Marriage (english version)

HOW TO BOOK YOUR WEDDING IN POPPI

If you want to celebrate your marriage in Poppi, you have to send the application form to the follow email (c.poppi@postacert.toscana.it).

DOCUMENTS

People who lives in Italy (it doesn’t matter if they are italians or foreigners) must apply for the marriage banns before to get married.

The marriage banns must be done in the town hall where one of the future spouses lives.

In the case of the couple lives abroad, it doesn’t need to apply for the marriage banns, but it just needs to subscribe a declaration in front of the civil office of the town where the marriage will be celebrated.

In this case the couple has to book a date with this civil office.

Documents required for foreigner citizens are:

• Passport or id card;
• Nulla osta (certificate of non-impediment to marry) issued by the designated authorities of their country of citizenship; if the country who release the certificate is not part of the European Community the certificate must to be legalized;
• Original birth certificate translated into Italian and validated if the nulla osta hasn’t informations about your birth, your father’s name and tour mother’s name;
• If you wish to get marry in the church you need to take the request of the priest.

NULLA-OSTA

Nulla osta is the most important document to contract marriage in Italy.

For some foreigner citizens there are different conditions, following specific international agreements.

Nulla osta needs to certify there are not impediment to marry following the laws of your country and it has to show the follow details:

• Your name
• Your surname
• Date and place of your birth
• Your father’s name and surname
• Your mother’s name and surname
• Your citizen
• Your residence
• Your status (single, divorced or widow)

Nulla osta can be released by:

• the authorities of your country (Embassy or Consulate) in Italy: in this case the consul’s signature must to be legalised by the italian Prefettura. Documents don’t have to be legalised if released by countries who are member of European Union (Regolament UE 2016/1191) and by the following countries: Great Britain, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Norway, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey. (Convention of London of 7 june 1968).
• the designated authorities of your country of citizenship: in this case the document must to be legalised by the italian Embassy or italian Consulate abroad.

You don’t need to legalise the document if it’s released by the following countries: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark (**), Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands (included Antille and Aruba), North Macedonia, Portugal, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom (included Man Island), Turkey.

The documents who have the “Apostille” (a stamp who certify the authenticity of the document) don’t have to be legalised if they are released by the following countries, who signed the Convention of Aja on 5 october 1961: Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua e Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia (**), Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermude, Bielorussia, Bosnia-Erzegovina, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Caiman island, Channel islands, Ciprus, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominica, El Salvador, Estonia, , Falkland, , Fiji, Finland, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, Israel, Kazakhistan, Kiribati, Lesotho, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Marshall islands, Mexico (**), Monaco, Monserrat, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niue, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Norway (**), Panama, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saint Kitts e Nevis, Saint Vincent e Grenadine, Salomone, Samoa,  Saint Christopher e Nevis, San Marino, Santa Lucia, Sant'Elena, Seychelles, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Sweden (**), Switzerland, Swaziland, United Kingdom (**), Tonga, Turkey, Trinidad e Tobago, Turche e Caiche, Ukraine, Uruguay, U.S.A.(**) Vanuatu, Virgin island, Venezuela, Zimbabwe.

Attention: Nulla osta can’t be substitute by a single status certificate or by a self-certificate.

Nulla osta personal details must to be the same of the passport data.

Convention signed at Munich on 05-09-1980 - Certificate of capacity to contract marriage

It’s possible so substitute Nulla osta with a certificate of capacity to contract marriage, released by the town hall of your place of residence.

The country who signed this Convention are: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and Turkey.

(**) Special cases:

• American citizens (U.S.A.)

      Two main documents are required for American citizens to get married in Italy. These are the Atto Notorio and the Dichiarazione giurata:

• Atto Notorio: This is a declaration, stating that according to the laws to which you are subject in the United States, there is no obstacle to your marriage.

This declaration is to be sworn to by two witnesses before an Italian consul outside Italy or, in Italy, before a court official in the city where the marriage will take place.

• Affidavit or “Dichiarazione Giurata” sworn to before a U.S. consular officer accredited in Italy, stating that there is no legal impediment to your marriage according to the laws of the U.S. state in which you are a resident.

Once the “Dichiarazione Giurata” has been issued, you must bring it to the Legalization Office (Ufficio Legalizzazioni) of the local Prefettura to legalize it.

• Australian citizens

Two main documents are required for Australian citizens to get married in Italy. These are Atto Notorio and Nulla Osta:

• Atto Notorio: this should be obtained from the Italian Embassy or nearest Italian Consulate in the state where you reside before leaving Australia.  If you are unable to obtain Atto Notorio from an Italian Consulate in Australia, you may obtain one from a Tribunale Civile (Civil Court) in Italy or from the civil registrar (ufficiale di stato civile) of the marriage office of the city where you plan to get married.
• NULLA OSTA: In addition to the above-mentioned Atto Notorio, an Australian citizen intending to marry in Italy will need to make a Sworn Declaration (Nulla Osta) at the Australian Embassy in Rome or the Australian Consulate-General in Milan. Make sure you travel with your Australian passport as this has to be presented to Embassy/Consulate officers when signing the Nulla Osta.
  A Nulla Osta states that there is no impediment to marriage and must be signed, whether you are single, divorced or widowed, in the presence of an Australian Consular officer at the Australian Embassy in Rome.

• British citizens

Two main documents are required for British citizens to get married in Italy. These are the Certificate of no Impediment and the Statutory delaration:

• Certificate of No Impediment: You need to obtain what is called a Certificate of No Impediment, which is issued in the UK.
• The Statutory Declaration: you should make a statutory declaration in front of a solicitor or public notary in the UK.

• Danish citizens

The main document required for danish citizens to get married in Italy is Nulla Osta, which it can be released by the registry officer of the place where you reside.

