• Long-form birth certificate (original or certified copy) with Apostille and Italian translation
• Copy of the U.S. passport of the minor
• Copy of the passport of both parents (including the Italian passport of the Italian parent)
• Completed and signed application form (click HERE to download the form)
• Documentation proving the exclusive Italian citizenship of the parents/grandparents or proof of residence in Italy of the parent as indicated in points 2 and 3 in the previous page.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE LONG-FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATE:

• The birth certificate must be requested from the Department of Health of the state where the birth occurred.
• The certificate must state the city/town of birth. A certificate indicating only the county will not be accepted.
• The certificate must include the full names of both parents and either their dates of birth or their ages at the time of the child’s birth.
• The certificate must be fully translated into Italian (see information on transactions below)

APOSTILLE:

• The Apostille must be requested from the Secretary of State of the state in which the document was issued (e.g., if the birth certificate was issued by the Department of Health of Pennsylvania, the Apostille must be requested from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State).
• The Apostille must not be translated into Italian.
• The following link contains useful information and contact details for the Secretaries of State of the U.S. states covered by this Consular jurisdiction

Useful informations on how to request an Apostille (link)

PARENTS WHO WERE UNMARRIED AT THE TIME OF A CHILD’S BIRTH

If the parents of the minor were NOT married to each other at the time of the child’s birth, they may provide an “Affidavit of Parentage for child born out of Wedlock” (or “Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity”, or equivalent) issued by the Department of Health of the State where the child was born. The document must bear the Apostille from the Secretary of State and must be translated into Italian (see instructions for apostille and translation above)

OR

they must sign a Paternity/Maternity Acknowledgment declaration before a Consular Officer in this Office.  For this option, you must schedule an appointment with the Vital Records Office, via email at:  statocivile.filadelfia@esteri.it.  On the day of the appointment BOTH PARENTS and the MINOR CHILD MUST BE PRESENT, and have all the documentation ordinarily required for the registration of a birth certificate (see registration procedure).

ADOPTED CHILD

If you would like to register the adoption of your child in Italy, please contact the vital records office (Statocivile.filadelfia@esteri.it) for information.