Thank you for worrying about mymarriage but it is great. I usually don't like to contradict peoplein public but since you claimed my wedding is illegal and Italianpublic officers are not able to do their job, I really feel like Ihave to reply.You listed your titles which would haveimpressed me if I wasn't an Italian civil attorney who also has PhDin civil law and also practices family law. It does not seem like avery nice way to respond to everybody, scaring them into thinkingthat their marriages were illegal or going to be illegal. As you know in Italy, there does notexist a public professional register (Albo) for accreditation ofinterpreters (as for other professionals) but just tons of privateassociations. You can also put your name on a list at the localJustice Court, but they don't even require you to have a collegedegree or related training. In fact, you don't even need to pass anexamination. That list is binding only for Judges and just forJustice cases.The notary law at the article 55 ( lawnumber 89/1913) lists the requirements for being an interpreter intoa public act, it does not ask for a professional interpreter, sincethere is no way to become one! Consulate websites list interpretersto help people who do not know anyone who speaks Italian not becauseyou are required to get one. The person who translates obviously isgoing to be responsible for the truthfulness of the translation.Therefore the consulate lists people that they trust. Since thereisn't a profession like that, you can chose whoever you prefer thatis able to perform the service.About the specific wedding field, Iknow a lot of people that got married the same way I did. One was aGerman lady who married an American man in the USA and he translatedfor her as well. Is the entire world full of illegal weddings? I betyou are going to give an affirmative answer to this question, if youdon't decide to say that I am lying. At this point, don't waste yourtime in replying because I won't answer anymore, this discussion isuseless and it is going into a tough direction. I was here to helpthe lady who posted the original question, not to receive unnecessarypersonal legal advice for free.Sorry to everybody for being so longbut I wanted anyone else in my situation to relax and not worry thattheir marriage is illegal. My best regards to everybody.
Actually I am an italian who married in Italy an American citizen. Even though I was a party to the contract they let me translate for my husband and I am not an official interpreter. Even if you decide to buy an house you can choose a friend for the translation as long as that person is able to speak fluently both languages. The same rule applies to weddings.
Hi, to get married in Italy, if you are American, as I assume, you need to produce an affidavit sworn before an American consular officer commissioned in Italy stating that that there is no legal impediment to the marriage. You also need a valid passport and a birth certificate. You don't need an official interpreter for the wedding.
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Thank you for worrying about mymarriage but it is great. I usually don't like to contradict peoplein public but since you claimed my wedding is illegal and Italianpublic officers are not able to do their job, I really feel like Ihave to reply.You listed your titles which would haveimpressed me if I wasn't an Italian civil attorney who also has PhDin civil law and also practices family law. It does not seem like avery nice way to respond to everybody, scaring them into thinkingthat their marriages were illegal or going to be illegal. As you know in Italy, there does notexist a public professional register (Albo) for accreditation ofinterpreters (as for other professionals) but just tons of privateassociations. You can also put your name on a list at the localJustice Court, but they don't even require you to have a collegedegree or related training. In fact, you don't even need to pass anexamination. That list is binding only for Judges and just forJustice cases.The notary law at the article 55 ( lawnumber 89/1913) lists the requirements for being an interpreter intoa public act, it does not ask for a professional interpreter, sincethere is no way to become one! Consulate websites list interpretersto help people who do not know anyone who speaks Italian not becauseyou are required to get one. The person who translates obviously isgoing to be responsible for the truthfulness of the translation.Therefore the consulate lists people that they trust. Since thereisn't a profession like that, you can chose whoever you prefer thatis able to perform the service.About the specific wedding field, Iknow a lot of people that got married the same way I did. One was aGerman lady who married an American man in the USA and he translatedfor her as well. Is the entire world full of illegal weddings? I betyou are going to give an affirmative answer to this question, if youdon't decide to say that I am lying. At this point, don't waste yourtime in replying because I won't answer anymore, this discussion isuseless and it is going into a tough direction. I was here to helpthe lady who posted the original question, not to receive unnecessarypersonal legal advice for free.Sorry to everybody for being so longbut I wanted anyone else in my situation to relax and not worry thattheir marriage is illegal. My best regards to everybody.
Actually I am an italian who married in Italy an American citizen. Even though I was a party to the contract they let me translate for my husband and I am not an official interpreter. Even if you decide to buy an house you can choose a friend for the translation as long as that person is able to speak fluently both languages. The same rule applies to weddings.
Hi, to get married in Italy, if you are American, as I assume, you need to produce an affidavit sworn before an American consular officer commissioned in Italy stating that that there is no legal impediment to the marriage. You also need a valid passport and a birth certificate. You don't need an official interpreter for the wedding.