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Certified email for the Town Halls: <\/strong>con.londra.statocivile@cert.esteri.it<\/a>)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n When at least one of the future spouses<\/u> is an Italian national residing in this Consular jurisdiction and registered with AIRE, and is planning to get married in Italy, marriage banns, <\/strong>to be requested at this Consulate<\/span>, <\/strong>are compulsory<\/u>, be they civil or religious occasions.<\/p>\n Those who intend to enter into a civil partnership between persons of the same gender <\/strong>(Legge 20\/05\/2016 n.76)in Italy do not<\/strong><\/span> need to request the bans from this Consulate.<\/p>\n PLEASE NOTE: Opposite-sex couples who have already entered into a civil partnership<\/strong> in the United Kingdom<\/span> cannot apply for marriage bans to get married in Italy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n To carry out the marriage banns it is NECESSARY to book an appointment<\/strong> at this Consulate \u2013 Registry Office via the portal Prenot@Mi<\/a> (Individual booking). A copy of the required documentation must be sent<\/span> at least two weeks before the appointment<\/strong> (see below under “Procedure”). New appointment slots are made available Monday to Wednesday at 4 pm (UK time). Click here<\/a>\u00a0for additional information about the booking system.<\/p>\n As the banns are valid for 180 days, the appointment should be arranged between 180 days and 30 days<\/strong> before the wedding date. For this reason, it is advisable to register with the portal Prenot@mi <\/u>well in advance, bearing in mind that appointments are released for the following three months. Please book one appointment per couple.<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n (DUAL MARRIAGE BANNS<\/strong>: In the case of two Italian citizens, one residing within the jurisdiction of this Consulate General and one residing in Italy or in another Italian diplomatic\/consular jurisdiction, it will be possible to carry out the banns either at this Consulate General or at the Italian Town Hall\/other Consulate of residence. The Consulate will request the Italian Town Hall\/Consulate to carry out a dual publication or vice versa.<\/p>\n \u00a0_________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n REQUIREMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n _________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION (see also the “PROCEDURE” section below)<\/strong><\/p>\n (IMPORTANT<\/strong>: Please ensure that your address is updated<\/strong> in our systems. You can use the Fast It<\/a> portal. If the address is not updated, we will not be able to proceed).<\/span><\/p>\n IMPORTANT: The No-impediment documents of the foreign citizen must not have been issued more than six months prior to the appointment date.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n PAYMENT METHOD<\/strong><\/p>\n BANK TRANSFER<\/p>\n Account Name: CONSULATE GENERAL OF ITALY IN LONDON<\/strong><\/p>\n Account Number:\u00a000568803<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n____________________________________<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nIf the marriage banns are requested at this Consulate, the spouse residing in Italy must submit a “Certificato di stato civile” issued by the “Comune” of residence, along with the other required documentation for a marriage between two Italian citizens (see below NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION<\/strong>).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n1) pre-stamped Special Delivery envelope, purchased at Post Offices, complete with your address<\/strong> in the UK where the Consulate can forward the certificate of \u201ccompleted marriage banns\u201d;
\n2) Original<\/strong> letter on the official letterhead of the Church in Italy<\/strong><\/span> where the wedding will take place, with the stamp and handwritten signature<\/strong> of the Parish Priest or the priest who will celebrate the wedding. The letter must include the full details of both spouses, as well as the name of the Church and the wedding date.<\/strong> An example letter is available\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0 If the letter was sent to you as a scanned copy, please also attach copy of the email<\/strong> in which the church sent it to you (screenshots of messages sent via Whatsapp ar not acceptable<\/span>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n