FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions

AIRE (Anagrafe degli Italiani Residenti all’Estero) is the Register of Italians Residing Abroad. Italian citizens who transfer their habitual residence abroad for more than 12 months are required by law to register.

Yes. Italian citizens who establish their habitual residence in Israel for more than 12 months must apply for AIRE registration.

No. As a general rule, for registry purposes you may have only one habitual residence: either in Italy or abroad.

AIRE applications are submitted online through FastIT. Create an account, complete the relevant service request and upload the supporting documents requested for you and, where applicable, your household.

Always upload your proof of citizenship (Italian passport), proof of address (Sefach of the TZ, rental contract, utility, arnona…) and the signed application.

FastIT is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs online platform for certain consular services, including AIRE registration and address updates.

No. FastIT is mainly for online consular registry services. Prenot@Mi is the appointment-booking platform for services that require an appointment.

It is advisable. Once your FastIT profile is associated with your consular record, you can access the online services available through the platform.

Report the change through the appropriate FastIT service and provide the supporting documentation requested. Keeping your AIRE address current is important for consular and electoral communications.

Report your new residence through FastIT according to the applicable procedure. Your consular registration will then be transferred to the competent Italian diplomatic-consular mission.

Register your residence directly with the Italian Comune where you establish your new habitual residence.

AIRE and registry certificates are generally issued by the competent Italian Comune or can be obtained through ANPR where available.

The Embassy will be able to issue only a certificate of registration in the Consular Systems.

ANPR is Italy’s National Resident Population Register and provides access to various online registry services and certificates.

As a general rule, transferring residence abroad and registering with AIRE entails removal from the Italian National Health Service as a resident in Italy. Different rules may apply during temporary stays or to specific categories.

No. AIRE registration and tax residence are distinct legal concepts. The Embassy cannot determine individual tax residence.

Not necessarily. Tax treatment depends on applicable law and individual circumstances.

Check your contact details in FastIT. For contact-only updates, follow the current Embassy instructions; the AIRE page currently indicates telaviv.sportello@esteri.it for such matters.

The Embassy provides passport services primarily to Italian citizens residing in its consular jurisdiction. Applicants should ensure that AIRE and civil-status records are up to date.

If you are not registered with AIRE in Tel Aviv, the Embassy may need to obtain a specific authorisation and delegation from the Italian Questura or the diplomatic-consular mission with which you are registered.

A passport must reflect accurate personal data. Relevant civil-status events should therefore be properly registered in Italy before the application is processed.

Follow the instructions published by the Embassy and secure your slot on Prenot@Mi.

In case of emergency, contact the Embassy at consolato.telaviv@esteri.it.

Passports can be renewed in the six months before their expiration. In case of loss/theft, damaged passport, renewal for a visa application, please contact the Embassy at consolato.telaviv@esteri.it.

Applicants must bring the application form duly filled in, previous passport, identity documentation and the applicable consular fee. Photos, finger prints and signature will be captured at the Embassy.

No. Italian passports are not extended. A new passport must be issued.

No, but your AIRE record must be updated and the new city of residence can be printed on your passport

Report the loss or theft to the competent local authorities and keep the police report, then book an appointment on Prenot@mi. If you do not live in Israel and you have to return home, check the Emergency Travel Document page.

Yes, if the document is no longer suitable for travel or its integrity has been compromised.

It may be possible, but prior authorisation and delegation from the competent Italian authority may be necessary.

Yes. The Embassy operates the dedicated Linea Sabim ve Savtot for eligible applicants aged 80 or over.

Yes. The Embassy operates the dedicated Linea Tsavà for eligible applicants in active military service.

Yes. The Embassy provides a dedicated service for persons with disabilities; follow the current Consular Chancery instructions.

A dedicated emergency-passport procedure exists for proven and documented emergencies. The urgency is assessed by the competent passport officer and an additional emergency fee may apply.

