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Consular Services and Visas

General Information

The diplomatic–consular representations provide their services according to the principles of equality, impartiality, efficiency and transparency, with the aim of protecting Italian citizens abroad with respect to fundamental rights and personal freedom.

In addition, Embassies and Consulates also provide services to foreign citizens. These include: the issuance of administrative documentation, such as the legalization of documents, the certifications of existence in life and conformity of translations of deeds; the transmission of acts and documents to the Italian Authorities, in the cases provided for by current legislation; the issuance of entry visas to Italy and the Schengen area.

At the Embassy of Italy in Mogadishu, consular services are provided by the Consular Chancery, compatibly with the limitations imposed by the country‘s well–known security reasons. Information on the office hours of the Consular Chancery can be found in the section “Who we are – The Offices“. 

To facilitate navigation, the services provided by the Embassy of Italy in Mogadishu have been divided into two sections: for Italian citizens and for foreign citizens. Each menu item contains the information you need to request specific services.

 

Consular fees

The table of consular fees is published at the following link, where you can consult the tariff of the main consular services offered by the Embassy of Italy in Mogadishu, together with the rate updated on a quarterly basis.

The following table shows the fees for Schengen visas, as established by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 2024/1415 of 14 March 2024, and the fees for long–term national visas, as agreed with the Embassy of Italy in Nairobi. Please note that the fees are also adjusted on a quarterly basis, based on the consular exchange rate.

The Payment must be made in US Dollars.

It is possible to pay only by bank transfer/deposit to the current account of the Italian Embassy in Mogadishu, after checking the updated amount of the requested consular service, according to one of the methods indicated below. Please remember that any bank commission must be paid by the user:

  1. online bank transfer: must contain the following information, in the absence of which it will not be possible to proceed with the provision of the requested service:
  • bank details:

Owner: ITALIAN EMBASSY IN MOGADISHU

Account number: 0102-840-211110-09000285-002

IBAN: SO170014102019000285003

Swift code: ZKBASOSM

Bank: Ziraat Katilim Bank Somalia

  • exact amount in USD, as indicated in the tables
  • Reason: full name and passport number of the applicant indicated in the NULLA OSTA+ type of service requested (e.g.: “Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed P0123456 – Legalization”)

 

2. over-the-counter payment at the Ziraat Katilim Bank Somalia branch located inside Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu (address: Airport Road, Wadaijir District; opening hours: 09.00 am – 04.00 pm). Information to be provided to the branch:

  • exact amount in USD, as indicated in the tables
  • Reason: full name and passport number of the applicant indicated in the NULLA OSTA+ type of service requested (e.g.: “Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed P0123456 – Legalization”)

A copy of the bank transfer receipt or payment must be presented to the Consular Office of the Embassy when submitting the application: in the absence of such receipt, it will not be possible to proceed with the provision of the requested service.

Cash, credit/debit cards or checks are not accepted.

Some consular services are free:

  • Registration with A.I.R.E. (Registry of Italians resident abroad);
  • Transmission of civil status documents for transcription at Italian Municipalities;
  • Certificate of existence in life for INPS pensioners;
  • Tax ID code.

Appointment bookings are always free of charge.

 

ATTENTION

Please note that the procedures described on the website of the Embassy of Italy in Mogadishu are the only ones that allow you to get the requested services and the relevant documentation (e.g. declaration of value, legalization of documents, etc.), if the conditions are met.

Therefore, anyone who promises to facilitate appointments, speed up or ensure the success of such services in exchange for sums of money is not acting on behalf of the Embassy of Italy in Mogadishu. This eventuality must be reported to the competent local authorities and reported to the following address: consolare.mogadiscio@esteri.it

 

General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679: processing of personal data in consular matters

The Embassy, as the entity that holds and processes users‘ personal data, is required to inform users in advance – in compliance with the principles of lawfulness, fairness and transparency – about the methods of such processing for each consular file carried out.

Users are therefore invited to carefully read the information provided pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, known as GDPR (acronym for General Data Protection Regulation), in force since 25th May 2018: