Applicant
- Fully completed application form, to be signed in the presence of the consular officer during the appointment.
- Valid passport and photocopy of the photo-and-signature page.
- Proof of residence within this consular district (e.g., utility bills, council tax bill – no driving licence or bank statement).
- Original long-form birth certificate, duly legalized by apostille and translated into Italian.
- Registry Office certificates: marriage certificate, divorce decree or spouse’s death certificate (if applicable), and eventual second marriage certificate.
Italian certificates must be original, of recent emission, issued by the competent Italian municipality.
British certificates must be original, issued by the British General Register Office, duly legalized by apostille and translated into Italian.
Ascendants (Grandparents and/or Parents)
- Italian citizenship certificate of the main Italian ancestor (parent or grandparent), in original, issued by the competent Italian municipality.
- Certificate of the Italian ancestor’s residence records (issued by the last Italian municipality of residence or AIRE registration).
- Registry Office certificates: birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce decree or spouse’s death certificate (if applicable), and eventual second marriage certificate.
Italian certificates must be original, of recent emission, issued by the competent Italian municipality.
British certificates must be original, issued by the British General Register Office, duly legalized by apostille and translated into Italian.
Declarations of Negative British Naturalisation, issued by The National Archives and by the UK Home Office Border Agency.
Must be original, duly legalized by apostille (the apostille must legalise the signature of the officer issuing the certificate), and translated into Italian.
Please request said certificates with all correct details of the Italian parent (e.g., full name and surname at birth, dates and places of birth and death, any alternative names/surnames).