About us

The Embassy of Italy is located at the edge of several Australian Federal Departments and of the Lodge of the Prime Minister.

The structure was projected by the Italian architect Enrico Taglietti, migrated to Australian in the ’50s. During his career, Mr Taglietti has been well known for the use of cement to create stunning forms and spaces.

The Offices of the Embassy of Italy is in fact made of cement with a number of wooden panels inside that make the structure dramatically dynamic.

The Ambassador’s residence has a modernist architectural structure that pays homage to classical architecture by referring to the plan of the Roman Domus. In fact, once inside, one can see that the spaces are distributed around an open central courtyard. The floors are in precious white and pink marbles from Carrara and Verona.

Useful information

The Consular Office (passports, notary, AIRE, civil status, visas) of the Embassy of Italy is responsible for the ACT and the cities of Queanbeyan and Cooma in New South Wales.

The Consular Office is open to the public on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 to 12pm. On Wednesday the Consular Office is open only in the afternoon from 1 to 3 pm.
Payments can be made either with a debit card or in cash.

Countries of secondary accreditation for this Embassy are Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Nauru, Vanuatu

Please contact the Embassy during office hours (Mon–Fri, 9.00 am–4.30 pm) at the following switchboard number: +61 02 6185 8111

In the event of a recognised emergency outside office hours, you can contact us on: +61 418 266 349.

This line is only available outside office hours and exclusively during the following times:

• On weekdays from 4.30 pm to 10.00 pm Canberra time.
•  On public holidays from 9.00 am to 10.00 pm Canberra time.

The Embassy’s on-call emergency service is available exclusively to residents and visitors in the ACT, in the towns of Queanbeyan and Cooma, and in the countries of secondary accreditation: Fiji, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Nauru and Vanuatu