{"id":960,"date":"2023-05-19T13:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T11:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consedimburgo.esteri.it\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/passaporti-e-carte-didentita\/richiedere-il-passaporto-in-caso-di-urgenza\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T13:20:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T11:20:17","slug":"richiedere-il-passaporto-in-caso-di-urgenza","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/consedimburgo.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/passaporti-e-carte-didentita\/richiedere-il-passaporto-in-caso-di-urgenza\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply for an Italian passport in case of a proven emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What to do if you need to travel urgently<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are registered with the Italian Consulate in\u00a0Edinburgh (A.I.R.E or Anagrafe Italiani Residenti all\u2019Estero) and you have\u00a0<strong>proof of your emergency<\/strong>, you may request an emergency appointment forwarding by email the required documentation as indicated below.<\/p>\n<p>If your emergency application is accepted without a pre-arranged appointment, an emergency fee must be paid in addition to the standard passport application fee (click <a href=\"https:\/\/consedimburgo.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/548-2\/\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to go to our passport fees page).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PLEASE NOTE:<\/strong><br \/>\nOur ability to issue passports on the day of the application can be affected by a number of factors and can only be considered on a case-by-case basis in response to a verifiable emergency.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>INSTRUCTIONS FOR NEWBORNS<\/strong><br \/>\nWe can only accept urgent passport applications for newborns born in\u00a0Scotland and Northern Ireland\u00a0<strong>by post<\/strong>. Please mark your child\u2019s passport application documents as\u00a0<strong>URGENT<\/strong>\u00a0and send them together with your child\u2019s birth certificate. If you send the birth certificate without an apostille and a translation, we will not be able to process the application.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What constitutes an emergency?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a family or medical emergency:\u00a0<strong>you must bring a doctor\u2019s certificate or hospital correspondence\u00a0<\/strong>written in Italian or English and\u00a0<strong>proof of your travel plans including booking confirmations\u00a0<\/strong>(clearly stating name and\u00a0surname of the passenger and date of the flight).<\/li>\n<li><strong>urgent work<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>related matters that cannot be postponed<\/strong>: you must bring a letter from your employer or business partner detailing the nature of your urgent business and proof of your travel plans including booking confirmations (clearly stating name and surname of the passenger and date of the flight). The letter must be written on headed paper and be signed by your employer or business partner. The letter should also specify the name of the person who has signed, their position in the company and their telephone number. You are not allowed under any circumstances to use your work related emergency to submit a passport application for another family member.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>We will\u00a0not\u00a0accept the following documents as proof of an emergency:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>appointments for medical examinations which could have been carried out in\u00a0Scotland and Northern Ireland\u00a0but have been scheduled in another country;<\/li>\n<li>doctor certificates that don\u2019t clearly specify a serious medical condition of an immediate family member;<\/li>\n<li>flight tickets for a holiday or letters written by relatives, friends or acquaintances;<\/li>\n<li>email correspondence relating to urgent work commitments;<\/li>\n<li>declarations (written by the applicant) relating to urgent work commitments without sufficient proof of emergency;<\/li>\n<li>correspondence or booking confirmations relating to school trips.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PLEASE NOTE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>were born outside of Italy<\/li>\n<li>obtained Italian citizenship in Italy or from an Italian Consulate\/Embassy outside of Scotland and Northern Ireland<\/li>\n<li>obtained Italian citizenship by marriage in Italy or from an Italian Consulate\/Embassy outside of Scotland and Northern<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>you are strongly advised to check that your birth certificate has been registered at your town hall (Comune) of reference in Italy, even if you have been issued with an Italian passport in the past. If you haven\u2019t registered your birth certificate in Italy, you should provide a photocopy of a legalized birth certificate and a certified translation together with your passport application.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about registering birth certificates, please see the\u00a0Registry Office\u00a0section <a href=\"https:\/\/consedimburgo.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/stato-civile\/\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What to do if you need to travel urgently If you are registered with the Italian Consulate in\u00a0Edinburgh (A.I.R.E or Anagrafe Italiani Residenti all\u2019Estero) and you have\u00a0proof of your emergency, you may request an emergency appointment forwarding by email the required documentation as indicated below. 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