United States Diplomatic Mission to Italy

Adults (age 16 and older)

Please submit:

• current or expiring passport
• one valid form of photo identification (e.g. foreign passport, driver's license, military ID, etc.)
• one passport photograph (taken within the last six months);
• if your most recent passport was issued within the last 15 years and when you were age 16 or over, completed form DS-82. Otherwise, completed form DS-11
• a self-addressed stamped envelope with priority mail (Posta Prioritaria) Italian postage. The envelope should be appropriately sized and with correct postage for the return of the passport/s.

See Also: Fees and forms of payment

Children Under 16

Please submit:

• current or expiring passport
• evidence of relationship (e.g. birth certificate with both parents’ names, consular report of birth abroad with both parents’ names, foreign birth certificate with both parents’ names, etc.)
• one valid form of photo identification (e.g. foreign passport, driver's license, military ID, etc.)
• one passport photograph (taken within the last six months);
• completed form DS-11
• a self-addressed stamped envelope with priority mail (Posta Prioritaria) Italian postage. The envelope should be appropriately sized and with correct postage for the return of the passport/s.

For children under 16, please see: Special Requirements for Children Under Age 16.

Children under 16 must appear in person at the appropriate Consular office in your district

See Also: Fees and forms of payment

Passport Services

To schedule a passport appointment in Rome, click here
To schedule a passport appointment in Florence, click here
To schedule a passport appointment in Naples, click here
To schedule a passport appointment in Milan, click here

By mail (for adults age 16 and older)

Your passport may be renewed by mail only if:

• you are currently in Italy and have a mailing address in Italy
• your most recent passport was issued within the last 15 years and when you were age 16 or over
• the passport you are submitting is not damaged

If all of these requirements are met, you may mail your application package to the appropriate Consular office in your district. The application package should include:

• current or expiring passport (which will be canceled and returned to you)
• one passport photograph (taken within the last six months);
• completed and signed form DS-82
• a self-addressed stamped envelope with priority mail (Posta Prioritaria) Italian postage. The envelope should be appropriately sized and with correct postage for the return of the passport/s. We cannot accept applications submitted by private courier services.

See Also: Fees and forms of payment

Issuance usually takes three to four weeks.