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Citizen Guides for Foreign Residents of Milan, Italy

Consular offices provide services for their expatriate citizens living in Italy. Services include replacement of lost or stolen passports and help and advice in difficult situations.
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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, Australia and New Zealand living in Italy are well catered to by their Consulate General and consular sections of the Embassies. 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 Living in Italy

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

The British Consulate General in Milan has jurisdiction over its nationals in Lombardy. It deals with commercial information and general consular enquiries. It also provides a range of services to help UK companies develop their business in Italy. Visa enquiries are handled separately by an independent organisation: Worldbridge Service

  • British Consulate General
    At: Via S. Paolo 7, 20121 Milan (MI)
    Tel: 02 723 001
    Fax: 0286 465 081
    Open: Monday to Friday 09:15-12:15 and 14:15-15:45
    e-mail 
    Website
  • For a map to the offices: Click here

Passport services for British residents in Italy are available from the Western European Passport Office at the British Consulate-General in Paris.

  • Western European Passport Office
    British Consulate General
    BP111-08
    75363 Paris CEDEX 08
    France
    Website
  • Passport Enquiries Tel: +44 208 082 4733 - 24 hour service between Monday 09:00 and Friday 18:00 

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.

US 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.

  • United States Embassy
    At
    : Via Vittorio Veneto 119/A, 00187 Rome
    Tel: 06 46741
    Fax: 064 882 672
    Open: Monday to Friday 08:30-12:30
    e-mail
    Website

The Consulates-General in Milan's Citizens Service provides services to American citizens in Lombardy including: 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. It also provides consular services to American businesses in Italy. 

  • American Consulate General 
    At
    : Via Principe Amedeo 2/10, 20121 Milan (MI)
    Tel: 02 290 351 (includes emergencies)
    Fax: 0229 001 165
    Open: Monday to Friday 08:30-12:00
    e-mail (US Citizen Services)
    e-mail (visa services, emergencies only)
    Website

  • For an access map: Click here

Note: certain services are available by appointment only. Full details can be found on the 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, check lists and tips on all aspects of the move, from planning the departure, the time spent in Italy and the return.

  • Canadian Embassy
    At
    : Via Giovanni Battista De Rossi 27, 00161 Rome
    Tel: 06 445 981 / 0685 444 2911
    Fax: 0644 598 750
    e-mail
    Website

In early 2007, the services provided by the Milan Consular Office moved to Rome offices. The Consulate General in Rome has both Trade and Consular Sections. The Trade Section aims to promote Italian-Canadian business relationships and offers advice to Canadian companies in Italy. The Consular section helps Canadian citizens with emergency passport applications and citizenship issues. It also provides and validates documentation.
  • Canadian Consular Services (political, academic, cultural & trade sections)
    At: Via Salaria, 243, 00199 Rome
  • Canadian Consular Services (immigration/visa and Consular Canadian citizen services) 
    At: Via Zara 30, 00198 Rome 
    Tel: 06 854 441 / 0685 444 2911 (for Consular Canadian citizen services )
    Tel: 854 443 937 (immigration and visa services)
    Website
Australian Citizens

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

  • Australian Embassy
    At
    : Via Antonio Bosio, 5, 00161 Rome (RM)
    Tel: 06 852 721
    Fax: 0685 272 300
    Open: Monday to Friday from 08:30-17:00
    e-mail
    Website

The Australian Consulate-General is located in Milan.

  • Australian Consulate-General
    At
    : Via Borgogna 2, 20122 Milan (MI)
    Tel: 02 777 041
    Fax: 0277 704 242
    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 Australian expatriates 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 New Zealanders in the region. These services include information on passport details and the registration of intended residence, registration of births, marriages and deaths and information for travellers.

  • 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

The New Zealand Consulate General is situated in Milan.
  • New Zealand Consulate General
    At
    : Via Guido d'Arezzo 6, 20145 Milan
    Tel: 02 499 0201
    Fax: 02 480 12577
    e-mail
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