Citizen Guides for Foreign Residents of Liguria

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Citizen Guides for Foreign Residents of Liguria

All foreign Embassies exist to represent their nation to their host country nationals, providing information and services on trade, tourism and culture in the home state.

All Embassies have a Consular Section that exists to provide information and services to its own nationals visiting or living in the host country.

Citizens of the USA, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia and New Zealand living in Italy are well catered to by their Consular sections of the Embassies, and other organisations. There is a wealth of up-to-date and officially published information from the links below.

British Citizens

The British Embassy in Italy website has a comprehensive guide on subjects related to Moving to Italy. 

The British Consular Offices provided a range of services and information for Britons in Italy including detailed information on the following: information on passport details and the registration of intended residence; registration of births, marriages and deaths; judicial assistance information; information for travellers and more. 

• For more: Click here 

The British Consular Office of the Embassy in Genoa has jurisdiction over British nationals in the region. It deals with requests for visas, passports, commercial information and general consular enquiries.

• The British Consular Office (Genoa)
  At: Piazza G. Verdi 6/A, 16121 Genoa
  Tel: 010 574 0071
  Fax: 010 530 4096
  Open: Monday to Wednesday from 07:30-10:30 and on Thursday from 10:30-13:30 (April to October); Monday to Thursday from 08:30-11:30 and on Thursday from 11:30-14:30 (November to March)
  Website 

There is a Milan-based office providing a range of services to help UK companies develop their business in Italy.

• British Consulate-General Milan (Trade & Investment)
  At: Via San Paolo 7, 20121 Milan
  Tel: 02 723 001
  Fax: 02 720 20153
  e-mail 
  Website 
• To see the consular districts in Italy and their contacts: Click here

Britons in Italy

The British Government website has a section for Britons living abroad. The information is not specific to Italy but provides useful facts relevant to moving, relocating with a family or retiring abroad. It includes information on tax and pensions, education, employment, insurance, as well as having information on everything to be considered when returning to the UK after a period of time overseas.

US Citizens

The Embassy of the United States website has details relevant to an American citizen living in Italy in its section General Information for US Citizens.

• US Embassy
  At: Via Vittorio Veneto 119/A, 00187 Rome
  Tel: 06 46741
  Fax: 06 4882672
  Open: Monday to Friday 08:30-12:30
  e-mail
  Website

The US Citizens Service is the consular section providing information on all legal details pertaining to US citizens living in Italy: information on passport details and the registration of intended residence; registration of births, marriages and deaths; information on driving, travelling in and visiting Italy; security tips; employment issues for the employer and employee and information concerning American organisations in Italy.

The Consular Agency of the United States in Genoa has a website with up-to-date news on matters of relevance to American citizens in Italy.

• US Consular Agency
  At: Via Dante 2, 16121 Genoa
  Tel: 010 584 492
  Fax: 010 553 3033
  Open: Monday to Thursday from 11:30 to 15:00
  e-mail 
  Website 

The Citizens Service in Genoa provides limited consular services. Full range services are provided to the Liguria region by the Consulate General in Milan.

• US Consulate General Milan
  At: Via Principe Amedeo 2/10, 20121 Milan
  Tel: 02 290 351
  Website
• US Citizen Services
  Fax: 0229 035 273
  Open: Monday to Friday from 08:30-12:00
  e-mail 
• Notarial Services
  Open: Tuesday and Thursday from 08:30-12:00
• Non Immigrant Visa Services
  Tel: 899 343 432
  Open: by appointment only
  e-mail 
  Website 
• To see the full list of American consuls in Italy, along with their addresses and opening hours: Click here 

The website of the Italian Embassy in Washington has details for US citizens travelling to Italy and an A-Z of information about the country.

• For the Embassy of Italy in the United States website: Click here 

Canadian Citizens

The only Canadian Embassy in Italy is located in Rome.

Its website has some very useful information for Canadian citizens planning a move to, or living in Italy. The information includes notes, checklists and tips on all aspects of the move, from planning the departure, the time spent in Italy and the return.

• Canadian Embassy (Rome)
  At: Via Giovanni Battista De Rossi 27, 00161 Rome
  Tel: 06 445 981
  Fax: 06 445 98750
  e-mail 
  Website 

Aside from the two Embassies in Rome, there are two Honourary Consulates in Italy, located in Padova and Naples.

• For contact information: Click here

Australian Citizens

There is no Australian Embassy in Liguria. However, the Australian Embassy in Rome provides a number of services for Australians including: consular services, help with taxation issues, birth, marriage and death certificates, help obtaining police clearance forms from Australia as well as advice on traveling and doing business in Australia.

• Australian Embassy
  At: Via Antonio Bosio, 5, 00161 Rome
  Tel: 06 852 721
  Fax: 06 852 72300
  Open: Monday to Friday from 08:30 to 17:00
  e-mail
  Website 

The Southern Cross Group

The Southern Cross Group is a global organisation that exists to "promote mobility in the global community", and communicates with expatriated Australians throughout the world. Their work includes lobbying for changes in laws that improve or simplify the life of Australians abroad.

The website has detailed information on the legal and practical aspects of: citizenship, voting, visas, health insurance, taxation and more.

• The Southern Cross Group website: Click here 
• The Southern Cross Group in Italy website: Click here 

New Zealand Citizens

Liguria has no New Zealand Embassy. However, the New Zealand Embassy in Rome provides consular services to New Zealand nationals in the region, including: information on passport details and the registration of intended residence; registration of births, marriages and deaths; information for travelers and more.

• New Zealand Embassy
  At: Via Zara 28, 00198 Rome
  Tel: 06 441 7171
  Tel: 335 203 769 (after hours)
  Fax: 06 440 2984
  Open: Monday to Friday 08:30-12:45 and 13:45-17:00 (closed between 12:30 and 13:45 during July and August and on Fridays)
  e-mail 
  Website 
• New Zealand Consulate General (Milan)
  At: Via Guido d'Arezzo 6, 20145 Milan
  Tel: 02 499 0201
  Fax: 02 480 12577
  e-mail