Citizen Guides for Foreign Residents of Italy

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Citizen Guides for Foreign Residents of Italy

All foreign Embassies exist to represent their nation to their host country nationals, providing information and services on trade, tourism and culture in the home state. All Embassies have a Consular Section that exists to provide information and services to its own nationals visiting or living in the host country. 

Citizens of the USA, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia living in Italy are well catered to by their Consular sections of the Embassies, and other organisations. There is a wealth of up-to-date and officially published information from the links below.

British Citizens

The British Embassy in Italy website has a comprehensive guide on subjects related to Moving to Italy. 

The British Consular Offices provided a range of services and information for Britons in Italy including detailed information on the following: information on passport details and the registration of intended residence; registration of births, marriages and deaths; judicial assistance information, information for travellers and more. 

• For more: Click here 
• To see the consular districts in Italy and their contacts: Click here  

There is a Milan-based office providing a range of services to help UK companies develop their business in Italy.

• British Consulate General Milan (Trade & Investment) 
  At: Via San-Paolo 7, 20121 Milan
  Tel: 0272 3001
  Fax: 0272 020153
  e-mail
  Website

The British Consular Office of the Embassy in Rome has jurisdiction over British nationals in the region. It deals with requests for visas, passports, commercial information and general consular enquiries. 

• The British Consular Office (Rome)
  At: Via XX Settembre 80a, 00187 Roma
  Tel: 06 42200001
  Fax: 06 42202334
  Emergency out of hours Tel: 06 42202603
  Open: Monday to Friday 09:15-13:30 for passport and consular affairs
  e-mail: Visa information
  e-mail: Consular information
  e-mail: Passport information
  e-mail: Commercial information 
  e-mail: General information
  Website
  
• British Consulate (Cartina)
  At: Viale Colombo 160, I-09045 Quartu S. Elena CA
  Tel: 0708 28628 (consular enquiries)
  Fax: 0708 13412
  Open: Tuesday and Thursday 09:30-12:30

Britons in Italy

The British Government website has a section for Britons living abroad. The information is not specific to Italy but provides useful facts relevant to moving, relocating with a family or retiring abroad. It includes information on tax and pensions, education, employment, insurance, as well as having information on everything to be considered when returning to the UK after a period of time overseas.

American Citizens

The Embassy of the United States website has details relevant to an American citizen living in Italy in its section General Information for US Citizens.

• US Embassy
  At: Via Vittorio Veneto 119/A, 00187 Rome
  Tel: 06 46741
  Fax: 06 4882672
  Open: Monday to Friday 08:30-12:30
  e-mail
  Website

The US Citizens Service is the consular section providing information on all legal details pertaining to US citizens living in Italy: information on passport details and the registration of intended residence; registration of births, marriages and deaths; information on driving, travelling in and visiting Italy; security tips; employment issues for the employer and employee and information concerning American organisations in Italy.

• U.S. Citizen Services (Rome)
  At: Via Vittorio Veneto 119/A, 00187 Rome
  Tel: 06 46742406/2420 (15:00-17:00)
  Fax: 06 46742244
  Open: Monday to Friday 08:30-12:30 
  e-mail
  Website
• To see the full list of American consuls in Italy, along with their addresses and opening hours: Click here 

The website of the Italian Embassy in Washington, has details for US citizens traveling to Italy and an A-Z of information about the country.

• For the Embassy of Italy in the United States website: Click here

Canadian Citizens

The website of the Canadian Embassy in Rome has some very useful information for Canadian citizens planning a move to, or living in Italy. The information includes notes, checklists and tips on all aspects of the move, from planning the departure, the time spent in Italy and the return. 

• Canadian Embassy (Rome)
  At: Via Giovanni Battista De Rossi 27, 00161 Rome
  Tel: 06 445981
  Fax: 06 44598750
  e-mail
  Website

Australian Citizens

The Australian Embassy in Rome provides a number of services for Australians including: consular services, help with taxation issues, birth, marriage and death certificates, help obtaining police clearance forms from Australia and advice on travelling and doing business in Australia. 

• Australian Embassy
  At: Via Antonio Bosio, 5, 00161 Rome 
  Tel: 06 852721 
  Fax: 06 85272300
  Open: Monday to Friday from 08:30-17:00
  e-mail
  Website

The Southern Cross Group

The Southern Cross Group is a global organisation that exists to "Promote mobility in the global community", and communicates with expatriated Australians throughout the world. Their work includes lobbying for changes in laws that improve or simplify the life of Australians abroad. 

The website has detailed information on the legal and practical aspects of: citizenship, voting, visas, health insurance, taxation and more.

• The Southern Cross Group website: Click here
• The Southern Cross Group in Italy website: Click here

New Zealand Citizens

The New Zealand Embassy in Rome provides consular services to Americans in the region: information on passport details and the registration of intended residence; registration of births, marriages and deaths; information for travellers and more.

• New Zealand Embassy
  At: Via Zara 28, 00198 Rome
  Tel: 06 4417171
  Tel: 335 203 769 (after hours)
  Fax: 06 4402984
  Open: Monday to Friday 08:30-12:45 and 13:45-17:00 (closed between 12:30 and 13:45 during July and August and on Fridays) 
  e-mail
  Website
• New Zealand Consulate General (Milan)
  At: Via Guido d'Arezzo 6, 20145 Milan
  Tel: 02 4990201
  Fax: 02 48012577
  e-mail