The Consular Office of the Embassy of Italy in Beirut provides consular services and assistance, upon request, to Italian citizens in Lebanon in the cases provided for by the Lawand according to principles of equality of treatment, impartiality, efficiency and transparency in compliance with local laws.
The Consular Office of the Embassy in Beirut exercises its assistance functions within the limits provided by the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
For up-to-date information on the consular services provided by the Diplomatic-Consular Network of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (with reference regulations and lists of the documents to be submitted along the applications), please refer to the appropriate section of the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
AIRE registration is a prerequisite for accessing ordinary consular services.
Under Law 470/88, Italian citizens residing abroad for more than 12 months are required to register with A.I.R.E. (Anagrafe Italiani Residenti all’Estero). Italian citizens, on the other hand, who stay in Lebanon between 6 and 12 months are requested to report their presence to the Consular Office under “the temporary category”.
Italian citizens staying in Lebanon for short periods of less than 6 months are encouraged to register on the Dove Siamo nel Mondo website and to consult the Viaggiare Sicuri website.
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE OBLIGATION TO REGISTER A.I.R.E.
Citizens interested in registering with the A.I.R.E. must submit their request to the competent consular office no later than 90 days following their change of residence. This results in the immediate cancellation from the Register of the Resident Population (Anagrafe della Popolazione Residente, A.P.R.) of the Municipality of origin.
Anyone who, having registration obligations, breach the provisions of Law no. 1228 of 24 December 1954, Law no. 470 of 27 October 1988, and the regulations implementing the aforementioned laws on AIRE registration are subject to administrative fines, as provided by Law no. 213 of 30 December 2023. The competent authority for ascertaining and imposing the penalty is the Municipality in whose registry the offender is registered.
The procedure for ascertaining and imposing penalties is governed by Law no. 689 of 24 November 1981, Article 1, according to which “No one may be subjected to administrative penalties except by virtue of a law that came into force before the violation was committed”.
Ordinary consular services have a fee that changes quarterly according to the official exchange rate of the euro with the applied currency.
As of October 1, 2020, consular-visa services are to be paid exclusively in U.S. dollars (USD) in cash.
The Consular Office has a list of professionals who have reported themselves as working in this jurisdiction.
The lists of professionals are not exhaustive and are without any obligations on the Consular Office of the Embassy of Italy in Lebanon.
If you wish to be included in the lists, please contact the Consular Office by emailing the following address: cons.beirut@esteri.it