The Honorary Consulate of Italy in Peja is a volunteer-run office that assists Italian citizens in Kosovo; passports and other formal consular services are handled by the Italian Embassy in Pristina.
Contact Details
| Address | Rr. Zahir Pajaziti, 30000 Peja, Kosovo |
| peja.onorario@esteri.it | |
| Head of Mission | Naim Gacaferi, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Peja
The honorary consulate represents Italy in Peja. According to the Italian Embassy in Pristina (“La Rete Consolare”), the honorary consul is Naim Gacaferi. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, e-mail peja.onorario@esteri.it.
Peja, in the Municipality of Peja, lies about 72 km in a straight line from the centre of Pristina and about 62 km from Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari.
Citizens of Italy do not need a visa for Kosovo and may enter and stay up to 90 days within six months, also with a valid biometric identity card, according to the Kosovo Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora. Kosovo is not part of the Schengen area and applies its own entry rules.
Which Italian office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Italian citizens are handled by the Italian Embassy in Pristina.
Contact details of the Italian Embassy in Pristina, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Rr. Mujo Ulqinaku 9, Pejton, 10000 Pristina, Kosovo
- Telephone: +383 38 244 925
- Email: segreteria.pristina@esteri.it
- Website: ambpristina.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.
Closing days
Under Law No. 03/L-064, Kosovo’s official holidays are New Year (1 and 2 January), Orthodox Christmas (7 January), Independence Day (17 February), Constitution Day (9 April), Catholic and Orthodox Easter, 1 May, Europe Day (9 May), Catholic Christmas (25 December) and the first days of Fitër Bajram and Kurban Bajram; a holiday that falls on a weekend is taken on the next working day. The Ministry of Internal Affairs sets the dates each year – in 2026 Fitër Bajram fell on 20 March and Kurban Bajram on 27 May. The honorary consulate may also close on Italy’s national day (2 June).
Emergency assistance
In Kosovo, dial 112 in any emergency, or 192 for the police, 193 for the fire service and 194 for an ambulance from a mobile phone (GOV.UK travel advice). Kosovo citizens who need help in Italy can contact the Embassy of Kosovo in Rome or the emergency number of the Kosovo Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, +383 45 897 897, which is reserved for urgent cases (ambasadat.net).
Italian missions in Kosovo
Measured in a straight line from Peja, the nearest other Italian office is the Embassy in Pristina (about 72 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Peja.
- Pristina (72 km) – Embassy of Italy in Kosovo
- Peja – Honorary Consulate (this page)
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Details checked on 19 October 2026. Sources: The Italian Embassy in Pristina (“La Rete Consolare”) (accessed 19 October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of Kosovo – Foreign embassies and diplomatic missions in Kosovo (updated 17 September 2026, accessed 19 October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of Kosovo – Visas for foreign nationals, Law No. 03/L-064 on Official Holidays in the Republic of Kosovo (Official Gazette), Ministry of Internal Affairs – official holidays 2026, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Kosovo (getting help).
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