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.
Foreign nationals who need a visa for a stay of up to 90 days in Italy or the Schengen area apply at the Italian consulate covering their state of residence. Australian citizens do not need a visa for stays up to 90 days.
Where to apply in Australia
Consulate General of Italy in Sydney accepts visa applications from NSW residents only; applicants elsewhere apply at the Italian post covering their state of legal residence. The Brisbane consulate (Queensland and Northern Territory) states it processes Schengen visas without intermediaries.
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 online form at e-applicationvisa.esteri.it and print it | book an appointment online (Sydney and Brisbane use Prenot@mi) | lodge in person no earlier than 180 days and no later than 15 days before travel | pay in AUD by eftpos or cash
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 after the stay with two blank pages
- Printed documents in English or Italian
- Checklist documents for the visa purpose
- For minors, both parents' consent and passport copies
- Extra parental-name details for certain nationalities
Fees and processing time
- Official fee: EUR 90 per Schengen visa (consular tariff); payable in AUD in Sydney; free for spouses and children under 21 of EU citizens
Processing time: Sydney: about 2 days to several weeks; Brisbane: up to 15 days for Schengen.
Good to know
Sydney visa page last updated 15 Sept 2025 (more than 12 months before verification). Tariff PDF used for the EUR 90 fee is dated per Law 199 of 30 Dec 2025. VFS Global was not found on the Italian pages read;
Official sources
- conssydney.esteri.it/en/?p=151
- conssydney.esteri.it/en/?p=4737
- 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)
- National (long-stay) visa for Italy
- 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
- Voting from abroad (Italian elections and referendums)