We’re going to assume for this that you both live in Ireland or England, if you don’t then please ask for details of where you should apply for your Nulla Osta.

In Ireland these are dealt with by the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin and the Irish Embassy in London and they will send the documents to the Irish Embassy in Rome who will then post the Nulla Osta to us one month before the wedding.

The processing of the documents takes around 4 months so it’s important that you submit your application in time but please note that the application forms for the Nulla Osta cannot be completed earlier than six months before the date of your intended marriage.

That is, the date of the Statutory Declaration which is completed in the presence of the Commissioner for Oaths, Public Notary or Solicitor, cannot be earlier than six months before the date of your intended marriage.

Documents you will need:

1) Original Long form of civil birth certificate

2) Court Order if you are under 18 years

3) Death Certificate of previous spouse if widowed

4) Petition and Final decree of divorce: if divorced

5) Copy of Passport

6) Fee – the current fee is €20

Each person applying for a Nulla Osta will need to complete these forms MP1, MP2 if you are single form MP2A, forms relating to divorcees can also be found and downloaded from  this link.