Nulla Osta is released in danish, english and german languages.

Nulla osta must be translated in italian language by a sworn translator in Denmark and it must have the Apostille, following the Convention of Aja, signed on 5 october 1961.

• Mexican citizens

En relación con los requisitos y procedimiento para contraer matrimonio en Italia, en particular lo referente al “Nulla Osta”, se informa que con base en la circular número 11, del 22 de septiembre de 2015, el Ministerio del Interior de Italia instruyó a los oficiales del Estado Civil italiano a aceptar los certificados expedidos por las diversas oficinas del Registro Civil de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos como documentos válidos para celebrar matrimonios de ciudadanos mexicanos en este país, en sustitución del documento denominado Nulla Osta. En ese sentido, los nacionales mexicanos no requieren del Nulla Osta, pero sí de la presentación del documento mexicano denominado “Constancia de Inexistencia de Registro” o “Certificado de Soltería

• Norwegian citizen

Nulla Osta, is released by the registry officer of the place where you reside.

Nulla Osta must have the Apostille, following the Convention of Aja, signed on 5 october 1961.

• Polish citizens
• For Polish citizens who reside in Poland, Nulla Osta can be released by the registry officer of the place where you reside and it must be translated by an official translator or by an itallian Consulate.
• For polish citizens who don’t reside in Poland, Nulla Osta can be released by the polish Consulate in Italy.

Both of these documents don’t need to be legalised by the italian Prefettura.

• Syrians citizens

For syrians citizens, Nulla Osta must to be released by the Sirian Embassy of Vienna.

• Swedish citizens
• For swedish citizens who reside in Sweden, Nulla Osta can be released by the registry officer of the place where you reside. Nulla Osta is realised in swedish language and must be translated in italian language by a sworn translator and it must have the Apostille, following the Convention of Aja, signed on 5 october 1961.
• For swedish citizens who reside in Italy, Nulla Osta can be released by the swedish Consulate in Italy.

• Politic refugees

Refugees recognized in Italy in accordance with the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951, may request the banns of matrimony to the Civil State Officer of the Municipality where they have the residence, or where they need to get married, with a self-declaration affidavit ex DPR no. 445/2000 (dichiarazione sostitutiva), validated by the Civil State Officer, stating that they are free to marry/have not been married.

The self-declaration can be made by filling in the form available at the Municipality.

WITNESSES

The future bride and groom must take witnesses (one each) to the wedding.

The 2 witnesses must be adults (at least 18 yo) and they must be mentally competent.

You don’t need to take your witnesses to the marriage banns, neither if you have to sign the declaration in front of the civil officer.

INTERPRETER

If someone (couple or witnesses) doesn’t understand italian language, they must to be helped by an interpreter who translate all the statements, the questions and the answers during the marriage banns, the declaration and the wedding

The interpreter can’t be one of the couple or one of the witnesses and he doesn’t need to have any skill, except to understand italian language and the language which everyone understands.

Everyone must show their id documents to the civil officer before of the wedding.

MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY REGIME CHOICE

The couple must communicate to this civil office their choice about the matrimonial property regime.

The couple can choose between the legal community of property and the separation of property.

Foreigner citizens can choose the matrimonial property regime of the country where they reside, according by the first paragraph of the art. 30 of the law n. 218 of 31 may 1995.

If the couple doesn’t make any choice, there is automatically the legal community of property.

OUR WEDDING SPOTS

You can choose among four different spots where celebrating your wedding:

• The town hall mayor’s office
• The Poppi’s castle;
• The “Limonaia” in Fattorie di Celli resort
• The “Sala del Tango room” in Borgo Corsignano resort
• The “Sale degli eventi room” in Gatteschi’s palace

You can see some Poppi’s castle pictures at the follow adress http://www.comune.poppi.ar.it/ and you can virtually get into the castle at the follow adress www.castellodipoppi.it .

You can see some Fattorie di Celli resort’ s pictures at the follow adress https://fattoriedicelli.it/

You can see some Borgo Corsignano resort’s pictures at the follow adress https://www.borgocorsignano.it/

You can see some Gatteschi’s palace pictures at the follow adress https://www.palazzogatteschi.it/it/

AVAILABILITY AND RATES

If you want to know the availability and the rates of our wedding spots, please get in touch with the below contacts.

Attention: When you send the application form you have to send the payment receipt too.

You will receive a booking confirmation only when we receive your payment.

Every request without payment won’t be accepted.

HOW TO PAY

The payment must to be done with a bank transfer and we must receive the exact amount requested; you must settle eventual bank charges

Bank transfer header:  COMUNE DI POPPI

IBAN : IT96 H010 3071 5820 0000 0719 676

Bank: MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA SPA – Bank Branch of POPPI

Reason for the transfer: write the word marriage –  wedding date – surnames of the newlyweds                                    ex.   Marriage 10 –  06 – 2020  Smith and Adams

TIMES

The wedding can be celebrate every day (Monday – Sunday) from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.

Wedding can’t be booked for italian public holidays, and during the gouvernament elction days.

       CONTACTS

Poppi town hall:

telefono 0575.50.21;

e-mail: c.poppi@postacert.toscana.it

Civil registry officer:

Federico Bartolini: tel. 0575.50.22.18

e-mail: demografici.poppi@casentino.toscana.it –

Poppi’s castle:

Alessia Busi ;   tel. 0575.50.22.21

e-mail:  rilliana@casentino.toscana.it

Borgo Corsignano resort

0575.50.02.94

e-mail : info@borgocorsignano.it

Fattorie di Celli resort

0575.52.99.17

e-mail : info@fattoriedicelli.it

Palazzo Gatteschi

0575 500293

e-mail: segreteria@palazzogatteschi.it

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