General information
For general information, consult the Consular Guide of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation:
https://www.esteri.it/it/servizi-consolari-e-visti/italiani-all-estero/stato-civile/riconoscimento-di-sentenze-straniere/
Transcript of divorce decrees
The request for transcription of the divorce can be submitted personally by anyone interested (former spouse and / or children) to the Italian municipality where the marriage certificate is transcribed.
Alternatively, Italian citizens residing in this consular district and registered with AIRE can submit the aforementioned request to the Consular Chancellery of the Embassy of Italy in New Delhi.
The request for transcription of a divorce decree (available at the following link: (Modulistica – Ambasciata d’Italia New Delhi (esteri.it)), must be attached:
– a valid identity document of the applicant,
– the substitutive declaration of notarial deed (available at the following link: (Modulistica – Ambasciata d’Italia New Delhi (esteri.it) made pursuant to art. 47 of the DPR 445/2000 in which the applicant certifies the existence of the requirements referred to in art. 64 of Law 218/1995 and declares that the judgment is not contrary to other judgments pronounced by an Italian court and that a judgment is not pending before an Italian judge for the same subject matter and between the same parties;
– the complete copy of the judgment, complete with the requirements of art. 64, duly legalized with Apostille
(http://passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/online/consularServices) and translated (link to the list of translators –list of translators 2023).
The documentation can be submitted to the Consular Chancellery by sending the originals of the aforementioned documentation by ordinary mail or private courier to the following address:
Embassy of Italy – Consular Section
50 and Chandragupta Marg,
Chanakyapuri, New Delhi – 110 021
Before sending the originals it is advisable to send a copy of all documentation to the e-mail address consolare.newdelhi@esteri.it for the appropriate verifications.