{"id":15047,"date":"2026-03-27T15:51:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambwashingtondc.esteri.it\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/cittadinanza-2\/cittadinanza-italiana-per-matrimonio\/documentazione-richiesta\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:58:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:58:52","slug":"documentazione-richiesta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ambwashingtondc.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/cittadinanza-2\/cittadinanza-italiana-per-matrimonio\/documentazione-richiesta\/","title":{"rendered":"REQUIRED DOCUMENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>All documents must be original, <a href=\"https:\/\/ambwashingtondc.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/traduzione-e-legalizzazione-dei-documenti\/le-legalizzazioni-di-documenti-tra-italia-ed-usa-lapostille\/\">legalized or apostilled<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/ambwashingtondc.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/assistenza-ai-cittadini-allestero\/elenchi-dei-professionisti-di-riferimento-a-disposizione-dellutenza-della-circoscrizione-consolare-di-washington-d-c\/#traduttori\">translated into Italian<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandatory Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete birth certificate with all personal details (including parents) and annotations, where applicable<\/li>\n<li>Criminal background check\u2019s records:\n<ul>\n<li>from the country of origin<\/li>\n<li>from the countries of residence (from age 14)<\/li>\n<li>from the countries of citizenship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A valid government issued identity document (such as a passport, for example)<\/li>\n<li>Certification of proficiency in the Italian language (at a minimum at level B1)<\/li>\n<li>Receipt of payment of \u20ac250 to the Italian Ministry of the Interior<\/li>\n<li>Marriage certificate issued by the Italian municipality<\/li>\n<li>Any documentation proving changes in personal identitfication information or other discrepancies<br \/>\n(e.g., changes in name, surname, order of names, changes in personal details, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information follow the links below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ambwashingtondc.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/cittadinanza-2\/cittadinanza-italiana-per-matrimonio\/documentazione-richiesta\/naturalizzazione-per-matrimonio-requisiti-dei-certificati-penali\/\"><strong>Criminal Background Check requirements<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ambwashingtondc.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/cittadinanza-2\/cittadinanza-italiana-per-matrimonio\/documentazione-richiesta\/certificazione-linguistica-e-costi\/\"><strong>Language Proficiency Certification<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ambwashingtondc.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/cittadinanza-2\/cittadinanza-italiana-per-matrimonio\/documentazione-richiesta\/naturalizzazione-per-matrimonio-costi\/\"><strong>Costs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ambwashingtondc.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/cittadinanza-2\/cittadinanza-italiana-per-matrimonio\/documentazione-richiesta\/traduzioni-e-certificazione-di-conformita\/\">Translations and Certification of Conformity<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Last Update: April 22, 2026\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All documents must be original, legalized or apostilled, and translated into Italian. 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