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Civil Status

Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces

All Italian citizens are required to notify the relevant Embassy/Consulate of any update in their civil status. Registration is free of charge. Please note that the required documentation for Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Registrations will be kept by the Embassy and will not be returned.

 

BIRTH REGISTRATION

To register a birth certificate visit this link

For more information please refer to the legislation published at the following link, where the text of the decree-law of 28 March 2025, n. 36 coordinated with the conversion law.





MARRIAGE REGISTRATION


To register in Italy a Marriage celebrated in New Zealand, Italian citizens must post to the Embassy (PO Box 463, Wellington 6140) the following documentation:

1. Marriage Registration Request 

2. An original copy of the Marriage Certificate issued by Births, Marriages and Deaths (BDM), duly apostilled and translated into Italian by the NZ Department of Internal Affairs

3. Applicant’s Passport copy


If you are applying for the registration of a NZ Marriage of same sex spouses, please note that it may be registered in Italy as a Civil Union.


 


DEATH REGISTRATION


To register the Death of a family member please post to the Embassy (PO Box 463, Wellington 6140) the following documentation:

1. Death Registration Request

2. An original copy of the Death Certificate issued by Births, Marriages and Deaths (BDM), duly apostilled and translated into Italian by the NZ Department of Internal Affairs


 


DIVORCE REGISTRATION


To apply for the registration in Italy of a New Zealand divorce please post to the Embassy (PO Box 463, Wellington 6140) the following documentation:

1. An original copy of the Order Dissolving Marriage, issued by the Family Court, duly apostilled and translated into Italian by the NZ Department of Internal Affairs

2. Divorce Registration Application

3. Applicant’s ID copy


Please note that a New Zealand divorce in Italy has to be first accepted as a foreign Order Dissolving Marriage and then registered. Therefore, it may be that the relevant municipality in Italy needs additional documentation to register your divorce. In this case the Embassy will contact you and advice what to provide in addition, according to the Municipality requirements.


 


REGISTRATION OF CERTIFICATES NOT ISSUED IN NEW ZEALAND  


Before posting Certificates not issued in New Zealand to this Embassy, please verify the required legalisation/apostille for the Certificate with the Italian diplomatic/consular authorities in the country where the Certificate was issued.


Cerificates issued in a language other than English must be directly translated into Italian (double translations are not acceptable; i.e. from Spanish to English and then from English to Spanish); such translations will then have to be apostilled (if possible) or verified by the Italian diplomatic/consular authorities in the country where the Certificate was issued.


 


ITALIAN CERTIFICATES


Italian Certificates of Births, Marriages and Deaths can only be issued by the relevant Municipality in Italy following a request from the interested party.