Germany Consulate General Milan

Before your visit

Address for visitors: Via Solferino, 40, 20121 Milano.

• Opening hours: not published in the Italian consular list – check the consulate’s website or call before you go.
• Documents: take originals and photocopies, and a valid passport or identity card.

About the German consulate general

Germany runs this consulate general for its citizens in this part of Italy. The office is headed by Consul General Susanne Welter (Italian exequatur granted in July 2023). The Italian list names 9 consular officials for this post. The consulate general is responsible for Veneto, Friuli-Venice Giulia, Emilia-Romagna, Piedmont, Liguria, Lombardy, Trentino-South Tyrol, Aosta Valley , Tuscany. Milan is in Lombardy. The street address is in Milano. Distance to the German Embassy in Rome: about 475 km.

Consular services

What you can usually arrange here:

• German passports and emergency travel documents
• Powers of attorney and notarial acts
• Certificates for pensions abroad
• Citizenship and civil register matters
• Visas for travellers who need one for Germany

Documents checklist

The most frequent applications and the documents the German authorities ask for:

German passport (application abroad)

• Apply at the German mission for your place of residence – some embassies and consulates do not handle passports, so check its website first
• Personal appearance is required: fingerprints are taken, so postal applications and proxies are not possible
• Biometric passport photos that meet the official requirements
• Application form, fee and appointment booking: see the website of the responsible mission
• Some honorary consuls accept passport applications and forward them for an extra fee

Lost passport – travel document for the return trip

• The consular section can issue a Reiseausweis als Passersatz (passport substitute) for the return to Germany
• It is valid for at most one month

Sources: German Federal Foreign Office – where to apply for a German passport, German Federal Foreign Office – passports and ID cards, German Federal Foreign Office – travel documents (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the consulate before your visit.

Do I need an appointment?

Many services require an appointment; check the official website or call first.

Visa and entry information for Italian citizens

Italian citizens can travel to Germany without a visa; a valid passport or national identity card is enough. Details: Italian travel advice (Viaggiare Sicuri).

Closing days

The consulate general is closed on Italian public holidays as well as on the German national day, 3 October. The city’s patron saint’s day (Saint Ambrose, 7 December) is a local holiday. If your visit falls close to a holiday, confirm by phone or e-mail.

Emergency assistance

Urgent consular cases: phone +39 02 6231101. Typical emergencies are a lost passport before a flight, a hospital stay or an arrest; costs remain with the person concerned. In Italy, the general emergency number is 112. Italian citizens who need help in Germany contact the Italian Embassy in Berlin.

Where else is Germany represented in Italy?

Germany in Italy

• Rome – Embassy of Germany
• Milan – Consulate General (this page)
• Bari – Honorary Consulate
• Bolzano – Honorary Consulate
• Cagliari – Honorary Consulate
• Florence – Honorary Consulate
• Genoa – Honorary Consulate
• Messina – Honorary Consulate
• Naples – Honorary Consulate
• Palermo – Honorary Consulate
• Venice – Honorary Consulate