Requests for Birth/marriage certificates from Italy

[Drew927]

Can anyone suggest a method for requesting documents from Italy. I have written formal requests in Italian but I am not sure if I should send them via courier or standard postal service. Should I include a return envelope with postage paid? I would appreciate any input on the subject.

[johnnyonthespot]

Can anyone suggest a method for requesting documents from Italy. I have written formal requests in Italian but I am not sure if I should send them via courier or standard postal service. Should I include a return envelope with postage paid? I would appreciate any input on the subject.

Which comuni? Some allow you to email or fax requests, others not so much.

I have had great success with simply mailing via regular post numerous requests for documents (several generations) to my maternal grandparent's comune. On the other hand, I have had no luck whatsoever with my paternal grandparent's comune no matter what method I tried.

Regardless of transmission method, many of us like the form letter generators found at this site. I would not include return envelope or any money unless it is specifically requested by the comune.

[Drew927]

I'm sending requests to Melizzano BN, Dugenta BN, Valle di Maddeloni CE and Napoli NA. Perhaps I should try my luck and fax them over first and see what happens.

[Italysearcher]

Since Naples is such a large city I would recommend a letter with at least an addressed return envelope.

[lptafe]

I am asking which type of office for birth, marriage records do I go to in person when I visit Italy.

[johnnyonthespot]

I am asking which type of office for birth, marriage records do I go to in person when I visit Italy.

These records are maintained by the Ufficio della Stato Civile, the Office of Civil Status. In a small comune, this will be just one more job handled by the clerks in the city hall/municipal office. In larger cities, it will be an office within, or even a separate building from, the primary "city hall".