Consulate General of Italy

Category: Foreign consulate in Los Angeles, California

Address: 1900 Avenue of the Stars # 1250, Los Angeles, CA 90067, USA

Phone: +13108200622

Opening hours

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 9AM–12:30PM

Tuesday: 9AM–12:30PM

Wednesday: 9AM–1PM

Thursday: 9AM–12:30PM

Friday: Closed

Saturday: Closed

Reviews

Miranda Yan

Aug 1, 2022

If I can, I would give it 0 star. My experience completely confirms other low ratings for this consulate. I have interaction with them via email and phone call. I received an "automatic" email reply a few days after I sent an inquiry email. All it says was to go to their website to check information, which I already did and still have questions. No rely after this "automatic" email. So I decided to call them. I called at 9am on Monday, right when they open and I was the the second in line. I waited for 30 minutes and eventually got connected to a lady. She asked me to "just listen carefully" and did not give me a chance to ask questions. She even gave me wrong information saying that I may belong to San Francisco district. Before I can ask any questions, she hang up. After 30 minutes of waiting time? What a joke!!! I emailed San Francisco office and got a reply within a few hours. They confirmed that I should apply in Los Angeles. The SF office seems to be very efficient and professional. I really hoped that I can go to San Francisco to apply for my tourist visa.

Chloe Woods

Jun 24, 2022

I applied for an Italian national study visa as I am studying abroad in the fall! My overall experience was great despite their being a delay in the return of my passport and a misplacement of my documents. I know others do not have the best experience so I thought I'd offer some tips. Tips: NO UPS ENVELOPES!!!! If you need anything mailed back to you from the consulate (e.g passports, visas) only use a FedEx or USPS envelope as UPS does not service the building and you will risk losing your documents Check the booking system everyday at 3pm for open appointments! Come over-prepared to your appointment with copies of your original documents and the required documents listed for you to present at your appointment. You can even write a letter about why you want to visit their country. The more organized the BETTER If you run into any problems, you have to be as persistent as possible! Call and email as much as you can and have HOPE Be nice and patient, everyone at the consulate is understanding and wants the best for you but they have a lot on their plate and are only human! Masks were still required at the consulate and no phones are allowed to be on

Kai Barzilai

Jun 9, 2022

Terrible public service. The website is unclear and confusing. When you call during their very limited hour for information, you go on a loop waiting for hours and eventually hangs up. If you reach the operator they tell you to go on the website and hangs up. To book an appointment you need a hack. Emails produce no response. Realize we are not your customers. You are supposed to provide service.

Natalie Davila

Apr 5, 2022

I NEVER write reviews, but this was genuinely the worst experience. I called, and was on hold of almost an hour, which is totally understandable. However, when this woman answered, I asked what paperwork I needed for dual citizenship. She asked where I was from and when she found out it wasn't in her jurisdiction she literally talked over me and hung up???? SO RUDE! Super unnecessary, especially since I wasn't being rude (I got a total of ten words in). You guys should really work on your customer service. Terrible.

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Questions & Answers

Do we need an appointment for a visa?

Sue Pollack | Aug 26, 2018
A Google User | Aug 26, 2018

I have American Green card and travel document so do I need a visa to visit Italy ??

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Student visa. What documents are needed?

Maggie Duran | Aug 26, 2018
Zaki Shakir | Aug 26, 2019

Visa application, proof from the school, proof of accommodation, proof of financial independence, current passport, proof of flight there and returning. 60$ money order.

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Can we walk into your office for passports

Tom Balistreri | Jan 27, 2022
Francesca C Holloway | Jan 27, 2022

An appointment is necessary to do any business with them since COVID

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Hello! I am planning to visit Italy for the Scriabin International Piano Competition as a Jury member on July 2- July 5, 2021. I am a US citizen and fully vaccinated. Do I need the letter from Consulate General of Italy?

Jenny Kim | Aug 25, 2021
Stephanie Shell | Aug 25, 2021

While I am unable to answer your question, go visit their website and find the email. If you email and they don't respond, email them again within 48hrs until they email.you back.

my wife is not an italian citizen, but I have dual citizenship, after doing all the necessary paperwork what else is needed for her to become italian citizen

Josephine Ragusa | Aug 25, 2020
Wladimir Mendoza | Aug 25, 2020

You should ask at the consulate by sending an email or call. My case is different. My mom's going to become an Italian citizen. Then I'll introduce my papers

Hello. What is needed for the renewal of the Identity Card? Name: Angela Surname: Aruto Current document # AO2499978 Deadline 27/08/2019 Residence, Huntington Beach, CA 92646 Thanks

Vito Grossano | Aug 26, 2019
Dan | Aug 26, 2019

watch out. do not post your personal information on a public forum

I am American, marrying a man who is legally a refugee in Italy (with travel documents). Can I apply for a family reunion visa for Italian after we are married?

