Italy
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Marry Legally in Italy: How Many Months You Need
The first thing to know about marrying legally in Italy is that the Italian state is not the slow part. Most American couples arrive expecting weeks of banns posted on a town hall noticeboard, the way Italian residents do it. If neither of you is an Italian citizen and neither of you lives in Italy,…
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Nulla Osta: How US Couples Legally Marry in Italy
The single fact that reorders most Italian elopement plans is this: for US citizens, the nulla osta is not a document you collect at home and pack in a folder. It is sworn in front of an American consular officer inside Italy, and it then has to be legalized by an Italian Prefettura before any…
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Marrying in Italy as a Foreigner: Every Document
The one page that makes an Italian marriage legal for two Americans cannot be signed in America. It is sworn on Italian ground, in front of a US consular officer, in a room in Rome or Milan or Florence, days before the ceremony. Everything else in the file can be ordered, apostilled and translated from…