What to submit to register minor children born in a foreign country other than Australia

To register a birth that took place in a foreign country other than Australia, this Office must receive:

1. The registration form;
2. The original birth certificate issued by the competent authority of the country where the birth occurred, legalized (where required) according to the procedures of the country of birth;
3. The Italian translation of the birth certificate by a professional translator, legalized/certified in accordance with the procedures of the country of birth. Please note that the translation of the legalization is NOT required;
4. A photocopy of the Italian parent’s Italian identity card or Italian passport and a photocopy of the foreign parent’s passport (if the parents are not both Italian).
5. Evidence of one of the requirements established by the law converting Decree-Law No. 36/2025:
   • An Italian citizen parent (including adoptive) possesses exclusively Italian citizenship at the time of the child’s birth (e.g., full birth certificate, certificate of non-naturalization, copy of visa, renunciation of a foreign citizenship statements);
   • An Italian citizen parent (including adoptive) resided in Italy for at least two consecutive years, after acquiring Italian citizenship and before the their child’s birth or adoption (e.g., historical certificate of residence to be requested from the Italian Municipality);
   • A grandparent possesses – or must have possessed at the time of death – exclusively Italian citizenship (i.e. they do not have and cannot have any citizenship other than the Italian one) at the time of the child’s birth;
   • The minor does not have and cannot acquire any other citizenship.

The above documents must be handed in at the reception of this Consulate.