Erin Fleming | Aug 26, 2019
Igor Tergeste | Aug 26, 2019

Refugee in Italy????

Need my passport updated it has expired what do I do if I need to travel to Napales itaty?

Nanci Herrman | Aug 26, 2018
Nanci Herrman | Aug 25, 2021

what do i do to update my italian pastport for travling vacation

I have apostilles of my transcript and my BA from UC Santa Barbara and I need to send it to the Italian Consulate or embassy for a Declaration di valore and then have it sent to me in Italy where I'm studying for my Master's. Please tell me the proce

mariecristine weinbrenner-dart | Aug 26, 2018
Zaki Shakir | Aug 26, 2019

Contact the Consulate they have specific instructions about the verification process. You may need the documents translated into italian.

Does the citizens of Uruguay need a tourist visa

claudia jones | Aug 26, 2018
Kristina Nokes | Aug 26, 2018

No ;)

Do i need an appointment to renew driver license

alessandro drago | Aug 26, 2018
Andrea | Aug 26, 2018

Yes

Been USA citizen traveling to Valencia Spain and then to Italy, do I need visa to enter Italy?

Henry Bernardo | Jul 26, 2022
Vincent “Vincenzo” Stancarone | Jul 26, 2022

If you are a US citizen with a US passport you don't need a visa for any European country.

I would like to get my Italian Passport. My husband was born there and I have all the necessary paperwork already. How can i make an appointment

Kim Terzoli | Feb 26, 2022
cyberguerrilla Inc aka assiro 051 | Feb 26, 2022

Be sure you're hubby enrolled in AIRE first, the association for italians living abroad, because otherwise you can't book any appointments with the consulate for the passport

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What are the requirements to live in Italy for a year?

Glory Kath | Oct 29, 2021
Fernando Gonzalez | Oct 29, 2021

Hi Glory, you could Google EU for the Blue Card or Digital Nomad visa as possible ways to live and work in Italy , depending on your line of work

They don't take calls? I don't know how to contact the embassy? Someone know?

Niurka Crespo | Aug 25, 2021
F-104 Starfighter | Aug 25, 2021

I know, kind of frustrating, right? You can email, they usually reply in 24-72 hours. Check also their website, usually there is everything there.

how long take time to get a tourist visa to Italy . Do I need an appointment?

selim doumit | Aug 25, 2021
F-104 Starfighter | Aug 25, 2021

I don't know how long does it take to get a tourist visa, but definitely you need an appointment. Check the Italian Consulate in Los Angeles website for information.

Can a US citizen that has been coved vacinated travel to Italy?

john crow | Aug 25, 2021
Paolo Pizzi | Aug 25, 2021

As of May 11, 2021, yes.

Need my passport to travel to Italy what do I do for a passport that has expired

Nanci Herrman | Aug 25, 2021
Nanci Herrman | Aug 26, 2018

Passport

How can I find out if my mother in Italy is still alive? I tried calling her but the number is no longer in service.

Rose Anne | Aug 25, 2021
Paolo Pizzi | Aug 25, 2021

Write to the city hall of her last residence ("comune" in Italian.)

My family and I are going to Rome in April. My daughter is 17 is there any other document needed besides her American passport.

Curtis Shuskey | Aug 25, 2020
Dario Singer | Aug 25, 2020

U can simply call and ask if there's any visa requirement like the equivalent for ESTA for UK and Italians citizen coming into US. Also she is a minor under 18 so is best to double check any requirement.

I am an American citizen; born in the USA. My paternal grandparents were both immigrants from Sicily in the early 20th century. They became naturalized American citizens. Am I eligible to obtain an Italian passport?

John Manzo | Aug 25, 2020
Igor Tergeste | Aug 25, 2020

Yes, you have possibility to have Italian passport but you have made the paper to show your father come from Italy

how long must your passports be valid fo to enter Italy

diane glick | Aug 25, 2020
Dim | Aug 25, 2020

6 months validity ,but read the Alerts warnings before. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Italy.html

my husband and I are legal students in the us with an F-1 visa, and looking for to renew a tourist Schengen visa and our flights are on the 7th and it seems like there are not any early available appointments. could you help please?

