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UK Certificate of No Impediment Guide

To get married in Italy as British nationals, there are several documentation requirements: 1. Obtain a Certificate of No Impediment from your local UK registry office by giving notice of marriage and ensuring your names match your passports exactly. 2. Make a statutory declaration before a solicitor in the UK while waiting for your certificate. 3. Send both documents to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office for legalization with an Apostille. 4. Have your certificate translated into Italian by an approved translator based in Italy. Your documents must be valid for at least 6 months after your wedding date and you must both be over 18 with witnesses also over 18.

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UK Certificate of No Impediment Guide

To get married in Italy as British nationals, there are several documentation requirements: 1. Obtain a Certificate of No Impediment from your local UK registry office by giving notice of marriage and ensuring your names match your passports exactly. 2. Make a statutory declaration before a solicitor in the UK while waiting for your certificate. 3. Send both documents to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office for legalization with an Apostille. 4. Have your certificate translated into Italian by an approved translator based in Italy. Your documents must be valid for at least 6 months after your wedding date and you must both be over 18 with witnesses also over 18.

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UK Documentation Requirements

You must be over 18 years of age to marry in Italy.

Your witnesses must also be over 18 years of age.

Your passports must be valid for at least 6 months after the date of your marriage.

The following information is based on both parties being British Nationals and both
resident in the United Kingdom. If your situation is different please ask for details.

Step 1 – Certificate of No Impediment

You need to obtain what’s called a Certificate of No Impediment, which is issued in


the UK.

To do this you must give notice of marriage to your local registry office. After your
notice has been posted for the required period you will be issued with a ‘Certificate of
No Impediment to Marriage’, signed and dated by your local Registrar.

It is essential that the names you give to the Registrar, which will appear on your
Certificates of No Impediment, are exactly the same as written in your passports. For
example, Jim Harris on the Certificate, and James Harris-Ford on your passport
might mean that the Italian authorities will reject your paperwork and refuse to allow
the marriage to go ahead. Please take your passport with you to the Registry Office,
just to be absolutely certain.

Step 2 – The Statutory Declaration

While you are waiting for your Certificate of No Impediment you should make a
statutory declaration before a solicitor or public notary in the UK. We will send you
the statutory declaration form.
The declaration is required by the Italian authorities and gives additional information
that isn’t detailed on your Certificate of No Impediment. The solicitor or public notary
will charge a fee for this service. Fees will vary so it might be worth shopping around.
Step 3 – Legalising your documents for the Italian authorities

When you have your Certificate of No Impediment and you have made your Statutory
Declaration, you need to send them both to the FCO Legalisation Office in Milton
Keynes for each to be legalised with a Hague Apostille. The Legalisation Office will
charge for this – please check the current charges and procedure on the Legalisation
Office website.
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Step 4 – Translation of your Certificate of No Impediment (CNI)

Once both these documents have been legalised, you will then need to have the
legalised Certificate of No Impediment translated. As it will become an Italian legal
document it must be translated by a translator based in Italy and recognised by the
Italian courts. We will do this on your behalf and we include in our ‘set up cost’ so you
need to send us all of the documents to the UK and once you have completed steps
1,2,3, then we will send to Italy. The Statutory Declaration does not need to be
translated since it is already in both languages.

Please send all to us along with copies of yours and your witnesses passports .

Please note, under Italian law, a woman who has been divorced or widowed
and wishes to re-marry in Italy cannot do so until 300 days have passed from
the date of her divorce/death of husband. It is possible, however, to apply for a
dispensation to this through the Civil Law Courts (Tribunale Civile). Further
information should be obtained from the town hall (Comune) of the area where
the marriage is to take place and you will probably need to appoint a lawyer.

Finally please note that your Certificate of No Impediment will be valid for six
months from the date on your English, Welsh or Northern Irish CNI or three
months if presenting a Scottish CNI.

Common questions

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The Certificate of No Impediment is valid for six months if issued in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland, but only for three months if presenting a Scottish CNI .

Legalisation ensures documents are recognized in Italy by adding a Hague Apostille. The Certificate of No Impediment must then be translated into Italian by a recognized translator, as it becomes an Italian legal document .

If there is a discrepancy between the names on the Certificate of No Impediment and the passport, such as Jim Harris on the certificate and James Harris-Ford on the passport, the Italian authorities may reject the paperwork and refuse the marriage .

Couples must consider the mandatory 300-day waiting period after a divorce or widowhood unless applying for a dispensation through the Civil Law Courts. This requires obtaining information from the local town hall and potentially involving a lawyer to navigate the legal process .

The Statutory Declaration provides additional information required by the Italian authorities that is not detailed on the Certificate of No Impediment. It is made before a solicitor or public notary in the UK .

A translator in Italy, recognized by the Italian courts, is required to translate the legalised Certificate of No Impediment. The Statutory Declaration does not need to be translated if it is already prepared in both languages .

After obtaining the Certificate of No Impediment, individuals must make a Statutory Declaration, legalize the documents with a Hague Apostille through the FCO Legalisation Office, and translate the Certificate of No Impediment if required .

British nationals must first obtain a Certificate of No Impediment by giving notice of marriage to their local registry office. After the notice is posted for the required period, a 'Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage' is issued by a local Registrar .

The Certificate of No Impediment and the Statutory Declaration must be sent to the FCO Legalisation Office in Milton Keynes to be legalised with a Hague Apostille. This process includes fees, and the documents will have to be translated as necessary .

A woman must wait 300 days from the date of her divorce or her husband's death to remarry unless she applies for a dispensation through the Civil Law Courts (Tribunale Civile). Further information and potentially a lawyer may be required .

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