Ireland Consulate General Milan

Before your visit

Address for visitors: “Spaces Isola” - via Pola, 11 - IV piano, 20124 Milano.

• Opening hours: not published in the Italian consular list – check the consulate’s website or call before you go.
• Preparation: check the required documents on the official website and bring originals with copies.

About the Irish consulate general

The consulate general provides consular services for Irish citizens living in Milan and the surrounding regions of Italy. The office is headed by Consul General Maria Sheehy. According to the Italian Foreign Ministry, its consular district covers Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venice Giulia, Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont, Trentino-South Tyrol, Aosta Valley, Veneto. The office is located in the Lombardy region. The street address is in Milano. Distance to the Irish Embassy in Rome: about 475 km.

Consular services

The office deals with matters such as:

• Irish passports and emergency travel documents
• Registration of births, marriages and deaths
• Powers of attorney and notarial acts
• Certificates for pensions abroad
• Citizenship and civil register matters

Documents checklist

Prepare these documents before your appointment. The lists are taken from official Irish sources:

Renewing an Irish passport from abroad

• Renew online with Passport Online on ireland.ie – available worldwide; applications must be made in the country where you live
• Possible if your last passport was issued within the last 15 years (otherwise apply as a first-time applicant)
• Your current passport, a digital photo meeting the requirements, an e-mail address and a credit or debit card
• Most adult renewals need no supporting documents – the form tells you if anything else is required
• Fee: €75 for a 10-year adult passport plus €15 postage outside Ireland
• Emergency or temporary passports are not available online – contact the Embassy of Ireland

Sources: Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland – Passport Online, Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland – renew or replace your adult passport (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?

Passport and civil status matters are usually handled by appointment; simple questions can be sent by e-mail.

Visa and entry information for Italian citizens

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

Closing days

Like most offices in Italy, the consulate general closes on public holidays as well as on the Irish national day, 17 March. Offices in the city also close on 7 December for the feast of Saint Ambrose. Many offices work reduced hours in August – call ahead in summer.

Emergency assistance

In an emergency, Irish citizens should contact the consulate general or the embassy. Consular staff can replace lost travel documents and inform relatives; they cannot pay bills or act as a lawyer. In Italy, the general emergency number is 112. Italian citizens who need help in Ireland contact the Italian Embassy in Dublin.

Embassy and consulates of Ireland in Italy

Ireland in Italy

• Rome – Embassy of Ireland
• Milan – Consulate General (this page)
• Palermo – Honorary Consulate
• Venice – Honorary Consulate