No. Since 14 June 2023, the other parent’s consent is no longer required merely because the adult applicant has minor children. Consent remains relevant for the issue of a passport to the minor.

Yes. Italian minors travelling with a passport must hold an individual travel document.

Three years for children under three and five years for minors from age three to eighteen.

Both parents shall provide their authorization in order to issue a passport to a minor child. Both parents, therefore, should be in attendance. Alternatively, EU citizens can provide their consent by signing a “Atto di assenso” whereas non-EU citizens need to have their signature authenticated.

If one parent does not authorize the issuance of a passport, the other parent can petition the Consul for a consular decree ruling the issuance of a passport. Contact the Embassy for additional information and the list of required documents.

The minor shall attend the appointment for identification purposes. In case of an authenticated photo or a valid photo-ID, the minor’s presence is mandatory from age 12.

Specific authentication requirements apply to the non-EU parent’s signature where parental consent is required. Consent will have to be signed at the Embassy in front of a Consular Officer. Consent can be given at any time and is valid for 6 months.

Yes. A declaration of accompaniment is required under Italian law.

The parents or persons exercising parental responsibility identify the person, organisation or transport company to whom the child is entrusted.

No. The child must also hold a valid individual travel document.

The declaration itself is issued free of charge.

Yes, provided they are registered AIRE in the consular jurisdiction and there is no legal impediment.

Yes. AIRE registration in the Embassy’s consular jurisdiction is required.

The CIE uses data held in Italian national registers. Discrepancies may prevent processing until corrected.

Yes, provided your birth has been transcribed in the civil-status registers of the competent Italian Comune.

Yes. If necessary, the fiscal code can be attributed or validated through the Consular Office before issuance.

If you are registered AIRE with the Embassy of Italy in Tel Aviv, fill in the applicable form and book an appointment through Prenot@Mi. Do not forget to upload the application form.

The Embassy collects and processes the application, while the card is produced centrally in Italy.

Validity depends on age; for adults it is normally ten years.

Yes.

A CIE valid for expatriation may be used in countries that accept it. Check destination requirements before travelling.

Report the loss or theft as required and follow the replacement procedure.

Use FastIT: open Consular Register and AIRE, select the fiscal-code service, confirm your details and submit the request. The certificate can then be downloaded when available.

Ensure your FastIT profile is correctly associated with your consular record and retry the service.

Ensure the child is correctly recorded in the Italian civil-status and AIRE systems, as applicable, then follow the FastIT procedure.

In certain circumstances, yes. Follow the Embassy procedure for foreign citizens and submit the required Agenzia delle Entrate form and supporting documentation.

SPID is Italy’s Public Digital Identity System used to access participating online services.

Yes, wherever the relevant online service supports it.

No. SPID credentials are issued by authorised identity providers.

FastIT is mainly for consular registry services; Prenot@Mi is for appointment booking; ANPR is Italy’s national population register; SPID is a digital identity system; CIE is the Electronic Identity Card and can also support digital identification.

To keep their Italian civil-status records complete and up to date.

No. Italian civil-status certificates are issued by the competent Italian Comune.

Where required for use in Italy, Israeli public documents must comply with the applicable Apostille requirements.

Yes, digital apostilles are accepted.

Yes, a translation from Hebrew into Italian has to be provided. Trnalsation should be accurate and complete. All elements but the apostille should be translated. The translation shall be from the language of the document to Italian: it is not possible to translate via a third language.

No. Several civil-status procedures are handled by correspondence.

Follow the Embassy’s current birth-registration instructions. The procedure requires the original Israeli birth certificate together with Apostille, Italian translation and supporting documents.

If one of the parents or grandparents hold exclusively Italian citizenship, or the parents lived at least two consecutive years in Italy, the child can be registered with citizenship effective the day of the birth. Otherwise, parents whose citizenship was received at birth, can pass their citizenship via a declaration they have to make in front of a Consular Officer.

