Italy Embassy Berlin

Before your visit

The Italian Embassy is at Hiroshimastraße 1 in Berlin-Tiergarten, a large building from the 1940s at the edge of the Tiergarten park. The consular section is around the corner at Hildebrandstraße 1.

• Telephone: +49 30 25 44 00. Consular email: consolare.berlino@esteri.it.
• Book first: Passport and ID appointments are booked through the Prenot@mi online system.

About the Italian Embassy in Berlin

The embassy represents Italy in Germany. About 650,000 Italian citizens live in Germany, one of the largest Italian communities abroad, many of them descendants of workers recruited from 1955. Germany is Italy’s largest trading partner, and Italy is one of the favourite holiday destinations of Germans.

Italy has the densest consular network of any country in Germany: five consulates general, two consulates, a consular agency and six honorary consuls.

Which Italian office is responsible for me?

A consular agency in Wolfsburg serves Wolfsburg, Gifhorn and Helmstedt, home to many Italian employees of Volkswagen.

Consular services

• Registration in AIRE, the register of Italians resident abroad
• Italian passports and electronic identity cards (CIE)
• Civil status: births, marriages, citizenship by descent
• Notarial services and powers of attorney
• Voting by post in Italian elections

Documents checklist

Applying for an Italian passport in Germany

• You must be registered in AIRE with your German address (online via the FAST IT portal).
• Book an appointment in Prenot@mi with the office for your area.
• Bring your old passport or ID, a passport photo and proof of payment of the fee.
• Minors need the consent of both parents.

Do I need an appointment?

Yes. Passport and ID card appointments are booked online in Prenot@mi and are often fully booked weeks ahead.

Visa information

Travelling from Germany to Italy

German citizens do not need a visa and can travel with an identity card. Italy is in the EU and the Schengen area.

• Every traveller, including children of any age, needs their own valid document for ferries and hotel check-ins.
• Children under 15 travelling without their parents should carry a certified letter of consent.
• Cash over EUR 10,000 must be declared.
• West Nile fever cases rose in 2026; protect yourself against mosquito bites.

Italian citizens in Germany

Italians can live and work in Germany without a visa as EU citizens. Registration in AIRE is mandatory for stays of more than 12 months.

Other consulates and embassies in Berlin

161 other countries are represented in Berlin, among them: Jamaica (embassy), Japan (embassy), Jordan (embassy), Kazakhstan (embassy), Kenya (embassy), Kosovo (embassy), Kuwait (embassy), Kyrgyzstan (embassy), Laos (embassy), Latvia (embassy), Lebanon (embassy), Lesotho (embassy), Liberia (embassy), Libya (embassy), Liechtenstein (embassy), Lithuania (embassy), Luxembourg (embassy), Madagascar (embassy), North Korea (embassy), Republic of Korea (embassy). The full list of all 162 missions is on the overview page for Germany.

Closing days

The embassy is closed on German public holidays in Berlin and on Italian holidays, including Liberation Day on 25 April, Republic Day on 2 June, Ferragosto on 15 August and the Immaculate Conception on 8 December.

Emergency assistance

Italian nationals in Germany

Each consular office publishes an emergency number for urgent cases outside office hours.

German nationals in Italy

The German Embassy in Rome covers central and southern Italy, Sicily and Sardinia; the Consulate General in Milan covers the north, including Tuscany, South Tyrol and San Marino. Honorary consuls in Bari, Bolzano, Cagliari, Florence, Genoa, Messina, Naples, Palermo and Venice help in emergencies.

Diplomatic missions between Italy and Germany

Italy in Germany

Measured in a straight line from Berlin, the nearest other Italian office is the Consular Agency in Wolfsburg (about 180 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Berlin.

• Berlin – Embassy of Italy (this page)
• Frankfurt am Main – Consulate General (420 km) (Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Lower Franconia)
• Hanover – Consulate General (250 km) (northern Germany)
• Cologne – Consulate General (480 km) (Cologne and Düsseldorf districts)
• Munich – Consulate General (500 km) (Bavaria except Lower Franconia)
• Stuttgart – Consulate General (510 km) (Baden-Württemberg except the Freiburg district)
• Freiburg im Breisgau – Consulate (640 km) (Freiburg district)
• Dortmund – Consulate (420 km) (Münster, Detmold and Arnsberg districts)
• Wolfsburg – Consular Agency (180 km) (Wolfsburg, Gifhorn and Helmstedt)
• Bremen – Honorary Consulate (310 km) (Der Konsularbezirk umfaßt das Land Bremen)
• Hamburg – Honorary Consulate (250 km) (Der Konsularbezirk umfaßt die Freie and Hansestadt Hamburg)
• Hamm – Honorary Consulate (390 km) (parts of Westphalia)
• Kiel – Honorary Consulate (290 km) (Der Konsularbezirk umfasst das Land Schleswig-Holstein)
• Mannheim – Honorary Consulate (480 km) (Mannheim, Heidelberg and Rhein-Neckar)
• Nuremberg – Honorary Consulate (380 km) (Upper and Middle Franconia)

Germany in Italy

• Rome – German Embassy (also San Marino)
• Milan – Consulate General (northern Italy)
• Bari, Bolzano, Cagliari, Florence, Genoa, Messina, Naples, Palermo, Venice – Honorary Consulates