Consular Services
The Maltese Consulate in Rome provides the following services:
- Passport Services
- Citizenship
- Authentication of Documents
- Legalisation
- Marriage
- Visas
- Other services
Opening Hours
The Consulate’s opening hours are as follows:
Monday to Friday from 0900hrs – 1200hrs and 1400hrs – 1600hrs.
It is advisable to call for an appointment particularly if the Consul`s presence is deemed necessary.
1. Passport Services
All Maltese citizens residing in Italy may apply for the renewal of their passport through the Maltese Consulate without the need to travel to Malta.
In order to renew a passport applicant must personally submit the following to the Maltese Consulate:
Expired Passport
The application, duly completed, for a renewed passport, as well as the expired passport, and all the necessary relative documentation, must be handed to the Maltese Consulate. Upon receipt of the renewed passport, the expired passport would be cancelled by the Consulate and, together with the renewed passport, is returned to applicant.
Passport Application Form
It is important that all sections in the application form are duly filled in following which the original application form together with all the required relevant documentation should be personally handed in to the Consulate.
Passport Sized Photos
Passport sized photos, which must be identical and in colour, should not be more than 6 months old. One of the said photos should be signed by the recommender. Photographs must be in line with ICAO standards.
Fees
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Fee €
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Admin. Charges €
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Total Fee €
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Issuance of a passport to persons who are sixteen (16) years of age and over, valid for ten (10) years
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70.00
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10.00
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80.00
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Issuance of a passport for minors who are ten (10) years of age but have not attained their sixteenth (16) birthday, valid for five (5) years
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35.00
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10.00
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45.00
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Issuance of a passport to minors who have not attained their tenth birthday (10), valid for two (2) years
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14.00
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10.00
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24.00
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Issuance of an Emergency Passport or any travel document not otherwise provided for in lieu of a passport
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8.00
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10.00
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18.00
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Issuance of “second passport”, valid for ten years
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120.00
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10.00
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130.00
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Passports for Children
Both parents are required to give their consent by signing the application form in the presence of the Maltese Consul or of one of the Maltese Hon. Consuls. Parents must produce an acceptable form of official identification.
How to effect payment
Payment of fees may be made in cash, or by postal order (vaglia postale)
2. Citizenship
Applications for citizenship will be furnished by this Consulate. Guidance will also be given with respect to requirements and fees payable. Upon receipt the applications, duly completed and accompanied by the relevant certificates, will be forwarded by the Consulate to the Department for Citizenship and Expatriate Affairs for processing.
For further information:
http://www.foreign.gov.mt/default.aspx?MLEV=52&MDIS=553
3. Authentication of Documents / Signature
Authentication implies certifying a stamp, seal or signature as genuine. The Maltese Consulate in Rome may authenticate official stamps or seals issued by a Maltese Government Authority. Such documents may either be sent by post or delivered by hand. The Maltese Consulate may also authenticate a signature. In this case the individual, who must produce a valid identification card, must sign in front of the Consul. The fee for this service is €18.00.
4. Legalisation
The Maltese Consulate may legalise documents which bear the Apostille Certificate of the Maltese Ministry of Foreign Affairs or an Italian prefettura’s stamp. The fee for this service is €18.
5. Marriage
Maltese citizens, who intend contracting marriage in Italy, must initially request the Marriage Registry, as well as the Public Registry in Malta, to issue two documents confirming applicant`s free status. Upon receipt of the said two documents the Embassy of Malta issues a certificate (referred to as “Nulla Osta”) confirming applicant`s free status. No fee is charged for this service.
6. Visas
Applications, which are accessible from the Ministry`s official website, will be submitted, duly completed and accompanied by the required documentation, to the Consulate. Following initial relevant enquiries carried out by the Consulate, applications and relative documentation, are referred to the competent authorities in Malta for processing.
For further information:
http://www.foreign.gov.mt/default.aspx?MLEV=53&MDIS=523
7. Other Services
The Maltese Consulate may also:
- translate certain documents such as birth certificates and marriage certificates that are issued by the relevant Maltese authorities; and
- administer oaths and certify true copies of original Maltese documents.
These services have a fee of €18.00.
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