Opening Hours

The Passport Office at the Embassy accepts telephone queries from Monday to Friday from 9.15-13.00 and from 14.15-17.30.

You can lodge your application in person at the Embassy from Monday to Friday between 10.00-12.30 and 15.00-16.30.

Alternatively, you can send your application to:

Embassy of Ireland
Via Giacomo Medici, 1 
00153 Rome

Passport applications can also be made via the Honorary Consulate in Milan. You can lodge your application at the Honorary Consulate from Monday to Thursday between 14.00 - 16.30.  You are invited to make an appointment by calling the Consulate in advance. The contact details for the Consulate are: 

Honorary Consulate of Ireland in Milan
Piazza S.Pietro in Gessate, 2
20122 Milan

Main Tel: +39 02 551 87569
Fax:         +39 02 551 87570

E-mail: amarsaglia@marsaglialex.it

If you decide to post your application, we strongly recommend you to use registered mail or a reputable courier service. The Embassy cannot be held responsible for applications or documents lost in transit.

Please note: The practice of Exchange/Replacement Passports has been discontinued. Therefore, if a passport holder wishes to change an aspect of his/her passport (e.g. the passport is damaged, there are no more visa pages left or a change of name on passport is required), a new passport must be applied for and the appropriate fee paid in full.

Validity of Passports

Infants (up to age 3) are issued with a 3 year passport.

Children aged 3-17 are issued with a 5 year passport.

Persons aged 18 and over are issued with a 10 year passport.

In certain cases (e.g. where a previous passport has been lost or stolen), the Passport Office may restrict the validity of a replacement passport.