Zambian or foreign nationals who reside/have resided in Zambia and are applying for Italian citizenship in Italy, or applying at other Embassies/Consulates for citizenship by descent according to the “ius sanguinis” principle, must obtain a Police Clearance and birth certificate in Zambia.
- The Police clearance should be obtained from the Central Police Office in Lusaka. This certificate must be completed with the fingerprint page which can be acquired from the same office in Lusaka or in Italy from the Police authorities.
- The birth certificate should be obtained from the Registrar General’s Office in Lusaka (Dedan Kimathi /corner Independence Avenue). It is mandatory to present the original (see facsimile ZAMBIA New certificate and Duplicate certificate
The Embassy provides legalization of both documents (for costs, see art. 69 of the consular table for the Police Clearance and art. 7 for the birth certificate).
For translations, in Zambia one can turn to the Italian School in Lusaka, Lubu Road, tel. 0211 254181, in Italy to sworn translators at the Court in the city of residence.
Documents translated in Zambia must be certified by the Embassy (for costs see Art. 72A for each page of translation). The table can be found at the following link.
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Malawian citizens or foreigners who reside/have resided in Malawi and are applying for Italian citizenship in Italy, or applying at other Embassies/Consulates for citizenship by descent according to the “ius sanguinis” criteria, must obtain the Police Clearance and birth certificate in Malawi.
- the Police Clearance should be obtained from the Central Police Office in Lilongwe
- the Birth Certificate at the Registrar Office in Lilongwe or Blantyre.
- All certificates should then be submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Lilongwe for Apostille so legalization is not necessary (see facsimile Apostille Malawi).
For translations, in Malawi one can ask the honorary consuls, for information, in Italy one can turn to sworn translators at the Court of the city of residence.
Documents translated in Malawi must be certified by the Embassy (for costs see Art. 72A for each page of translation). The table can be found at the following link.