Certificate of No Impediment

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Certificate of No Impediment and Nulla Ostas A Certificate of No Impediment (CNI) is a certificate which confirms there are no objections to your proposed marriage. If you are getting married overseas, you may be asked to prove that you are single or that you are allowed to marry. In most cases, you will be able to obtain a CNI for this purpose. You should check with the authorities in the country where you are getting married if you need a CNI. A Nulla Osta is the Italian version of the Certificate of No Impediment. I have been told I need a Certificate of No Impediment or Nulla Osta. How can I get one? In most cases, if you are marrying overseas and you live in the UK, you can obtain a CNI from your local register office. If you live overseas, you should contact your nearest British Embassy or Consulate who will be able to provide you with details on how to apply for a CNI. There are exceptions to this (principally for marriages in Commonwealth countries or if you are marrying an Irish national) and further details on these can be found below. You should check with the authorities in the country where you are marrying whether they can accept the CNI as issued by the UK registrar or if it must be exchanged for a locally acceptable version (ie a certificate in the local language) issued by the British Embassy or Consulate. If it needs to be exchanged for a locally acceptable version please contact the nearest British Embassy or Consulate to where you are getting married who will be able to do this for you. If the authorities will accept the CNI as issued in the UK you should also check whether it needs to be legalised or translated into the local language. ‘Legalised’ means the certificate needs to be stamped with an official stamp (an apostille) by the UK Legalisation Office. We can do this for you - see our Legalisation pages for more information. If you

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