{"id":2066,"date":"2022-08-26T12:06:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T10:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conslondra.esteri.it\/?page_id=2066"},"modified":"2026-04-30T14:08:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:08:46","slug":"registrare-un-certificato-di-morte-britannico-in-italia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conslondra.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino\/stato-civile\/registrare-un-certificato-di-morte-britannico-in-italia\/","title":{"rendered":"How to register a British death certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>HOW TO REGISTER IN ITALY A DEATH OCCURRED ABROAD <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(updated on 21\/04\/26 \u2013 CP-DC)<\/p>\n<p>This Registry Office can process requests for the registration of death certificates of deaths that occurred both in the United Kingdom and in countries other than the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Requests to transcribe death certificates of Italian nationals registered in the AIRE of London and died in countries other than the United Kingdom can be processed either by the Consulate in the country where the death occurred\u2014based on its territorial jurisdiction over the death and the issuance of the certificate\u2014or by the Consulate General in London\u2014based on its jurisdiction over the registration of the deceased in its AIRE records.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, requests for the registration in Italy of civil status records relating to events that occurred abroad may also be submitted by the individuals concerned and\/or by anyone with a legitimate interest directly to the competent Italian municipality (see Article 12, paragraph 11, Presidential Decree 396\/2000).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS<\/h4>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Prerequisites<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This Registry Office can process the request to register a death certificate<strong> <u>ONLY<\/u> <\/strong>if one of the following two prerequisites is met:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The deceased is an Italian national<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li><strong>The deceased is a foreign citizen <u>WITH family ties<\/u> to an Italian national <\/strong>registered in the AIRE records of the Consulate in London.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>For information about the transcription in Italy of the death certificate of a foreign citizen <u>WITHOUT family ties<\/u> to an Italian citizen registered in the AIRE records of the Consulate in London but <u>WITH<\/u> an interest in Italy <\/strong><a href=\"#_Death_of_a\"><strong>click here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to submit a registration request, processing time, and original documents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The procedure is <strong>entirely postal<\/strong>. Documents <strong><u>CANNOT<\/u><\/strong> be submitted in person or by appointment and can only sent by <strong>ROYAL MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY <\/strong>to:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONSULATE GENERAL OF ITALY IN LONDON <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Registry Office<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>83\/86, Farringdon Street<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>London EC4A 4BL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Applications are <strong>processed in chronological order<\/strong> of receipt by the Registry Office. The current processing time for these applications is approximately <strong><u>3 weeks<\/u><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In compliance with Italian legislation, the complete and correct documentation <u>will be retained in the Consulate archives<\/u>.<\/strong> Additional identical copies of the certificate may be requested from the issuing Registry Office;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Incomplete and\/or incorrect documentation<\/strong> <strong><u>will be returned<\/u><\/strong><u> <strong>to the sender<\/strong><\/u> with a request to provide additional and\/or correct documents;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Requests for confirmation and information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To confirm receipt of the envelope: <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalmail.com\/\">Royal Mail<\/a> website at the page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalmail.com\/track-your-item\">Track your item<\/a> and enter the code printed on the Special delivery receipt;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To check the status of the request:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wait for the notification of transmission sent by this office to the competent Municipality (Comune) via certified email (PEC) and simultaneously to the applicant via ordinary email. It is important to <strong>provide a clear and legible email address and to check the junk mail folder (spam).<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To confirm the outcome of the registration:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check your profile and\/or family records on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anagrafenazionale.interno.it\/home-eng\/\">ANPR<\/a> (National Register of the Resident Population) portal, accessible using a digital identity: <a href=\"https:\/\/conslondra.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino\/spid\/\">SPID<\/a>, an <a href=\"https:\/\/conslondra.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino\/carta-didentita-elettronica\/\">Electronic ID Card<\/a> or a Carta Nazionale dei Servizi (CNS).<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, contact the relevant Municipality directly using the details available on their website.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION<\/h4>\n<p>The documentation to be submitted depends on the country where the death occurred\/the country where the certificates were issued.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For the death of an <strong>Italian national<\/strong> that occurred in the <strong>United Kingdom<\/strong>, please <a href=\"https:\/\/conslondra.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino\/stato-civile\/registrare-un-certificato-di-morte-britannico-in-italia\/death-of-an-italian-national-that-occurred-in-the-united-kingdom\/\">click here<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>For the death of an<strong> Italian national <\/strong>registered in the AIRE records of the Consulate in London who died <strong>in countries other than the United Kingdom<\/strong>, please <a href=\"https:\/\/conslondra.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino\/stato-civile\/registrare-un-certificato-di-morte-britannico-in-italia\/death-an-italian-national-registered-in-the-aire-records-of-the-consulate-general-in-london-that-occurred-in-countries-other-than-the-united-kingdom\/\">click here<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>For the death of a <strong>foreign citizen <u>WITH family ties<\/u> to an Italian national <\/strong>registered in the AIRE records of the Consulate in London, please <a href=\"https:\/\/conslondra.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino\/stato-civile\/registrare-un-certificato-di-morte-britannico-in-italia\/death-of-a-foreign-citizen-with-family-ties-to-an-italian-national-registered-in-the-aire-records-of-the-consulate-general-in-london\/\">click here<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>For the death of a foreign national WITHOUT family ties to an Italian citizen registered in the AIRE records of the Consulate general in London but WITH an interest in Italy, please <a href=\"https:\/\/conslondra.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino\/stato-civile\/registrare-un-certificato-di-morte-britannico-in-italia\/death-of-a-foreign-national-without-family-ties-to-an-italian-citizen-registered-in-the-aire-records-of-the-consulate-general-in-london-but-with-an-interest-in-italy\/\">click here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOW TO REGISTER IN ITALY A DEATH OCCURRED ABROAD (updated on 21\/04\/26 \u2013 CP-DC) This Registry Office can process requests for the registration of death certificates of deaths that occurred both in the United Kingdom and in countries other than the United Kingdom. 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