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11 March 2026
Consular mission in Byron Bay – April 20th 2026

Please be advised that a delegation from this Consulate General will travel to Byron Bay on April 20th to allow Italian nationals in the surrounding area to apply for passports and collect their biometric data. Applications for registration of civil status records (births, marriages, divorces, deaths) will also be available, along with the relevant original […]

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9 March 2026
Call for sponsors – Activities organized on the occasion of the celebrations of the 2026 edition of Italy’s National Day and other events

The Consulate General of Italy in Sydney, with this public notice, and its annexes, offers the opportunity to sign Sponsorship contracts with the Consulate with the aim to support the organization of activities and events for the year 2026 including the Italy National Day. Public Notice – Call for Sponsorships Annex nr. 1 – Requirements […]

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4 March 2026
REGISTRATION OF THE BIRTH OF MINORS: IMPORTANT UPDATE REGARDING DECLARATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CITIZENSHIP BY OPERATION OF LAW

Law No. 26 of 28 February 2026, converting Decree-Law No. 200 of 31 December 2025, the so-called “milleproroghe”, has extended the deadline set out in Article 1, paragraph 1-ter, of Decree-Law No. 36 of 28 March 2025, from 31 May 2026 to 31 May 2029. For further information please click here.

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4 March 2026
REGISTRAZIONE DELLA NASCITA DI MINORENNI: IMPORTANTE NOVITÀ PER LE DICHIARAZIONI PER L’ACQUISTO DELLA CITTADINANZA PER BENEFICIO DI LEGGE

La Legge 28 febbraio 2026, n. 26 di conversione del Decreto-Legge 31 dicembre 2025, n. 200, recante disposizioni urgenti in materia di termini normativi (c.d. “milleproroghe”) ha disposto la proroga del termine di legge previsto dall’articolo 1, comma 1-ter, del Decreto-Legge 28 marzo 2025, n. 36, dal 31 maggio 2026 al 31 maggio 2029.

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20 February 2026
PRENOT@MI PORTAL TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE

Due to technical updates, the Prenot@mi portal will NOT be accessible on February 23rd, 24th, and 25th, 2026.

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27 August 2025
Birth registration for minors applying for citizenship – Update on the procedure for submitting the application

From SEPTEMBER 1st  2025 the declaration of minor’s birth in order to acquire the citizenship, can be submitted in person at the Consulate, without an appointment, every FRIDAY from 09:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

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27 August 2025
Re-acquisition of Italian citizenship – Update on the procedure for submitting the application

From September 1st 2025, to best manage the numerous requests, interested parties will have to request an appointment by sending an email with the subject “RE-ACQUISITION OF CITIZENSHIP” to  sydney.cittadinanza@esteri.it alongside the requested documentation. Following a review of the submitted documentation, the Consular Office shall notify the applicant the appointment date within two weeks.  

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27 August 2025
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR PASSPORT APPLICANTS

Please be advised that from September 1st to December 19th 2025 passport applications will be accepted WITHOUT APPOINTMENT and they can be lodged in person, ONLY from MONDAY to THURSDAY from 9am until 11:30am. Instead, from December 22nd 2025 to January 30th 2026 this Consulate General will accept requests for the issue of Italian passports ONLY and EXCLUSIVELY by APPOINTMENT, […]

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12 June 2025
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR PASSPORT APPLICATIONS

Please be advised that from July 7th to August 29th 2025 this Consulate General will accept requests for the issue of Italian passports ONLY and EXCLUSIVELY by APPOINTMENT, through the Prenot@mi platform. NOTICE: Appointments are individual for every single applicant

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20 March 2025
Call for sponsors – Activities organized on the occasion of the celebrations of the 2025 edition of Italy’s National Day

The Consulate General of Italy in Sydney, with this public notice, and its annexes, offers the opportunity to sign Sponsorship contracts with the Consulate with the aim to support the organization of activities related to the celebrations of the 2025 edition of Italy’s National Day. Anx nr. 1 – PUBLIC NOTICE – Sponsorship Consolato Generale […]

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