No, documents should be original and apostilled.

Yes, paper or digital apostille is required.

Yes. All certificates should bear name and last names of parents. In Israel, the last name at birth is shown in the field “Family name of the father of the mother”.

Yes, the application to register a birth certificate shall be always signed by both parents and copy of valid IDs provided.

Yes. Additional evidence may be necessary depending on the legal basis for the child’s citizenship status.

Not necessarily. The rules for persons born abroad changed in 2025 and the child’s status must be assessed under current legislation.

No. Registration of a civil-status event and determination or acquisition of citizenship are distinct legal matters.

Possibly. Italian law provides acquisition by benefit of law in certain cases involving minor children born abroad to Italian citizens by birth who fall under the provisions or art. 3-bis letters a), a-bis) or b).

Italian parents by birth recognized under the provisions of art. 3-bis letters c) or d) can not register via acquisition by benefit of law.

No. Citizenship is acquired from the day after the declaration was received. If parents provide separate declarations, the day of acquisition is the day after the second declaration.

Follow the current Embassy instructions and use the dedicated procedure, including booking an appointment on Prenot@Mi. Copy of all documents will have to be uploaded on Prenotami/sent in advance to the Embassy and the original ones should be submitted the day of the appointment.

The deadline depends on the statutory category and has been amended recently to 3 years from the date of birth. Always check the current Embassy page and applicable law.

No. The fee regime changed for procedures under rules in force from 2026. Only application opened in 2025 are subject to the fee.

Yes, if you are an Italian citizen and the event must be entered in your Italian civil-status records.

In order to register a marriage, please provide the marriage certificate issued by the religious authorities that performed the ceremony. If the marriage was celebrated abroad, please refer to the website of Italy in that specific country to make sure the documents you have meet the requirements.

Yes, it must be legalised by the competent Israeli religious authority and then bear the Apostille issued by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Yes.

Yes, both parties should sign the application.

No. The foreign divorce must be registered in Italy by submitting the court order and relevant documents. More information are available on our website.

A divorce shoul be registered in Italy as soon as it becomes effective abroad. The current procedure to regisatere the court order provides applicants to send scans first for preliminary verification and originals only after confirmation.

Send them to telaviv.sportello@esteri.it.

Italian authorities must be able to establish that the decision has become final under the law of the country where it was issued.

Submit the original Israeli death certificate and the other documents required by the Embassy for transmission to the competent Italian Comune. If the corpse shall be sent to Italy for burial, please contact the Embassy for assistance with the requested documents needed to issue a “Passaporto mortuario”.

Yes.

Yes.

No. A foreign name or surname change does not automatically alter Italian civil-status records.

Follow the Embassy’s specific procedure for the Israeli certificate of change of name and/or surname, including Apostille and translation requirements.

The competent Prefect in Italy exercises the relevant authority; the Embassy handles the consular steps.

Yes, publication may be required on the Consular Notice Board for the period prescribed by law.

It must be transmitted to the competent Italian Comune for annotation in the civil-status registers. The applicant will have then to change his/her passport, ID, Fiscal Code,…

Yes, if your last name is different from the one that was on your birth certificate, you can ask for a correction of the registration ex art. 98 DPR 396/2000.

An Apostille certifies the authenticity of a public document for use between countries participating in the Hague Apostille Convention.

From the competent Israeli authority; the exact route depends on the type of document: Ministry of Foreign Affairs or an Israeli Court.

No. The Embassy’s general instructions state that the Apostille itself should not be translated. Any other legalization stamp should, instead, be translated.

Yes. Obtain the Apostille on the original first, then translate the apostilled document.

No.

No. Certification is available only in the cases specifically provided for by the Embassy’s procedures.

Book the relevant appointment through Prenot@Mi and bring the original, translation and applicable fee.

Not automatically. Third-country documents must comply with the authentication requirements applicable in their country of issue and may fall under another Italian mission’s competence.

