The marriage of an Italian citizen resident in Panama celebrated abroad must be transcribed at the competent Italian municipality.
Where to request the service:
a). presenting the interested Italian citizen at the Embassy of Italy in Panama, booking an appointment for “Consular Services” through the portal Prenota@mi;
b). addressing directly to its Municipality of registration A.I.R.E. (in this case it is necessary to contact the Municipal Civil Status Office).
I. DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED FOR WEDDINGS IN PANAMA
a). Form request for a transcript, duly completed (signature before the official);
b). Full original marriage integral certificate, issued by the Electoral Court, with Apostille issued by the Ministero degli Affari Esteri di Panama. with a date of issue not exceeding one year
c). Translation of the original deed duly accompanied by the apostille of the translator’s signature. NOTE: not if they accept digitally signed translations;
d). the original and plain photocopy identity documents of both parties.
All documents must be original and photocopied (legible).
If the documents have written or annotated information on the back of the sheet, photocopies of the back of the sheet shall also be submitted.
II. DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED FOR MARRIAGES IN OTHER COUNTRIES
a). Form request for transcript, duly completed (signature before the official)
b). Original full marriage certificate issued by the competent authority of the country of origin; with a date of issue not exceeding one year
c. Apostille of the original Act issued by the competent Authority in the country of origin.
d). Translation of the original document duly accompanied by the apostille of the translator’s signature. NOTE: we do not accept digitally signed translations;
e). Photocopies of the spouses’ identity documents.
All documents must be original and photocopied (legible).
If the documents have written or annotated information on the back of the sheet, photocopies of the back of the sheet shall also be submitted.
The Embassy will send an e-mail to the person concerned on the actual transmission of the files to the competent authority. It is therefore not necessary to ask for information on the status of the file as the responsibility of other authorities.
It is therefore recommended that you provide a valid e-mail address and notify us of any updates to your contacts.