Marriage Requirements for Canadians

IF YOU HAVE BEEN DIVORCED LESS THAN 300 DAYS FROM THE WEDDING DATE YOU ARE PLANNING WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROCEED WITH WEDDING PLANNING.

CANADIAN EMBASSY

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-Impeidment) or equilavent documentation.

Canadian Federal Government does not issue "Nulla Osta". However, to assist Canadians in meeting the requirement for appropriate documentation, the Candian 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 propsed marriage. The applicant should bring and present the following documents.

1. Valid Canadian passport.
2. Proof of Canadian citizenship (Canadian birth certificate, Canadian citizenship certificate, Certificate of Registration of a Birth Abroad, Certificate of Retention of Canadian Citizenship).
3. Parent's consent if the person is under marriageable age.
4. Final Divorce decree or death certificate of previous spouse (if divorced or widowed).
5. Complete details of the future spouse are also required (full name, father's and mother's maiden names, date and place of birth, residence).
6. 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 copetent "Procura 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 for Mrs. LICATA 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 Legalizzasioni"
Via IV Novembre, 119/A, ROME

to be formally authenticated.

nce 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.