Italian Consulate General in Geneva

The Italian consulate general in Geneva is listed as open Monday to Friday, 09:00–12:30 with a midday break.

Swiss citizens need no visa for Italy: under European free movement rules they can travel, live and work there with a valid passport or national ID card.

2025 figures: 11 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Italy’s consulate general in Geneva, and 10 visas were issued. Applications fell by 15% compared with 2024 (13).

Italy issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Switzerland; this office handled 85% of their 13 applications in 2025. 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 Switzerland, 12.5% of applications were refused in 2025; Italy’s rate worldwide was 10.8%. Italy received the 2nd largest number of applications of the 9 Schengen states represented here.

The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Switzerland.

For matters it cannot handle, the Italian embassy in Bern (130 km) is responsible. The Italian consulate general in Geneva is one of 8 missions of Italy in Switzerland. Consulates: Zurich, Lugano, Bern and Basel. Honorary consulates: St. Gallen. Switzerland in turn has 11 missions in Italy, its embassy being in Rome.

About the Italian consulate general in Geneva

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Italy in Geneva. The head of mission on record is Piccirillo Nicoletta. Consulates handle passports, civil registration and, for many countries, visa applications for their district.

Address and contact

Address: Rue Charles-Galland 14, 1206 Genève. The record for the Italian consulate general in Geneva includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

When the Italian consulate general in Geneva is closed

The next closures of the Italian consulate general in Geneva for public holidays in Switzerland are Christmas Day (Weihnachten) on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Day (Neujahr) on Friday 1 January 2027; it may also close for Immaculate Conception (Immacolata Concezione) on Tuesday 8 December 2026.

Before visiting the Italian consulate general in Geneva

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

Near the Italian consulate general in Geneva

The Italian consulate general in Geneva has 6 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.