Yasmeen Alshiyokh | Aug 25, 2020
Tremayne Mushayahama | Aug 25, 2020

I think they update the page and appointment schedule at 3 PM(PST). You can get lucky if you refresh at that moment. I did mine on Sunday 3:01PM 😊

I just sent by mail all documents to renew my passport. There is a problem if the envelope arrives on Saturday when the Consulate is closed?

Beatriz Castillejo | Aug 25, 2020
Robert Tillung | Aug 25, 2020

Nope. Shouldn't be a problem

has anyone gotten an appointment online other than at 3:00??? What are the best times to book an appointment?

Tiffanie Peters | Aug 26, 2019
Jaime Klein | Aug 26, 2019

It all depends on what you go in there for. Legal docs get appts at 11am.

What is needed or what requirements to acquire Visa schengen please

juan pablo paredes | Aug 26, 2019
Fabrizio Misuraca | Aug 26, 2019

All European citizens belonging to the European Union, except Romania, Bulgaria and the country of the former Yugoslavia, are part of the Schengen treaty.

I am a US citizen I wish to became an Italian citizen. My father was from Italy traveled to Argentina and became Argentina citizen when I was 8 years old. What kind of documents do I need ? Please,let me know as soon as possible Thank you

Grensh Dorshitte | Aug 26, 2019
Robert Brownson | Aug 26, 2019

??, Just Google it

Hello, I will be on vacation in October for 1 month, I would like to know the restrictions on electronic cigarettes, IQOS, if possible, and if they are on the market, THANK YOU.

susi mandolesi | Aug 26, 2019
Robert Brownson | Aug 26, 2019

I'm sorry I do not know

I need to renew my Italian passport and one of my daughters. What do I need and what I do? Someone I can 'to help? Thank you

Giovanna Tringali | Aug 26, 2019
Jaime Klein | Aug 26, 2019

Watch online. Their website is in Italian

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I use THC:CBD oil-based balm in a 0.5 oz container for my arthritic joints and neuropathy. Is it illegal to take into Italy?

Samuel Feola | Aug 26, 2019
Marco Caldana | Aug 26, 2019

It is against federal regulations to be in possession of THC products. TSA might cause you some problems. My wife uses CBD for her autoimmune disease. She ordered a CBD only product (which is legal) from an EU based company with distribution facilities in Italy and arranged for delivery to our Italian holiday location. Handled everything on line before we left US. Hope this helps.

I am a Tonga citizen and have a green card. Do I need a visa to travel to Italy?

Isapela Tillage | Aug 26, 2019
Igor Tergeste | Aug 26, 2019

You travel whit tonga passaport green card is valid only in usa

I have a Philippine passport with 10 yrs US visa, at present I am taking my vacation here in san francisco, my sister who is assigned in Italy invited me to visit her. Can I apply my Italian Visa here in your consulate. Thank you very much.

Visaminda Plando | Aug 26, 2019
Igor Tergeste | Aug 26, 2019

write on the consulate's email, what you have to do, since if you travel you always do it with your passport

How cam I renew my passport

Anna Brennan | Aug 26, 2019
Igor Tergeste | Aug 26, 2019

Take apoitment on web page

I'm Mexico I need a visa to enter Rome

elias reyes | Aug 26, 2019
Valter Marcuzzi | Aug 26, 2019

If you live in California, you must contact the Italian consulate in Los Angeles

i want to apply for a sengen visa can you give me the website to apply? Thank you

Mario Matusalem | Aug 26, 2019
Igor Tergeste | Aug 26, 2019

If you US citizen and want travel in all Europe is no necessary Visa, if you want stay more of 3 mount in Italy take appointment

I had been calling this number for two days and I always get the same message that the office is closed. When it’s the best time to call . We are planning a vacation to Italy and we need information about the visa. Also my grandfather

Alexandra Avila | Aug 26, 2019
Igor Tergeste | Aug 26, 2019

Better you take appointment or write email , but go look this site : vistoperitalia.esteri.it

any chances to get my passport renewed before april 20, 2019?

Antonio Giamblanco | Aug 26, 2019
Igor Tergeste | Aug 26, 2019

of course there is no need to wait for the deadline

I have a green card and I have an Italian expired passport. What documents I need to renew it?