It is an informational document issued by the competent Italian diplomatic-consular mission concerning a foreign educational or professional qualification. It does not itself constitute recognition or equivalence.

The Embassy of Italy in Israel is competent for qualifications within its consular jurisdiction; follow the Embassy’s territorial-competence guidance.

Under the current Tel Aviv procedure, students who also need a DoV submit its documentation with the study-visa application and bring it to the visa appointment.

Follow the current Embassy instructions, which specify which underlying documents must be uploaded during pre-enrolment.

Processing time is up to 30 days. Most of applications are completed in a week for a complete student application, subject to verification and workload.

Yes.

A third party can collect any document if he/she holds an original power of attorney or if he/she was authorised by the applicant at the time of the application.

Yes. Whether a fee is due depends on the purpose of the request and applicable consular rules.

Yes. Follow the Embassy’s instructions for non-EU applicants.

Request it through the Israeli Police in the format required for the Italian procedure, then follow the applicable Apostille and translation requirements.

Approximately four weeks from the date of request.

The certificate will have to be collected, apostilled in Jerusalem and translated before using it in Italy.

A different transmission route through an Israeli diplomatic mission may apply; follow current Israeli Embassy instructions.

Personal collection is required.

Yes. The 2025 reform introduced substantial changes affecting persons born abroad who also hold another citizenship.

No. The applicant must satisfy all requirements of the legislation applicable to the case.

Eligibility depends on the individual facts and on the exceptions and conditions set out in current legislation.

It may have affected continuity of Italian citizenship under the law applicable at that time. Exact dates must be examined.

Potentially yes, but dates of birth, marriage and transmission are legally relevant and some historical cases may require judicial consideration.

Eligible spouses or civil-union partners may apply through the Ministry of the Interior’s online citizenship portal following the Embassy’s instructions.

Yes. Third-country documents generally need the authentication required in the country of issue and an Italian translation as applicable.

Italian law provides several mechanisms for reacquisition depending on how and when citizenship was lost.

It is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ online platform for booking consular appointments where an appointment is required.

No. Some procedures are handled through FastIT, email, post or other channels.

Use Prenot@Mi for the services expressly identified on the current service pages, including passports, study visas, legalisations and other specified procedures.

For services managed through Prenot@Mi, ordinary appointments should normally be booked through the platform. Genuine emergencies follow dedicated procedures.

No. Several are handled by correspondence.

Check your account details and browser, and distinguish a technical problem from the absence of available slots. Try a different browser and erase all cookies, browsing history and cache.

Generally no, unless the specific service expressly allows a representative.

The appointment may not be usable for a different procedure.

Arrive punctually and follow the Embassy’s access instructions. Access to the Embassy is usually granted 5 minutes before your appointment and up to 10 minutes after your appointment. If late, please inform the Embassy or your appointment might be cancelled.

No. Some services are free while others are subject to consular fees established by Italian law.

The Embassy publishes the current consular exchange rate and quarterly fee table on its website.

Consular services are paid in Israeli Shekels (ILS) in cash at the counter.

Yes. Local-currency amounts may change as exchange rates or legislation change.

An ETD is a temporary travel document that may be issued in a proven emergency when an Italian citizen has lost or had a passport stolen and needs to return urgently to Italy or to the EU Member State of residence.

In qualifying cases of loss or theft of a passport where there is a proven urgent need for the authorised return journey.

You may attend the Consular Chancery without an appointment during public opening hours. Contact the Emergency line of the Embassy or send an email to consolato.telaviv@esteri.it.

Bring with you police report, proof of the return journey, available identity evidence and the applicable fee.

No. It is a temporary emergency document for the authorised return journey.

Not necessarily. Follow the ordinary passport-replacement procedure if there is no qualifying emergency.

Only outside ordinary office hours and in a genuine emergency threatening the safety or security of an Italian citizen.

