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Request an Italian birth certificate
If you still need to obtain an Italian birth document — a certificate, extract or full copy — this page is the starting point. ItaloDocs is a private documentary assistance service: it is not part of the Italian public administration. We assess the case and, where possible, coordinate the request according to the Comune and the type of document.
Which birth document you can request
- Certificato di nascita (essential birth details)
- Estratto per riassunto dell'atto di nascita
- Copia integrale dell'atto di nascita
Certificato, estratto and copia integrale
These are three ways of issuing the birth record held in the Italian Stato Civile. They are not equivalent, and no format works in every case.
Certificato di nascita
A document with the essential details of the birth, in summary form.
Estratto per riassunto dell'atto di nascita
It contains information taken from the record and may include annotations where they apply.
Copia integrale dell'atto di nascita
It reproduces in full the content of the registered act, including its components and annotations.
The right format depends on the procedure and the receiving body. We do not claim that citizenship, a consulate or another authority always requires the same type. Confirm with whoever will receive the file.
How it can be requested today
From 31 March 2026, the Ministry of the Interior’s ANPR portal offers a service for civil-status certificates and extracts relating to records formed digitally in ANSC. Under those conditions, certificates and extracts of birth, marriage and civil union may be available.
Direct access for the citizen requires a digital identity (SPID, CIE or CNS) and is subject to the service’s conditions. Official information states that they may be requested for yourself and for minor children belonging to the same anagraphic household.
Historical records, those predating digitisation, those not available in ANSC, certain third-party requests and other cases may still require an application to the competent Comune. ANPR does not replace the Comune in every situation, and not every Italian birth certificate is already available on the portal.
ANPR / ANSC and applications to the Comune
ANPR is not limited to anagraphic certificates: it still issues those and, since 2026, also allows — when the act is in ANSC — civil-status certificates and extracts. An anagraphic birth certificate is not the same as a civil-status birth certificate.
On the portal, a civil-status certificate (if the act is digital) can be downloaded; an extract (summary or full copy) is requested from the Comune that formed the act and downloaded once the office verifies it. Anyone without a digital identity, living abroad, or needing an old record usually follows another path.
ItaloDocs checks the request and assesses the case. We do not promise to obtain every record: issue remains with the competent public office, according to the Comune and the type of document.
Requesting it from abroad
If you are outside Italy — in Europe, Latin America or another country — you can consult ItaloDocs about obtaining the document without necessarily travelling to the Comune in person.
It is common not to know the format, the Comune that holds the record, or whether the document is in ANSC. Describe the procedure and the details you have: we assess the request and, where possible, explain how to proceed.
Where ItaloDocs can help
- You live abroad and cannot (or prefer not to) appear at the Comune
- You do not know how to request the document or which format to ask for
- The record is not available directly through ANPR
- It is an old or historical act, or you do not know which Comune holds it
- An apostille or a sworn translation may be needed afterwards
What information usually helps
- Full name of the person the record concerns
- Date of birth, or at least the year if the exact day is unknown
- Place or Comune of birth, if known
- Any extra detail that helps locate the record (parents, transcription, and so on)
- The type of document, if you already know it (certificato, estratto or copia integrale)
- The country or authority where it will be used
If you do not know which format you need
If you do not know whether you need a certificato, an estratto or a copia integrale, say which procedure or authority the document is for. ItaloDocs will assess which request to prepare, without guaranteeing requirements that belong to the receiving body.
Apostille and use abroad
An Italian document intended for use abroad may need an apostille or legalisation depending on the country, the type of document and the receiving body. It is not always required.
Do you already have the document?
This page is for people who still need to obtain the Italian document. If you already have it and need a sworn translation, that is a separate service.
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Frequently asked questions
You can consult ItaloDocs about handling the request from outside Italy, without necessarily travelling to the Comune. We assess the case according to the type of document and the competent Comune. Issue remains with the public office: we do not promise that every record can be obtained.
The certificato summarises the essential birth details. The estratto per riassunto takes information from the act and may include annotations. The copia integrale reproduces the full content of the record. The receiving body decides the format; the guide on this page sets out the comparison.
Sometimes. From 31 March 2026, ANPR allows civil-status certificates and extracts of records formed digitally in ANSC (birth, marriage or civil union), with SPID, CIE or CNS, for yourself and for minor children in the same anagraphic household. Historical or non-digital records often remain with the Comune. Not every Italian birth certificate is on ANPR.
It depends on the receiving body and the procedure. There is no universal format, and no single birth document that works for every citizenship file or other process. If you are unsure, tell us the procedure and we will assess it.
It depends on the country, the type of document and the authority that will receive it. Apostille or legalisation and obtaining the record are separate steps. We do not claim that an Italian birth certificate must always be apostilled.
It depends on the language and the receiving body. If you already have the Italian document and need a sworn translation, that process is on the birth-certificate sworn translation landing, not on this obtain-the-document page.
In the form, choose the civil registry certificates service and indicate the type of birth document (extract, full copy or other) and the procedure. We have not added new fields or document types.
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