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Papers · Italy
Updated September 2026

📑 I need an official extract — address registration, birth, marriage, criminal record — where do I get it?

Direct answer

Most extracts now come online with your digital ID from Comune — Anagrafe / ANPR (anagrafenazionale.interno.it) — the population or civil registry for Italy — within minutes and often free; in person at SPID / CIE — assistenza del gestore (spid.gov.it) otherwise, with ID. Criminal-record certificates come from the justice ministry's service, birth and marriage certificates from the registry of the place of the event, and address certificates from where you are registered. Using it abroad? Ask for the multilingual EU form (free) instead of a translation. Your digital ID — Consiglio Nazionale del Notariato (notariato.it) — is the fastest route for all of them.

Call firstComune — Anagrafe / ANPR
Report toSPID / CIE — assistenza del gestore
If that failsConsiglio Nazionale del Notariato

🗣️ What to say

"I need an official [extract: proof of address / birth certificate / marriage certificate / criminal record] for [purpose, country of use]. Can I obtain it online, what does it cost, and can it be issued as the multilingual EU form?"

🪜 Step by step

  1. Which extract, for whomThe receiving institution says what it accepts: recent (usually under 3–6 months), original, multilingual form.
  2. Online: Comune — Anagrafe / ANPR with Consiglio Nazionale del NotariatoDigital ID login, download as a signed PDF. Most institutions accept the PDF; some want a stamped paper.
  3. In person: SPID / CIE — assistenza del gestoreID card, small fee, immediate or by post.
  4. AbroadMultilingual standard form for civil-status documents (no translation, no apostille within the EU). Apostille for elsewhere — see that page.
  5. Someone else's extractOnly with their written authorisation or a legal interest (heirs, court).

📇 All contacts

Comune — Anagrafe / ANPRResidence, online certificates, tax code (Revenue Agency)Within 20 days of moving🔗 www.anagrafenazionale.interno.it
SPID / CIE — assistenza del gestoreBlock credentials, report misuseLost or misused digital identity🔗 www.spid.gov.it
Consiglio Nazionale del NotariatoInheritance, deeds, powers of attorneyInheritance and certification🔗 notariato.it
Giudice di paceClaims up to €10,000, no lawyer needed up to €1,100Last step, with the contract and inspection reports🔗 www.giustizia.it

❓ Frequently asked

How recent must it be?

Whatever the receiver says; three months is the common rule. Order it last, just before you need it.

Criminal record for a job abroad

Obtain it in every country you lived in for the last years; each issues its own. Some accept the EU exchange (ECRIS) via the home country.

My birth was registered abroad

The registry of the place of birth issues it; your embassy can help. Some countries let you transcribe it into the home registry once.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

🔎 Common searches

Recognise your own search? The answer above covers all of these.

  • “registry extract online Italy”
  • “proof of address certificate”
  • “birth certificate request Italy”
  • “criminal record certificate Italy”
  • “multilingual standard form eu”

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