IN PERSON by prior appointment only (click HERE) – the passport office receives by appointment only
On the day of your appointment, you shall bring with you the following:
- a filled in adult passport application form MOD1 (see HERE)
- a valid form of photographic ID
- 2 recent and identical passport photographs, which must meet ICAO rules. Please see photograph guidelines
- payment (see HERE)
- your current, expired or damaged passport.
- If your passport has been lost or stolen, you must also submit a Lost/Stolen Report Form (see HERE) and another form of identity. If possible, please provide a photocopy of your lost or stolen passport.
Please read the checklist carefully before submitting your passport application. You can find the checklist and the passport application form (MOD1) in the “Forms” section of this website. (see HERE)
Please be advised that if you fail to submit the items listed in the checklist, your passport application will be rejected.
NOTE
Following the DL 13th June 2023, no. 69, effective from 14th June 2023 it is not necessary anymore to submit the act of consent from the other parent, when you have any child under the age of 18.
It is necessary to declare under the own responsibility that there is no inhibiting legal measure preventing the issue of a passport, pursuant to artt. 46 e 47 del DPR 445/2000. We strongly advice to use the updated forms.
Furthermore, new art. 3-bis of Law 1185/1967 states that – should exist the real, concrete risk that the parent of a child under the age of 18 move abroad in order not to comply with their duties or not to pay alimonies, the other parent can apply for inhibiting the issue of the travel document.
Application shall be submitted to the Court relevant for the place of residence of the minor. In case the child lives abroad, the Court is the one relevant of the place where the child is registered on AIRE.
Fees and how to pay:
The cost of a passport is subject to quarterly fluctuations in the exchange rate between EUR/GBP.
To find out how much a passport costs, please see HERE.
You can pay:
- in cash at the office
- by debit card – It is mandatory to use a british plastic card (no phone apps)
- by Postal Order made payable to the “Italian Consulate General”. Don’t forget to write your name on the back. You can buy a postal order from any local Post Office.
Processing time:
If you are registered with the Italian Consulate in Edinburgh (A.I.R.E or Anagrafe Italiani Residenti all’Estero), if your application is complete and if your residence and civil status is up to date, the passport can be issued on the same day (unless we require the necessary authorization from the Questura in Italy – e.g. for citizens registered on AIRE for less than one year). It can take longer if more information is needed, if your application hasn’t been filled out correctly or if we need to update your civil status position (registration of birth/death/marriage/divorce certificates). In some cases we may have to carry out routine security checks which could delay your application.