Vital Records concerns the set of facts or expressions of intent relating to a citizen\u2019s life, such as birth, marriage, death, divorce, and citizenship. The registration of such events falls under the responsibility of the Vital Records Office, whose functions in Italy are carried out by Municipalities and abroad by Consular Offices.<\/p>\n
The Vital Records Office of the Consulate General of Italy in Boston handles exclusively requests for the registration (transcription) of civil status documents submitted by Italian citizens registered with AIRE (Registry of Italians Residing Abroad) under the jurisdiction of this Consulate<\/span>.<\/p>\n The Vital Records Office of a diplomatic or consular mission is responsible for:<\/p>\n Italian citizens are required to report all changes in civil status (by submitting the relevant documents or other supporting documentation) that occur during their stay abroad to the Consular Office responsible for the place where the event occurred.<\/p>\n Documents issued by countries that have acceded to the Vienna Convention of September 8, 1976, which provides for the issuance of a multilingual form, are exempt from legalization and translation requirements. These countries are: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, and Switzerland.<\/p>\n It is not necessary to personally bring the documents to the Consulate for the registration in Italy of<\/span>:<\/p>\n Most of the services provided by the Vital Records Office are handled by mail, without requiring the applicant to appear personally at the Consulate.<\/p>\n It is always recommended to contact the office by email in advance<\/strong> at statocivile.boston@esteri.it<\/a>.<\/p>\n Consolato Generale d\u2019Italia (Please provide an email address and telephone number)<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Information e forms:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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\nUfficio Stato Civile
\n600 Atlantic Avenue, 17th floor
\nBoston, MA 02210-2206<\/p>\n