The Consulate General provides consular assistance to Italian citizens within this Consular district, primarily in cases of:
- Accidents
- Detention
- Search for missing Italian nationals
- Minors
- Medical and consular repatriation
- Repatriation of remains/ashes
- Pensions
- Information for tourists in the United Kingdom (entry requirements, lost or stolen passports, etc.)
Welfare Department Contacts:
- Email: sociale.londra@esteri.it
- Phone: +44 (0) 20 7936 5928/30
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
- Emergencies: Outside these hours, emergency numbers are available: Emergency numbers – Consolato Generale d’Italia Londra (esteri.it)
- Postal Address:
Consulate General of Italy – Welfare Office
“Harp House”, 83/86 Farringdon Street, EC4A 4BL, London
Please Note: The Welfare Office does not handle emergencies related to other consular services (e.g., expiry of passports and/or ID cards, visas, etc.).
For such matters, the public is advised to consult the dedicated pages on the website and to direct any requests to the emails of the relevant offices.
Contacts for Italian speaking professionals (lawyers, notaries, doctors, etc.)