Italian Embassy & Consulates in Australia

At Grey Street 12, Canberra, the Italian embassy represents Italy towards Australia. The head of mission on record is Nicola Lener. Its phone number and website are on its page.

Italy also has 2 consulates general in Sydney and Melbourne and 5 consulates in Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Wollongong and Brisbane; a consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Italy has 4 honorary consulates in Australia, in Darwin, Hobart, Griffith and Cairns; honorary consulates handle emergencies and simple certifications rather than visas or passports.

Australian citizens can visit Italy without a visa for up to 90 days.

In return, Australia has 3 missions in Italy, including its embassy in Rome.

Italy in Australia

Worldwide, Italy has 580 missions in 172 countries; 12 of them are in Australia.

Travel to Australia for Italian citizens

Italian citizens need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) for Australia, obtained online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days. In Australia, Italian citizens can turn to the Italian embassy for passports and emergency help.

When Italian missions in Australia are closed

Italian missions in Australia close on Australia’s public holidays, the next being Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026, St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day) on Monday 28 December 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027, and usually on some holidays of Italy, such as Immaculate Conception (Immacolata Concezione) on Tuesday 8 December 2026.