Birth registration of minor children and citizenship declaration – Italy in Australia

Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.

Italian parents register the birth of a child born in Australia so the birth is transcribed in Italy, and where the child acquires citizenship by operation of law a declaration is made at the consulate. Both parents must attend for the citizenship declaration.

Where to apply in Australia

Consulate General of Italy in Sydney (Level 19, 44 Market Street, Sydney NSW), for residents of NSW only (Queanbeyan and Cooma fall under the Embassy in Canberra).

Other Italian posts in Australia (Embassy in Canberra, Consulate-General Melbourne, Consulates in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth) run their own pages for their own districts; those were not read in this research, so details here describe the Sydney procedure and may differ elsewhere.

Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Italy.

How to apply

Gather the documents | book on Prenot@mi (appointment-only from 24 April 2026 for the citizenship declaration) | both parents attend | the consulate keeps the originals

Applications are handled through Prenot@mi (Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs booking portal), https://prenotami.esteri.it; no outsourced provider mentioned.

Documents you need

Registration form
Original birth certificate from the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages with DFAT apostille
Italian translation (NAATI or accurate independent)
Declaration showing how the Italian parent obtained citizenship if not already recognised by the consulate
Copies of the Italian parent's ID/passport and foreign parent's passport
Copy of child's foreign passport

Fees and processing time

The official pages do not publish a fee for this service. Ask the office before you apply.

Good to know

An August 2025 news item allowed walk-in lodgement on Fridays 9:00-11:30 from 1 September 2025, but the later page (April 2026) says appointment only; the newer page is followed. No fee stated.

Official sources

Check before you apply

This page summarises information published by Italy's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.

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Italy: Birth registration of minor children and citizenship declaration in Australia