IMPORTANT NOTICE
FOR THE BIRTH OF CHILDREN ABROAD, CHECK THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ITALIAN CITIZENSHIP AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
Cittadinanza e Adozione – Ambasciata d’Italia Stoccolma
Pursuant to Presidential Decree no. 396/2000, Italian citizens are required to declare all changes in their civil status (birth, marriage, divorce, death) that occur during their stay abroad.
The consular offices receive the documents issued by the foreign authorities and transmit them to the Italian municipalities for transcription. It should be noted that the transcription of changes in civil status (birth of children, marriage, divorce, death) is a prerequisite for the issue of any certificate, attestation, identity document in favour of an Italian citizen residing in Sweden. In case of personal data irregularities, it will be necessary to register the changes before proceeding with the release of any document.
The Italian citizen who has established his residence abroad, in order to request the transcription of the civil status documents, must first register in the Registry of Italians Residing Abroad: Register of Italians living abroad (A.I.R.E.) – Ambasciata d’Italia Stoccolma
In the side menu, you can consult the respective instructions for birth, marriage, divorce, and death in Swedish to assist you in dealing with the local authorities.
Requests for the transcription of civil status documents, complete and correct, must be sent by post to the following address:
Italienska Ambassaden
“Stato Civile”
Djurgårdsvägen 174
115 21 Stockholm
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