{"id":211,"date":"2023-04-11T18:12:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T16:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T07:53:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T05:53:03","slug":"servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/","title":{"rendered":"Services for the Italian citizen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"s5\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s4\">The<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> Consular Office of the Embassy of Italy in Beirut provides<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> consular services and assistance, <\/span><span class=\"s4\">upon<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> reques<\/span><span class=\"s4\">t<\/span><span class=\"s4\">, to Italian citizens in Lebanon in <\/span><span class=\"s4\">the<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> cases<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> provided <\/span><span class=\"s4\">for <\/span><span class=\"s4\">by the Law<\/span><span class=\"s4\">and according to principles of equality<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> of treatment<\/span><span class=\"s4\">, impartiality, efficiency and transparency in compliance with local laws.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s5\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s4\">The Consular <\/span><span class=\"s4\">Office<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> of the Embassy in Beirut exercises its assistance functions within the limits provided by the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s5\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s4\">For<\/span> <span class=\"s4\">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 <\/span><span class=\"s4\">submitted along the <\/span><span class=\"s4\">applications), please refer to the appropriate section of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/italiani-all-estero\/\"><span class=\"s6\">the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span class=\"s7\">AIRE registration<\/span><\/strong><\/span> <strong><span class=\"s8\">is a prerequisite for <\/span><span class=\"s8\">accessing<\/span><span class=\"s8\"> ordinary consular services.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"s5\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s4\">Under Law 470\/88, Italian citizens residing abroad for more than 12 months are required to register with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/registry-of-italians-resident-abroad-aire\/\"><span class=\"s6\">A.I.R.E. (Anagrafe Italiani <\/span><span class=\"s6\">Residenti<\/span> <span class=\"s6\">all&#8217;Estero<\/span><span class=\"s6\">).<\/span><\/a> <span class=\"s4\">Italian citizens<\/span><span class=\"s4\">, on the other hand, who stay in Lebanon between 6 and 12 months are requested to report t<\/span><span class=\"s4\">heir presence t<\/span><span class=\"s4\">o the Consular <\/span><span class=\"s4\">Office under \u201c<\/span><span class=\"s4\">the temporary category<\/span><span class=\"s4\">\u201d<\/span><span class=\"s4\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s5\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s4\">Italian citizens staying in Lebanon for short periods of less than 6 months are encouraged to register on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dovesiamonelmondo.it\/home.html\"><span class=\"s10\">Dove <\/span><span class=\"s10\">Siamo<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">n<\/span><span class=\"s10\">e<\/span><span class=\"s10\">l<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> Mondo<\/span><\/a> <span class=\"s4\">website and <\/span><span class=\"s4\">to <\/span><span class=\"s4\">consult the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.viaggiaresicuri.it\/country\/LBN\"><span class=\"s10\">Viag<\/span><span class=\"s10\">g<\/span><span class=\"s10\">iare<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">Sicuri<\/span><\/a> <span class=\"s4\">website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more information on how to proceed with registration: <a href=\"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/registry-of-italians-resident-abroad-aire\/\">AIRE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For those who are in Lebanon temporarily for less than one year or are not required to register on AIRE, please report your presence by sending the <a href=\"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Segnalazione-presenza_temporanea_in_-Libano.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">completed form<\/a> to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:cons.beirut@esteri.it\">cons.beirut@esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s8\"><b>PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE OBLIGATION TO REGISTER A.I.R.E.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s11\">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 (<\/span><span class=\"s12\">Anagrafe <\/span><span class=\"s12\">della<\/span> <span class=\"s12\">Popolazione<\/span> <span class=\"s12\">Residente<\/span><span class=\"s11\">, A.P.R.) of the Municipality of origin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s13\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span class=\"s8\">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 <\/span><span class=\"s8\">implementing the aforementioned laws <\/span><span class=\"s8\">on AIRE registration <\/span><span class=\"s8\">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.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"s13\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s4\">The procedure for ascertaining and imposing penalties is governed by Law no. 689 of 24 November 1981, Article 1, according to which \u201cNo one may be subjected to administrative penalties except by virtue of a law that came into force before the violation was committed\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s14\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s4\">Ordinary consular services<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> have a fee that changes<\/span> <span class=\"s4\">quarterly <\/span><span class=\"s4\">according to the official exchange rate of the euro with the applied currency. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s14\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s4\">As of October 1, 2020, consular-visa services are <\/span><span class=\"s4\">to be paid <\/span><span class=\"s4\">exclusively in U.S. dollars (USD) in cash.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"s14\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s15\"><b><u>Lists of professionals<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"s9\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s4\">The<\/span> <span class=\"s4\">Consular <\/span><span class=\"s4\">Office<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> has a list of <\/span><span class=\"s4\">professionals who have reported themselves as working in <\/span><span class=\"s4\">this jurisdiction<\/span><span class=\"s4\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s4\">The lists of professionals are not exhaustive and <\/span><span class=\"s4\">are without any obligations on <\/span><span class=\"s4\">the Consular <\/span><span class=\"s4\">Office <\/span><span class=\"s4\">of the Embassy of Italy in Lebanon. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s4\">If you wish to be included <\/span><span class=\"s4\">in the lists, please contact the Consular Office by emailing the following address: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:cons.beirut@esteri.it\"><span class=\"s6\">cons.beirut@esteri.it<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"s19\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s17\">\u2022 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/it\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/elenco-medici-di-riferimento\/\"><span class=\"s6\">Medical<\/span> <span class=\"s6\">doctors<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"s19\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s17\">\u2022 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AVVOCATI-NOTI-2023.pdf\"><span class=\"s6\">Law<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> firms<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"s19\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s17\">\u2022 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/traduzione-e-legalizzazione-dei-documenti\/list-of-sworn-translators-for-the-italian-language-2\/\"><span class=\"s6\">S<\/span><span class=\"s6\">worn translators in Italian language<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"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. 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