian
Civil Code, non-Italians wishing to be married
in Italy are required to present to the Italian
authorities a "NULLA OSTA" (Certificate of
non-Impediment) or equivalent documentation.
Canadian Federal Government does not issue "Nulla
Osta". However, to assist Canadians in meeting
the requirement for appropriate documentation,
the Canadian Embassy prepares a declaration
containing the relevant information. This
declaration is accepted by the Italian
authorities for the purposes of Article 116.
To obtain this document from the Embassy, a
Canadian citizen must present himself/herself to
the Consular Section and must complete and swear
an Affidavit to the effect that there is no
impediment to the proposed marriage. The
applicant should bring and present the following
documents. Valid Canadian passport.
Proof of Canadian citizenship (Canadian birth
certificate, Canadian citizenship certificate,
Certificate of Registration of a Birth Abroad,
Certificate of Retention of Canadian
Citizenship).
Parents consent if the person is under
marriageable age Final Divorce decree or death
certificate of previous spouse (if divorced or
widowed).
Complete details of the future spouse are also
required (full name, father's and mother's
maiden names, date and place of birth,
residence).
Document issued by the competent Provincial
Vital Statistics authorities in Canada
confirming that no registration of marriage
appears in their records.
A woman whose previous marriage was terminated
within the last 300 days must obtain a waiver
from the competent "Procure della Repubblica"
(Court). This is issued on presentation of
medical evidence that she is not pregnant.
To obtain the required document from our Embassy
an appointment is required. (This is something
we do for you).
Please telephone at Embassy in Rome: 39 6 445 98
426 and ask to obtain an appointment and/or
clarification of the procedure. The declaration
issued by the Embassy must then be presented by
the applicant to the "Prefettura di Roma -
Ufficio Legalizzazioni", Via IV Novembre, 119/A,
ROMA, to be formally authenticated.
Once the document as been obtained and
legalized, it must be presented to the Marriage
Office of the Municipality (this we do). Banns
are waived if neither party is Italian nor
residing in Italy.
MDV - Wedding in Venice : Monica Da Venezia,
Chief Wedding Planner.
Main Office : Via A. Da Corona, 1/L - 31100 /
Treviso - ITALY
