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.
A long-stay (type D) visa for stays over 90 days in Italy, for purposes such as work, study, family reunion or residence. After arrival the holder must apply for a residence permit at the Questura.
Where to apply in Australia
Consulate General of Italy in Sydney for NSW residents; Consulate in Brisbane for Queensland and the Northern Territory; other states apply to the post covering their residence.
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
Complete the national visa form (Italian/English) | book an appointment online (Prenot@mi at Sydney and Brisbane; study visas at Brisbane by email) | attend in person with the checklist documents | after entry, report to the Questura within 8 working days for the permesso di soggiorno
Applications are handled through Prenot@mi (Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs booking portal), https://prenotami.esteri.it; no outsourced provider mentioned.
Documents you need
- Passport valid at least 3 months beyond stay
- Documents on the checklist for the visa purpose
- Sponsorship/accommodation form where applicable
- Documents printed and in English or Italian
Fees and processing time
- Official fee: EUR 116 per long-stay visa (type D); EUR 90 for study visas (consular tariff)
Processing time: Brisbane: up to 30 days for national visas once complete.
Good to know
Sydney visa page dated 15 Sept 2025. Tariff PDF dated per Law 199/2025.
Official sources
- conssydney.esteri.it/en/?p=151
- consbrisbane.esteri.it/it/?p=524
- esteri.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/tariffa_consolare.pdf
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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More services of Italy in Australia
- AIRE registration (Italians resident abroad)
- Birth registration of minor children and citizenship declaration
- Conformity stamp on copies and translations; apostille guidance
- Consular certificates (citizenship, family status, civil status)
- Electronic identity card (CIE)
- Emergency travel document (ETD)
- Italian citizenship by descent (adults)
- Italian citizenship by marriage or civil partnership
- Italian passport (adults and minors)
- Notarial acts and powers of attorney
- Reacquisition of Italian citizenship
- Registration of a death (Italian citizen died in Australia)
- Registration of marriage, divorce and other civil status changes
- Renunciation of Italian citizenship
- Repatriation of human remains or ashes to Italy
- Schengen (short-stay) visa for Italy
- Voting from abroad (Italian elections and referendums)