Italian Dual Citizenship – How to Certify Italian Translations

Professional document translation for Italian Citizenship

If you want to apply for dual citizenship with Italy being one of the countries, then you will have to go through a multi-step process. In the case where you are applying for an Italian dual citizenship, and you live in Italy (not your regional consulate) you have the choices of verifying translations before you arrive.
Having translations certified before coming to Italy bears many benefits. Of the most important is that it reduces the number of trips that you will have to make to the local government offices to get them certified as well as preventing any complications that are brought by language barriers. If the consulate is located some few miles from you, then you may choose the option of getting their service.

Italian translation certification in consulate

Most consulates will not require you to book an appointment before having them certify your Italian translations. It is although wiser to call them first before to confirm this. If you call them, you should also confirm the time and days of the week that they allow walk-in-visitors for the certification services. Certification is just one of the services consulates provide, so it is not a must that you mention that you are seeking a service for Italian dual citizenship.
Before getting to the consulate, you should make sure you have the following steps complete:
1. All requested records received
2. All records translated
3. Both state and federal records apostilled

Before presenting, paperclip your documents having the Italian translation on top, and then the apostille paperwork and finally the actual record. Most states will have the apostille stapled to the paperwork. As a side note, you should not unstaple these documents.
The consulate will tell you if you are going to wait for the certification or pick them later. Many certifications cost around 10 dollars for each record and the consulates mostly accept cash only, so before visiting, be prepared.

Appointment in Italian Consulate

Finally, remember, if you schedule an appointment for applying for an Italian Dual citizenship, it is not necessary that you get your translations certified in advance.
However, there is also another option – a certified translation agency who can certify you translation into Italian and legalize them properly.

Apoling Solutions provides top – notch Apostille Stamp and Italian translation services in New York. We’ll gladly assist you in your document preparation (Italian translations and Apostille) and guarantee that they will be accepted by any official agency in Italy.