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Using a U.S. document in Italy

Step by step

1. Order a certified long-form (full) copy of the U.S. vital record from the issuing state or county; abstracts are not accepted for citizenship applications.
2. Get the Apostille from the Secretary of State of the same state that issued the document (it is a separate attached certificate, not a stamp).
3. Translate the document into Italian, including every element of the original; the apostille itself does not need to be translated.
4. Submit the original apostilled document with the Italian translation to the competent Italian consulate; the consulate can certify the conformity of English-to-Italian translations if required.

Translation

U.S. documents for use in Italy must be translated into Italian. The Italian Consulate in Chicago states the translation may be prepared by the applicant or any other person, must include all elements of the original, and that the consulate can certify the conformity of English-to-Italian translations (it does not provide translation services). The Boston consulate allows self-translation of vital records if its guidelines are followed (typed, complete, dd/mmm/yyyy dates), otherwise a professional translator. The apostille does not need to be translated. U.S. Certificates of Naturalization do not need translation for citizenship applications.

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