ITALIAN WEDDING - 1st STEP | NULLA OSTA - What You Need To Know

Hi my lovelies,

First of all, if you reading this, congratulation to you and your partner/ fiance. I am writing this based on my own experience and what we did in order to make our marriage registered lawfully by Italian / European standard.

Before making your trip to Italy, you and your partner should prepare some documents in Malaysia that you will need to summit to your embassy to obtain your Nulla Osta (Status Swear Declaration) from the Malaysian embassy (or your respected embassy) Please take note that Nulla Osta is very important and no wedding will take place without this document.

What To Prepare in Malaysia

There is different documents that you should have prepared before leaving depends on your religion as in Malaysia the Muslims is subject to Syariah law.

For Muslim Malaysian

• Male - Please get 'Surat Pengesahan Bujang' from Jabatan Hal Ehwal agama Islam, JAWI or from the info that I gather you can also obtain this from your employee. Please check your local department state department for this. 
• Female - As JAWI had personally confirmed with me that they is no such documents issue for woman, I found out about this while trying to sort out my documents.. what you can do to prove that you are not married and free to marry is to make any appointment with an appointed Pesuruhjaya Sumpah (Commissioner Of Oath) preferably a Muslim and inform him that you need to make an Oath of your marital status to be use oversea. 

For Non-Muslim

• Matters are a bit easier for you guys as all you need to do is to go to the nearest branch of Jabatan Perkhawinan & Penceraian and ask for 'Surat Pengesahan Bujang' The procedures is the same for both make & Female. 

Note: For Divorce & Widows / Widower, Please prepare your divorce certificate or any other related certification to be translated in Italian preferably by an appointed translator from the Italian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur.

All this documentation you will need to present at the Malaysian Embassy in Italy in order for them to issue your NULLA OSTA. The consulate appointed might do s short interview on you and your partner. I have pleasant experience in the embassy as they are very friendly and very efficient not to mention very helpful indeed.

WHAT IS NULLA OSTA

NULLA OSTA is the final declaration / sworn statement to be made in Italy before a Malaysian Consular Officer at the Malaysian Embassy in Rome, Italy stating that according to the laws to which the citizen is subject to their home country there is no obstacle to his and her marriage. All documents must be shown to the Consular Office at the time of making This  declaration.

Click here for Malaysian Embassy address in Rome and operational hours.

I know everything can seems to be a little bit overwhelming, plan and take it easy and do everything step by step. If you have any questions please leave me a comment below. I will be posting the whole 2nd series of this in the next blog.

Live, Love. Laughter

Sara A.