Angela Canter | Aug 26, 2019
Igor Tergeste | Aug 26, 2019

Angela better write to the email because the phone has a hard time getting back to you. Apart from the payments, follow as indicated to redo your passport and make an appointment

Can you get my birth certificate

ANNA FERRARA | Aug 26, 2019
Robert Brownson | Aug 26, 2019

I imagine..

How I inform the Italian Consulate in LA that I have changed my address in California ?

Antonio LoCascio | Aug 26, 2019
Matheus taraszk | Aug 26, 2019

I think you have to do it in the Fast.it portal

I was born in Brazil and I’m Italian Citizenship, but the only thing I have is a paper, that proves, my father made my citizenship. Actually that paper is in Brazil, do you keep anything in the Computer System, that I could get it?

Judy Mazzorana | Aug 26, 2019
Debbie Lindgren | Aug 26, 2019

You can ask the consulate to check A.I.R.E.for you. Either call or email them.

Hi! My name is Judite Mazzorana I’m Brazilian and also Italian Citizen What I should do to my boys get their passport? They haven’t got their Italian Citizenships yet.

Judy Mazzorana | Aug 26, 2019
Debbie Lindgren | Aug 26, 2019

They need to be recognized as citizens first. Under age 18 is free, but requires certain documentation (their birth certificates, your birth and marriage, etc.) You need to call to make an appointment. Once they have that, then you go online to make their passport appointments.

Hi! My name is Judite Mazzorana I’m Brazilian but I’m Italian citizen too How can I take my Italian Passport? Thanks

Judy Mazzorana | Aug 26, 2019
Fabrizio Misuraca | Aug 26, 2019

If you are an Italian citizens you should already have all the documents you need to apply for a passport. Go at the Italian consulate they will take care of you. You can also give question on their website. Usually they answer in 48h

When is it closing tomorrow

Ian Galanta | Aug 26, 2019
george beytayiubkhan | Aug 26, 2019

No

If our daughter is a student in Colorado but is from California, what consulate does she go to? If you only take appointments in LA, they are already booked up to January and she starts school in Florence Italy January 22.

Cheryl Rice | Aug 26, 2019
Anthony Reynolds | Aug 26, 2019

It the home of record is California then she has to go to the one closest to home. You have to keep checking for cancellations.

Can we mail in all of the paperwork to get a student visa in LA or can it only be done in person, by appointment?

Cheryl Rice | Aug 26, 2019
george beytayiubkhan | Aug 26, 2019

In person, by Appointment

Can you mail in everything or do you need to make an appointment only?

Cheryl Rice | Aug 26, 2019
William Epperson | Aug 26, 2019

We had to make an appointment, they are very busy and we had to wait about 3 mo for appointment. It is always best to call individual situstion are different. Good luck..

I am a USA citizen and I live in los Angeles, Do I need a visa to go to Italy for few days vacation?

Marina Escalante | Aug 26, 2019
Fabrizio Misuraca | Aug 26, 2019

No

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my wife is a Chinese citizen with a green card permanent resident we are planning a trip to italy will she need a visa.

Angel Balestier | Aug 26, 2018
Zaki Shakir | Aug 26, 2019

Yes.

Does my high school transcript had to be translated into Italian in order to study medicine in Italy

Julie Mcneill | Aug 26, 2018
Bryan Sunkwa-Mills | Aug 26, 2018

I'd do it just in case. They are very picky with their documents

I am an Australian passport holder with a US Permanent Resident ID card travelling to Italy in November 2018 for about 8 days, for vacation, do I need a Visa? Thank you.

Ruby Clemenson | Aug 26, 2018
Joseph Squillacioti | Aug 26, 2018

I do not believe so, unless Australia requires one. Phone the Consulate to check.

How to delete a note

Anthony Amoroso | Aug 26, 2018
Joseph Squillacioti | Aug 26, 2018

Login with your name and password, click reservations, and when it appears, click on the X to cancel.

Am I required to get a visa if I go to italy for maybe only a week ?

Joe Pacis | Aug 26, 2018
Patrizia Paiar | Aug 26, 2018

Check on their website, Visa page. There is a list of Countries that do not need visas

How do I confirm my Visa appointment

Melba Atencia | Aug 26, 2018
Andrea | Aug 26, 2018

You should call and follow the guided steps, then check also on the website

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