The Emergency Travel Document (ETD) is a temporary travel document valid for 5 days from the date of issue (including the day of issuance). It can be issued if your passport or ID card has been lost or stolen. It can be used to return to Italy or to the country in which the applicant permanently resides, which can be proven by their AIRE registration.
The applicant must be present in the Consulate. This also applies to minor babies and children.
If the applicant has got a valid electronic ID card, the ETD will not be issued.
OPENING TIME
- Without appointment from Monday to Friday (9.00 am – 12.00 am);
- By appointment with the Officer on duty, also on Saturdays from 09:00 to 13:00 but only for trips on weekends.
Adult applicants (18 and over) for an ETD:
- ETD1 application form duly completed;
- 2 recent identical passport-size photos (taken within six months), compliant with the international ICAO standards, white background, NO USB;
- Copy of an identity document, (ID card or passport) with photo and signature. A valid driving licence is also accepted for identification purposes;
- If the applicant has no ID document or a copy of it, a witness will need to attend. The witness will need to bring a valid ID document (ID card or passport) and complete form Modulo AFT1. The witness will also need to be able to identify the applicant under his/her own responsibility;
- Copy of the travel ticket with a travel date within 5 days of the ETD request;
- It is advisable to come to the Consulate 2-3 days before departure to obtain an ETD with greater coverage in case of transportation strikes or if the airline cancels the flight or changes the departure date.
Minor applicants (under 18) for an ETD:
- ETD2 application form duly completed and signed by both parents;
- 2 recent identical passport-size photos (taken within six months), compliant with the international ICAO standards, white background, NO USB;
- Original or photocopy of passport or ID card of both parents;
- Original or photocopy of passport or ID card of of accompanying person, only if the minor is traveling with someone other than a parent;
- In the absence of any identification document for the minor, the presence of an adult witness with an original ID document is required. The witness must complete form AFT1 and be able to identify the applicant under their own responsibility.
- Copy of the travel ticket with a travel date within 5 days of the ETD request;
- It is advisable to come to the Consulate 2-3 days before departure to obtain an ETD with greater coverage in case of transportation strikes or if the airline cancels the flight or changes the departure date
- If one of the parents is not an EU citizen, he/she will need to authenticate their signature:
- By coming to the Consulate in London with the original passport on the day they apply for the ETD for their child;
- By coming to the Consulate in London with the original passport without an appointment, on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM;
- Without coming to the Consulate in London, at honorary consulates and honorary agencies;
- Without coming to the Consulate in London, at any British notary/solicitor. The declaration authenticated by the notary/solicitor must then be legalized by sending it to the Legalisation Office;
- Without coming to the Consulate in London, at any public administration official in Italy (Town Hall, Police, Carabinieri);
- Without coming to the Consulate in London, at any Italian Embassy or Consulate worldwide.
PLESE NOTE:
If the minor has never had an Italian identification document, you must prove their Italian citizenship by presenting a “estratto atto di nascita” obtainable from the Town Hall in Italy. If the minor’s birth certificate has never been registered, you will need to submit the original full birth certificate (long form) issued by the Local Registry Office, legalized with an Apostille and translated into Italian.
In the case of a British birth certificate, the Apostille can be obtained through the Legalisation Office.
For information on the Apostille and the registration of birth certificates or the Multilingual certificates (with no Apostille), please refer to the Registry Office section.