Italy Consulate Nashville

Before your visit

• Location: The honorary consulate is in Nashville, Tennessee, about 1.9 km in a straight line from the centre of Nashville; the nearest large airport is Nashville International Airport (BNA), about 11 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)

About the Honorary Consulate of Italy in Nashville

The honorary consul is Christopher M. Caputo, according to the Italian embassy. It is one of 27 honorary consulates of Italy in the United States listed by the Italian embassy. Italy also has 9 career consular posts in the United States and its embassy in Washington, D.C. In Italy, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Rome (it.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.

Which Italian office handles passports and visas?

For passports, visas and other formal consular services, Tennessee belongs to the consular district of the Consulate of Italy in Detroit, according to the Italian embassy. The honorary consulate in Nashville can help with first steps and pass on documents, but it does not replace that office.

Contact details of the Italian Consulate in Detroit, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: 400 Renaissance Center, Suite 950, Detroit, MI 48243, United States
• Telephone: +1 313-963-8560
• Email: inform.detroit@esteri.it
• Website: consdetroit.esteri.it

What can an honorary consul do?

An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Italy and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Italian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.

Other consulates in Nashville

5 other countries are represented in Nashville: El Salvador (consulate general), Germany (honorary), Iceland (honorary), Ireland (honorary), Japan (consulate general).

Closing days

Honorary consuls set their own office hours; the honorary consulate is usually closed on US federal holidays, whose dates are published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and may also close on public holidays of Italy.

Emergency assistance

In an emergency, Italian citizens in the consular district can call the honorary consul on +1 615-726-5600 or contact the Consulate of Italy in Detroit. In the United States, dial 911 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). US citizens who need consular help in Italy can contact the U.S. Embassy in Rome.

Diplomatic missions of Italy in the United States

Italy in the United States

Measured in a straight line from Nashville, the nearest other Italian office is the Consulate General (Illinois) in Chicago (about 640 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Nashville.

• Washington, D.C. (910 km) – Embassy of Italy in the United States
• Boston (1,520 km) – Consulate General (Massachusetts)
• Chicago (640 km) – Consulate General (Illinois)
• Detroit (760 km) – Consulate (Michigan)
• Houston (1,070 km) – Consulate General (Texas)
• Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
• Miami (1,310 km) – Consulate General (Florida)
• New York (1,220 km) – Consulate General (New York)
• Philadelphia (1,100 km) – Consulate General (Pennsylvania)
• San Francisco – Consulate General (California)
• Nashville – Honorary Consulate (this page)
• … and 26 more offices in other states (see the embassy page)