Marriage certificate for Italy: apostille step by step
The chain of steps with authorities, fees and timescales. Change the fields and the route is recalculated.
Marriage certificate for Italy
One apostille stamp obtained in Russia is enough. No consulate is involved.
- What the apostille goes on
- On the original
- Second apostille on the translation
- Not required
- Translation
- Only a sworn translator in the destination country
- Under the treaty
- Legalisation is not required by treaty, but is asked for in practice
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Check the marriage certificate before you apply
The stamp is only affixed to an original of the established form and in good condition. A laminated document, a Soviet-era form or one with corrections will not be apostilled: you need a duplicate first.
Under the treaty no legalisation is required
The 1979 treaty between the USSR and Italy on legal assistance in civil matters is in force between Russia and Italy: formally the document must be accepted without a stamp. In practice institutions in Italy ask for an apostille, and an apostille is always accepted. The route is therefore built with one; if the receiving institution confirms in writing that no stamp is needed, the apostille step can be skipped.
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Have the apostille affixed to the original
The apostille on the marriage certificate is affixed by the civil registry authority of the region of the Russian Federation where the civil status record was made. The state fee is paid in advance and the receipt is attached to the application.
The civil registry authority of the region of the Russian Federation where the civil status record was made - 3
Have the translation done by a sworn translator in Italy
A Russian notarised translation will not be accepted in Italy: you need a translator sworn in the destination country. The document is translated together with the apostille, so this step comes last.
This step is carried out in the destination country. We neither sell it nor charge for it.
Where the marriage certificate was issued
The route starts from the region of issue: its own authority, its own timescales and addresses.