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Documents required for citizens of:

New Zealand ......

Arrangements for a wedding vary according to location, and can take several weeks after the Nulla Osta has been obtained from the New Zealand Embassy in Rome. If you are seriously considering a wedding in Italy, the Embassy can supply further information about the Italian procedures. Please send a return email address with your request.

Documentation required by the New Zealand Embassy in Rome

The Italian authorities require a document called a Nulla Osta issued by the New Zealand Embassy in Rome. This document is similar to a New Zealand certificate of no impediment to marriage. Send the following (by post or deliver in person, faxed copies are not acceptable) to Lake Garda Weddings who will forward to the NZ embassy in Rome

original Certificate of No Impediment

certified copies of the biodata pages of the passports of the bride and groom;

the original copy of the decree nisi or order for dissolution if either the bride or groom is divorced. (If the bride is divorced, 300 days must have passed since the dissolution/decree nisi).

An application form can be obtained from Lake Garda Weddings

The original Certificate of No Impediment is obtainable from the Department of Internal Affairs :

Department of Internal Affairs
Births Deaths And Marriages (Central Registry)
Boulcott House
47 Boulcott St
Wellington
PO Box 10-526
Wellington
New Zealand
Telephone: (+64)04 474 80000
Facsimile: (+64) 04 474 7584
Website: www.dia.govt.nz

Marriages conducted in Italy in accordance with Italy's laws are legally recognised in New Zealand, but are not automatically registered in New Zealand. The only practical benefit of registering your marriage in New Zealand is that a New Zealand marriage certificate can be issued to you. This certificate does not replace the certificate issued to you in Italy.

Generally a marriage solemnised abroad in a non-polygamous country will be deemed valid in New Zealand. Such marriages are valid for the purposes of residence visa or citizenship applications