The emergency number is +972-54-8803940, also available via WhatsApp. Always verify the Embassy website because emergency arrangements may change.

No. Ordinary consular matters must use the ordinary service channels.

For general consular matters use consolato.telaviv@esteri.it. For AIRE and civil-status matters use telaviv.sportello@esteri.it.

Yes, within the limits of Italian law and the Embassy’s institutional powers.

As a general rule, no. Any exceptional financial assistance is governed by specific legal requirements and assessed case by case.

The Embassy publishes lists of local professionals for reference. The professional relationship remains private and the Embassy can not be considered liable for any problem arising with the local professional.

No.

No. Special rules apply to certain categories of workers and beneficiaries.

For eligible persons, entitlement is established through the certificate required by the applicable Italian healthcare legislation.

No.

Potentially yes, subject to the relevant INPS or other competent-authority procedures. Consider also that Italy and Israel signed a bilateral agreement on the recognition of contributions paid in the other country.

No. INPS determines entitlement, calculation and payment.

Pension authorities periodically verify that beneficiaries receiving pensions abroad are still alive.

Campaigns and timetables change, so follow current INPS and Embassy notices.

Yes, in procedures for which the Embassy is authorised to perform the certification.

Not necessarily. Follow the current instructions from the relevant pension authority or payment agent.

Yes, within the limits established by Italian law and consular competence.

They are intended for use within the Italian legal system according to the applicable rules.

Please contact Israeli public notary for acts intended for use in Israel.

Yes, provided it meets the applicable requirements, including Apostille and translation.

Consult the dedicated service page and contact consolato.telaviv@esteri.it to book an appointment.

The procedure depends on the case; current instructions may direct foreign citizens to a local notary where appropriate.

The Embassy does not renew your driver’s license. It will issue a document stating that you complied with all requirements provided by law in order to get an extension. Upon return to Italy, you will have to process the renewal at the “Motorizzazione civile”.

Yes. The current procedure requires a medical certificate from the Embassy’s reference physician.

After obtaining the required medical certificate, book the relevant appointment through Prenot@Mi.

No. Under the current procedure it issues a consular certificate confirming validity, to be kept with the original licence.

No. Certain medical conditions and licence categories require procedures in Italy.

Yes.

No. A person resident abroad may request it from the criminal-record office of any Italian Public Prosecutor’s Office.

For a criminal-record certificate, the request may be addressed to the criminal-record office of any Procura della Repubblica in Italy.

Yes, following the procedure applicable to that certificate and the competent judicial office.

Yes, for elections and referendums for which Italian law provides overseas voting.

These include parliamentary elections and national referenda; other electoral procedures follow their specific statutory rules.

Yes. Electoral materials and constituency information rely on registry data.

For certain elections and referendums, Italian law allows an option to vote in Italy if exercised within the statutory deadline.

In certain national consultations, eligible citizens temporarily abroad for work, study or medical treatment may vote by post if they satisfy the legal requirements and deadline.

Yes, COMITES are elected by AIRE residents.

No. Temporary presence alone does not establish eligibility.

Embassy of Italy in Tel Aviv, Trade Tower, 21st floor, 25 Hamered Street, 6812508 Tel Aviv, Israel.

consolato.telaviv@esteri.it

Yes, telaviv.sportello@esteri.it.

Yes, call +972-3-5301901 during telephone-service hours available on the website.

No. Use the current dedicated service page and applicable legislation.

Consular procedures, fees, deadlines and booking channels can change.

No. Depending on the service, the procedure may use FastIT, Prenot@Mi, email, post, in-person attendance or a combination of these.

Yes, where additional evidence is necessary to establish facts relevant to the application, particularly in citizenship and civil-status cases.

The procedure may be suspended or cannot be completed until the missing or defective documentation is supplied.

First consult the current dedicated service page. If the answer is not available, use the contact channel indicated for that service.

Do not rely on information find on third parties website or non official pages since they might not be accurate.