IMPORTANT NOTICE: Before proceeding, please read carefully the information provided here.
The passport is issued exclusively to Italian citizens duly register with the AIRE, residing under the Montreal Consulate’s jurisdiction, except extraordinary situations that must be justified.
If you have not registered your residence with this Consulate General yet, you must do so online through the FAST IT portal.
Non-citizens who are interested in starting the process for the recognition of Italian citizenship, must refer to the following page.
The issuance takes place in person only by appointment to be made by the applicant, through the PRENOT@MI portal. In the event of minors, the appointment of the parent will be sufficient and he/she should send an email to montreal.passaporti@esteri.it specifying the number of minors for whom he/she intends to apply.
For senior citizens over the age of 70, the appointment can be arranged over the phone. Please refer to the following link for more information.
As soon as the reservation is made, the applicant must send to montreal.passaporti@esteri.it :
- The application form, duly filled and signed;
- A copy of the Italian passport.; in case this is your first Italian passport application, the copy of a valid identification document must be sent.; the total size of the attachment (PDF format) must not exceed 5MB; to scan the documentation with your smartphone you can use the scan function in Notes (iOS) or Google Drive (Android).
NB: Please indicate the date and time of the appointment you have booked in your email.
The appointment booked through the portal is for the purpose of fingerprinting (biometric data) and signature acquisition.
On the day of the appointment, the applicant should bring:
- the original copy of the applications form sent via email, duly filled and signed.
- the Italian passport or identification document already sent via email;
- two recent (max six months), identical photographs, face front and centered, neutral expression
Note on the format
For those who plan on coming to the Consulate General of Montreal for the biometric data collection, the photos will have to be in the same format required for the Canadian passport (5 x 7 cm)
Whereas, for citizens who will submit their biometric data collection request to the Honorary Consulate in Halifax, the photos will have to be 3,5 x 4 cm - the exact amount – exclusively in Canadian funds- for the payment related to the issuance of the passport, in cash, money order or bank draft; the updated quarterly fee can be found in the consular table, section 3, under ‘passport’.
Citizens registered with the AIRE and residing in the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, may book their fingerprinting and signature appointment with the Honorary Consulate in Halifax.
As of June 14, 2023, it will no longer be necessary to present the other parent’s written consent for the purpose of issuance of your own identity document (passport and CIE), pursuant to the decree law 69/2023.
Specifically, the new legislation indicates that, in the event of a concrete and present danger that, due to the move abroad, he or she may avoid the fulfillment of his or her obligations to the children, it will be possible for the other parent to apply for an injunction against the issuance of the documents.
The injunction may be filed with the competent judge at the ordinary court where the child has his or her habitual residence or, if the child is resident abroad, the court of competence for their residence.
For more information: montreal.passaporti@esteri.it