Italy Consulate Bastia

Before your visit

Address for visitors: Rue Saint François, 20200 Bastia.

• Opening hours: not published by the French Foreign Ministry – check the consulate’s website or call before you go.
• Documents: take originals and photocopies, and a valid passport or identity card.

About the Italian consulate

The consulate provides consular services for Italian citizens living in Bastia and the surrounding regions of France. The Italian community in France numbers around 380,000, according to French official figures. Italy also has consular offices in Lyon, Marseille, Metz, Mulhouse, Nice and Paris. The office is located in the Haute-Corse département, in the Corsica region. For services the honorary consul cannot provide, the closest Italian career post is in Nice (around 210 km). The embassy in Paris is roughly 879 km away.

Consular services

The office deals with matters such as:

• Italian 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 Italian sources:

Italian passport (application abroad)

• Registration in AIRE (registry of Italians resident abroad), with your current address, at the consulate for your area
• Book an appointment in the Prenot@mi system (adults and minors aged 12 or over) and apply in person – fingerprints are taken
• A recent colour photo, 35 × 40 mm, front-facing on a light background, taken within the last six months
• Your expired or expiring passport as proof of identity
• Passports are not renewed – a new passport is issued (valid 10 years for adults)
• Fee: about €116 (e.g. €116.20 at the Consulate General in Paris since 1 December 2025), often payable in local currency

Sources: Italian Consulate General in Paris – passports (esteri.it), Italian Embassy in Tunis – passports and documents (esteri.it) (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.

Do French citizens need a visa for Italy?

As EU citizens, French nationals can travel to Italy without a visa; a valid passport or national identity card is enough. The French Foreign Ministry applies normal vigilance for Italy. Details: French travel advice (Conseils aux voyageurs).

Closing days

The consulate is closed on French public holidays and on the Italian national holiday (2 June). Bridge days around holidays may bring extra closures.

Emergency assistance

Italian nationals in urgent need of help can call +33 4 95 34 93 93. Consular staff can replace lost travel documents and inform relatives; they cannot pay bills or act as a lawyer. French citizens who need help in Italy contact the French Embassy in Rome.

Italian missions in France

Italy in France

• Paris – Embassy of Italy
• Lyon – Consulate General
• Marseille – Consulate General
• Metz – Consulate General
• Nice – Consulate General
• Paris – Consulate General
• Bastia – Consulate (this page)
• Mulhouse – Consulate
• Bordeaux – Consular Agency
• Kourou – Consular Agency
• Lourdes – Consular Agency
• Saint-Denis – Consular Agency
• Fort-de-France Floréal – Honorary Consulate
• Nouméa – Honorary Consulate
• Tamanu – Honorary Consulate