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Services for the Italian citizen

Consular Services

The consular services provided are based on the following principles: equality of treatment, impartiality, efficiency and transparency.

To request a certificate, use this form: CERTIFICATE REQUEST GENERAL FORM and send it to consolare.johannesburg@esteri.it. For other Forms Click here 

Consulates guarantee assistance to all Italian nationals in case of violation of their fundamental rights and of limitation or loss of their personal freedom. Moreover, they help them in cases of emergency, in their search for family members, for inheritance matters abroad and for the repatriation of human remains to Italy.

PASSPORTS

EMERGENCY TRAVEL DOCUMENTS ETD – (IN CASE OF THEFT OR LOSS OF PASSPORT)

ELECTRONIC IDENTITY CARD (C.I.A.)

DRIVER’S LICENSES

TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (CODICE FISCALE)

SPID  (Public Digital Identity System)

PRENOTAMI PORTAL FAQ

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND DECLARATIONS OF VALUE

AIRE – REGISTRY OF ITALIANS RESIDING ABROAD

REGISTRY OFFICE – CIVIL STATUS 

REGISTRATION OF BIRTH OF MINOR CHILDREN

    • Case A) Parent residing in Italy at least two years prior to birth – documentation to be submitted
    • Case B1) Parent with exclusive Italian citizenship – Documentation to be submitted
    • Case B2) Grandparent with exclusive Italian citizenship – Documentation to be submitted
    • Case C) Minor not in possession of or entitled to other citizenship – documentation to be submitted

ACKNOWLWDGEMENT OF MATERNITY/PATERNITY

RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (DIVORCE, ADOPTION, CHANGE OF NAME OR SURNAME, ETC.)

MARRIAGE AND TRANSCRIPTION OF THE ACT IN ITALY

CIVIL PARTNERSHIP ‘SAME SEX MARRIAGE’ AND TRANSCRIPTION

REGISTRATION OF DEATH AND REPATRIATION OF BODIES AND ASHES

CHANGE OF NAME AND/OR SURNAME

NOTARY SERVICES

ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS ABROAD (SUBSIDES OR lOANS)

TRANSLATION AND LEGALIZATION OF DOCUMENTS

PENSIONS AND SOCIAL SECURITY

CONSULAR REGISTER AND OTHER SERVICES

CONSULAR FEES

FORMS

FOR INFORMATION ON CITIZENSHIP AND ADOPTION, PLEASE REFER TO THE SECTION “SERVICES FOR FOREIGN CITIZENS