Italian Consulate in Brisbane

No visa is needed by Australian citizens for Italy, for stays of up to 90 days.

In 2025, Italy’s consulate in Brisbane received 284 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 276. 8 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 2.8%. In 2024 the rate was much the same, 2.8%. Applications fell by 22% compared with 2024 (363).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 1.2% (2023) to 2.8% (2025).

Italy issues Schengen visas at 6 locations in Australia; this office handled 7% of their 3,809 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Sydney 0.8%, Melbourne 2.4%, Perth 0.5% and Adelaide 3.0%. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Australia, 3.0% of applications were refused in 2025; Italy’s rate worldwide was 10.8%. Italy received the 2nd largest number of applications of the 22 Schengen states represented here.

Almost every visa issued here allows multiple entries. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Australia.

The Italian embassy is in Canberra. Besides the Italian consulate in Brisbane, Italy has 11 other missions in Australia. Consulates: Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Wollongong. Honorary consulates: Darwin, Hobart, Griffith and Cairns. Australia in turn has 3 missions in Italy, its embassy being in Rome.

About the Italian consulate in Brisbane

It appears in official lists as Consulate of Italy in Brisbane. The head of mission on record is Di Murro Giuseppe. Consulates handle passports, civil registration and, for many countries, visa applications for their district.

Address and contact

Address: 199, George Street - 8’ Level - Brisbane 4000, Brisbane. The record for the Italian consulate in Brisbane includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website. Its exact position is not recorded, so the map marks the town; use the street address.

Italian citizens travelling to Australia

Before flying to Australia, Italian citizens must obtain an ETA online; stays of up to 90 days are allowed.

When the Italian consulate in Brisbane is closed

The Italian consulate in Brisbane closes on Australia’s public holidays, the next being Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day) on Monday 28 December 2026, and usually on holidays of Italy such as Immaculate Conception (Immacolata Concezione) on Tuesday 8 December 2026.

Before visiting the Italian consulate in Brisbane

Current procedures for the Italian consulate in Brisbane, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.