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ITALIAN BIRTH, MARRIAGE AND DEATH RECORDS

 

In order to apply for Italian Citizenship through your ancestor, you must obtain a certified copy of his/her Italian Birth Certificate, as well as his/her spouse’s Birth Certificate if born in Italy, and the Marriage Certificate if married in Italy.

 

REQUESTING A VITAL RECORD FROM ITALY:

 

Certified Italian Vital Records are not available online.  The Town Halls, State Archives and Parish Churches of the Italian Comuni (Towns/Municipality) keep their records in physical archives at the Ufficio dello Stato Civile (Office of Vital Records).  The Registrar of the Vital Statistics office of  the Comune in which the event took place is responsible for preparing Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates from the civil registry records  kept in the Archives.   There is no regional office established that keeps these records.  For example, if you need a birth certificate for an ancestor who was born in the town of Belcastro, in the Province of Catanzaro, region of Calabria, you must obtain the document from the Comune of Belcastro.   If you are not sure of the exact location of the event (birth/ marriage/ death) we can conduct a GENEALOGY SEARCH for you.  Our genealogist has access to the civil registries of all Italian birth, marriage and death records of the Towns/Municipalities in Italy that have microfilmed this valuable data.  Contact us today to obtain our GENEALOGY SEARCH APPLICATION FORM

 

If you know the location of the birth, death or marriage of your ancestor, we can request the following Records from our Italian Comuni:

 

  • Birth Certificates "Estratto di Nascita"

  • Marriage Certificates "Estratto di Matrimonio"

  • Death   Certificates:  "Estratto di Matrimonio"
  • Family Registration :  "Stato di Famiglia"

Our service includes:

 

  • Preparing your requisition letter for the Registrar of the Stato Civile (Civil Records)

 

  • Procuring the records in the format required by the Italian Consulate for dual citizenship (Estratto per Riassunto/Formato Internazionale) 

 

  •  Follow-up  contacts to the Italian Public Sources if needed to procure your order

 

  • Shipping and Postage to and from Italy

 

  • Documents returned to you via Certified Mail

 

Price For Italian Vital Records: 

 

  • $85.00 per document; $40.00 for duplicate procurement of the same document

 

Timeline:

 

  • Typically 6-8 weeks. 

  • Italian Public Sources will be solicited a maximum of three times after 6 weeks by our Procurement Specialist in Italy
  • Documents received from Italy are reviewed by our US Office for accuracy then sent  to you via certified mail

  

Once your order is received, we promptly prepare a written request for the document(s) from the appropriate Italian Comune.   We obtain Vital Records from all of our Italian Comuni.  Our Assistant in Italy, Sig.ra Lorena Trapasso, is in direct contact with the Italian Civil Records Officials.

 

The order form for this service is found on page 3 of our Information Packet or email us if you have any questions!

 

"I  needed  my father's birth certificate from Italy to complete my application for dual citizenship, but was unable to locate it because I had lost contact with his family, and the name of the town had changed.  Thanks to Dr. Meschino's knowledge of Italy, and his perserverance, I was able to get the birth certificate and keep my appointment with the Consulate. ICAP's commitment to its clients is excellent."  Nick G., Brooklyn, NY