Certificate of free status

Who can request the certificate of free status?

The certificate of free status can be requested by anyone in any Italian municipality, provided that they know the personal data of the individual for whom they intend to obtain the document and provided that the aforementioned individual is resident and has been registered in an Italian municipality.

To request the certificate of free status you only have to fill out the form by entering the following information:

• name;
• surname;
• date of birth;
• municipality of residence;
• province of residence.

What does the certificate of free status contain?

The data contained in the certificate of free status are:

• Name and Surname;
• Tax ID code;
• Date of birth;
• Municipality and province of residence
• Residential address.
• Single (civil) status of the person (e.g. single - widower - divorced)

The certificate of single status is the declaration in which the public official certifies the absence of marital ties (single status) of a specific natural person resident in an Italian municipality.

The document (certificate of free status) has value of truthfulness and regularity of the information contained therein as it is signed by the municipal official and has unlimited value throughout the national territory.

NB the certificate of civil status is valid for six months from the moment of its issue, after which time it will be necessary to request a new updated certificate of civil status.

When to request a certificate of free status

To request the certificate of free status it is necessary:

• to get married;
• to open the succession of a deceased spouse;
• requesting the certificate of free status is useful:
• to get a mortgage;
• to complete a real estate sale;
• whenever official certification of the state of freedom (single/widowed/divorced) of a natural person is requested.

Processing times

The processing times for our certificates are approximately 15 working days and refer only to delivery via email.

The delivery of the document in paper format is managed by DHL or Poste Italiane, therefore, we do not assume any responsibility in case of delay or loss of the shipment of the document.