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title: "Apostille for Italy: U.S. Records for Citizenship | MCC"
description: "S. vital records in long form, apostilled and translated into Italian. Which records, who issues the apostille, and the route from New Jersey."
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Apostille · Italy

# Apostilles for U.S. documents going to Italy

Italy has been a party to the Apostille Convention since February 11, 1978, and the Consulate General of Italy in New York's citizenship checklist asks for U.S. vital records as certified long-form originals, legalized with the apostille and accompanied by an Italian translation. The apostille comes from the U.S. state that issued each record (the U.S. Department of State for federal documents). We prepare New Jersey apostilles and handle records from other states through our any-state apostille service.

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**Price**From $150 per document, plus the state or federal fee at cost Starting rates. Your exact price is quoted after we confirm a local notary/runner, before you pay.

**Where we cover**New Jersey and federal documents; embassy runs in Washington, D.C.

The Consulate General of Italy in New York's citizenship document checklist says in-line relatives' U.S. vital records (birth, marriage and death certificates) "must be submitted in certified originals in long form," "legalized with the Apostille and accompanied by their translation into Italian," and that the "Apostille does not need translation." It adds that long-form certificates "have to be specifically requested as they often are not the standard-issued format," and that a long-form birth certificate must show the exact place of birth, not only the county.

## The route for each record

- Order the long-form certified copy from the vital records office of the state (or city) that issued it. Ask for the long form by name.
- Get the apostille from that same state's apostille office. A New Jersey record gets the New Jersey apostille from the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services; records from other states go through [our any-state apostille service](/notary/apostille-any-state) or that state's office directly.
- Have the record translated into Italian. The checklist says the apostille itself doesn't need translating.
- Check the consulate's current checklist and your appointment instructions before you submit; each consulate serves its own area and its lists change.

Records needed for citizenship by descent span several generations and often several states, so the apostilles come from several offices. See [citizenship by descent documents](/notary/citizenship-by-descent-documents) for the full list by country.

Every apostille job gets a stage tracker on your request status page: received, documents checked, submitted, returned and shipped, with an email at each step. · [Check another country](/notary/apostille-or-legalization-checker)

We handle the paperwork steps only. We are not lawyers or immigration consultants, we never prepare USCIS forms, and nothing here is legal, immigration or tax advice. The receiving office decides what it accepts, so no acceptance or turnaround is guaranteed.

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## Sources

- [Consulate General of Italy in New York: citizenship document checklist](https://consnewyork.esteri.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Check_list.pdf)
- [Consulate General of Italy in New York: authentication of signatures and documents](https://consnewyork.esteri.it/en/servizi-consolari-e-visti/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano/servizi-notarili/authentication/)
- [HCCH: Apostille Convention status table](https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/status-table/?cid=41)

## Questions

**Who decides what Italy accepts?**

The office in Italy that receives the document. Ask it what certificate, translation and age of document it wants before you order anything.

**Can you translate the document too?**

We arrange certified translation through a partner from $29 per page. Ask the receiving office whether the translation goes before or after the certificate.

**Do you prepare immigration forms?**

No. We never prepare USCIS or other immigration forms and don't give immigration advice. We handle the certification steps for documents you already have.

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