Sweden & Italy

Swedish citizen residing in Sweden

The civil registrar, where the marriage or civil union is intended to be celebrated, requires the following documentation:

  1. Certificate of Marriage Capacity “Äktenskapscertifikat” with an EU multilingual standard form attached containing a translation Swedish/Italian (Annex V). Both the Certificate and the translation are issued directly by the Registry Office in Sweden “Skatteverket”.
  2. Registry Extract, containing the names of the parents (personbevis med uppgifter om föräldrarnas namn) with an EU multilingual standard form attached containing a translation Swedish/Italian (Annex I). Both the extract and the translation are issued directly by the Swedish registry “Skatteverket”.

The Certificate of Capacity to Marry “Äktenskapscertifikat” must be requested well in advance from the Swedish registry using the appropriate form SKV 7881 (Äktenskapscertifikat - Ansökan och försäkran).

Detailed information on the procedure to follow is available on the Skatteverket website.

According to the EU regulation of February 16, 2019, aimed at simplifying the circulation of certain official documents, Italian Authorities recognize the Certificate of Marriage Capacity and the Registry Extract with attached EU multilingual standard form, even without Apostille. Further information is available in the regulation published in the official journal of the European Union.

Last updated 26 Mar 2025, 10.50 AM