faq - matrimonio

Yes. In Italy two people of the same gender can enter into a civil union and partnership.

You need a personal I. D. and a document that declares that you are free to marry, in other words that you are not already married in Italy or any other country. To get married one must turn to the Registry Office in the municipality where the ceremony will take place. Subsequently a date will be assigned.

Italian citizens can get a copy of the single status certificate directly from the General Registry Office; foreign citizens can get the same certificate from their country’s consulate.

Yes, but the procedure is more complicated

There is no specific procedure, but to go ahead with the marriage an asylum seeker must turn to their municipality to ask for a formal date. The Municipality unable to proceed will reject the request. The rejection must be put in writing, the civil servant must hand over a document on official municipality stationery explaining the reasons why it is impossible to proceed.

There is no set deadline. It all depends on the local municipality and the courts.

Yes, you can get married!

You are a refugee, and therefore you are unable/or do not want to involve the representatives of your country of origin, thus   a single status certificate (marriage certificate) is unavailable to you.  Starting with 2022 it is sufficient to go to the Register office of the municipality where you reside or where you want to be married and fill out a “declaration in lieu of an affidavit” in which you will state that you are not married in Italy or elsewhere and therefore are free to do so.

You will find the forms for this declaration in the municipality’s offices.

Consult the UNHCR’s information form in English and Italian.

N.B. It can prove useful to have with you a copy of the Ministry of Interior’s memo and UNHCR information form to show at the Registry Office when you submit the declaration in lieu of an affidavit

Yes, but is this case the procedure is somewhat more complicated

For the holders of subsidiary protection status who cannot turn to the representatives of their country of origin, and cannot produce a single status certificate, a judge’s authorization will be necessary.

There is no specific procedure therefore to go ahead with the marriage you must ask the local municipality to set a date for the wedding. The Municipality unable to proceed will reject the request. The rejection must be put in writing, i.e. the civil servant must hand over a document on official stationery explaining the reasons why it is impossible to proceed.

With the written refusal in hand, one can consult a lawyer who will appeal the decision in court. The presiding judge will evaluate the case and issue a sentence that will grant the Municipality leave to proceed with the publication of a date for the wedding.

There is no set deadline. It all depends on the local municipality and the courts.