Registration in Italy of marriages or civil unions celebrated abroad
Ufficio Stato Civile
Email: statocivile.losangeles@esteri.it
Jurisdiction: Arizona, Southern California, Nevada, New Mexico
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To register civil documents in Italy, there is NO need to make an appointment, simply mail or submit the documents in person to the attention of the Vital Record Office at: |
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Via mail (USPS – FEDEX – UPS) |
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CONSULATE GENERAL OF ITALY |
drop off your documents in person during office hours (9am-12.30pm only) using the drop box provided in the mailroom – Level P1 of our building |
Italian citizens who marry abroad are required to request the registration of their own marriage to their AIRE Comune. If both spouses are Italian citizens but have a different AIRE Comune, it will be necessary to complete two distinct “Richiesta di trascrizione” (Request for registration) forms.
Marriages between two people of a different sex will be transcribed in the marriage registries, while marriages between two people of the same sex will be transcribed in the civil unions’ registry.
Only ‘certified copy’ certificates will be accepted and will remain on file at this Consulate General and will not be returned to the applicant.
If the marriage you are registering is not your first, you will also need to register all previous marriages and relative divorces, presenting the documentation indicated on this website.
Matrimonial property regime: Eventual agreements of property signed in the USA have no legal value within the Italian ordinance. Whomever desires to choose the regime of separation of property can sign the relative convention with our legal office. For further information we invite you to email the office directly at: notarile.losangeles@esteri.it
PLEASE NOTE:
- Before submitting or sending a certificate issued outside Italy, please CAREFULLY check the names, dates and places of birth with the appropriate local authorities. If there are any errors, you will need to request an amendment from the office that issued the certificate;
- For certificates not issued in the consular jurisdiction of the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles, it is highly recommended to always check the correctness of the documentation with the Italian Consulate territorially competent over the issuance of the documentation by consulting their website. The procedure to be followed may vary depending on the country or state where the documents was issued, according to the agreements in force with the country in question. Find your competent consulate here.
Example: For a marriage certificate issued in Buenos Aires (Argentina), check the website of the Italian Consulate in Buenos Aires.
For a marriage certificate issued in the State of New York, check the website of the Italian Consulate in New York.
- Names acquired by marriage:
For Italian citizens, the changing of a name acquired following a marriage, being of an administrative nature, is not considered acceptable by Italian norms, and names can be changed only with a Decree of name change or directly in Italy via your competent Prefettura;
For foreign citizens, the changing of a name acquired following a marriage can be registered, on the condition that the change is clearly shown on the license or marriage certificate, or annotated on your birth certificate.
For marriages or civil unions celebrated in the following states: