How to get married in Italy for citizens from the U.K.
Your Guide to Legal Requirements for Weddings in Italy.
How to get married in Italy for citizens from the U.K Getting married in Italy can be a dream coming true for lots of couples. Is it also possible for UK citizens to make a civil or religious ceremony that can be considered valid in the UK? Yes, and below you can find some rules and suggestions that explain how to get married in Italy for citizens from the UK.
First of all, British couples need to fill out the Notice of Marriage and nulla osta that can be downloaded on the UK government’s official website. Here there are both the form for same-sex and opposite-sex couples that require to be filled with your personal information such as your official address and marital status.
It is also really important to write the name that is on the passport, too, because Italian authorities admit to marriage only those whose name written on the form is the same as the one on the personal document.
The couples’ documents must be witnessed to obtain the nulla osta, that is the paper issued once you have sent any information and handed over the certificates required. To do so, there are two ways that a UK citizen can choose from: consult the British Embassy in Rome or make an appointment with the notary.
In the first case, the embassy will witness the affidavit and the Notice of marriage that will be displayed a week before the issue of the nulla osta. In the second case, the notary public that you are going to see will follow the Vera di firma procedure to get your documents witnessed.
