Step 2: Schedule Consulate Appointment
Making An Appointment at the Consulate
Are you ready to make an appointment at the Italian consulate in whose jurisdiction you reside? The waitlists for appointments at nearly all consulates exceed 18 months, therefore, please understand it is best to book your appointment now. And, working with Your Italian Passport will ensure your materials are ready well in advance of your citizenship appointment at the consulate.
Use this link to schedule your appointment at most consulates.
Tip: You must first register as a new user. You will receive an email from the consulate post-registration. Use the link in that email to come back to this page. At that time, login as a registered user and book a CITIZENSHIP (not passport) appointment at the consulate covering your area of residence. Please do not book an appointment sooner than six months from the date of your consultation with Your Italian Passport. Please forward us the appointment confirmation email received upon completion of the booking so that we may mark our calendar accordingly.
Are you having trouble booking your consular appointment? Here are some tips to help you schedule your appointment. Please note, these tips are not applicable to all consulate and may change at any time.
New dates appear Sunday -- Thursday at midnight Italy-time (6pm ET, 3pm PT… etc.)
Some consulates are not currently accepting new appointments due to Covid restrictions, but are expected to resume this service soon. Register yourself now and stay tuned to the calendar for update to its function.
What to Expect at the Consulate
In addition, you will need to bring the following items with you to the consulate:
Your U.S. Passport
Your driver's license
A current utility bill listing your mailing address
(no more than 60 days old from the date of your appointment)A money order in the amount of 300 euros or the U.S. dollar equivalent
(exchange rates listed on the consulate websites)
Also, please note the Italian consular officers have the right to deny without prejudice an application if it contains name or date discrepancies that they deem must be addressed through record amendment. The Italian consulate will keep the original documents (both U.S. and Italian) submitted in support of your application. Thus, any documents you wish to keep for your own personal records or family archives should be ordered in duplicate.
If your application is approved, you will be advised that your citizenship is conditionally granted and will be made official via letter once your vital records have successfully been registered by the consulate in the town of your Italian ancestor's birth. You will not be issued a passport on the day your application for citizenship is reviewed. Once you receive official, written confirmation of your citizenship, you may return to the consulate with proof of citizenship, two passport-size photos and payment for the passport. It will be issued to you that day.
While Your Italian Passport is here is guide and support your through this process, Your Italian Passport will not reach out to the Italian consulates to check on the status of your conditionally-granted application. Requests for status updates may be made directly to the consulate by the client. In addition, Your Italian Passport does not assist in scheduling an appointment for review of citizenship applications or collection of an Italian passport. Instructions for making such appointments can be found on all of the Italian consulate websites.