Paperwork Requirements for Australian Citizens
BEFORE ARRIVING IN ITALY
An Atto Notorio (sworn declaration) with witnesses at the nearest Italian Consulate must be done. For contact information and the address of the Italian Consulates in Australia, please click on the following link:
ITALIAN CONSULATES IN AUSTRALIA
Fix an appointment for your Atto Notorio and also witnesses should be present at your Atto Notorio (please check with the Italian Consulate on how many witnesses you should bring). If you are divorced or widowed, you must also bring at your appointment your divorce decree or certificate of death of your previous spouse which can be obtained from the Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in Australia.
Please Note: In Italy, women cannot marry before 300 days of her divorce or the date of death of the previous spouse if widowed. In special circumstances, it is possible to obtain special authorization from the Italian Law Court authorities.
If it may be difficult to obtain your Atto Notorio in Australia, you may also obtain your Atto Notorio in Italy at the Town Hall where you are going to get married and two witnesses and an interpreter will be needed. We can also provide this service which includes fixing an appointment with the Town Hall authorities, an interpreter, and if needed, also two witnesses upon request. Contact us for a quotation for this service.
ONCE IN ITALY
In addition to the Atto Notorio, you will need to make in person a Statutory Declaration (Nulla Osta) that literally states that there are no impediments to your marriage and must be signed in person in the presence of an Australian Consular officer at the Consular Section of the Australian Embassy in Rome or at the Australian Consulate in Milan. The Nulla Osta is valid for six months and the Consular fee (for 2023) for the issue of the Nulla Osta is approx Euro 50 each to be paid at the Australian Consulate. If you have been divorced, you must also provide a copy of your divorce decree.
