About the Australian Embassy in Italy

Head of Mission

Ms Julianne Cowley is Ambassador-designate of Australia to Italy, Albania, San Marino, Libya and will be Permanent Representative of Australia to the UN Agencies in Rome (FAO, WFP).

Prior to this she was Assistant Secretary, Pacific Development in the Office of the Pacific in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. From 2018-2021, Ms Cowley was  Consul-General in Ho Chi Minh City. She has served as Assistant Secretary Health Policy where she established the Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security. Ms Cowley was previously Assistant Secretary Staff Welfare Branch and, in the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), was Assistant Director-General for People, Policy and Planning.  Ms Cowley is a founding board member of Pacific Women Lead and the Asia Pacific Leader’s Malaria Alliance and has undertaken development work in Northern Thailand. She holds a Master of Business Administration, Graduate Diploma of Education, Bachelor of Communication and Associate Diploma in Music. 

 

Contact information

Australian Embassy
Via Antonio Bosio, 5
00161 - ROME    How to reach the Embassy

Tel:+39 06 8527 21 
Facsimile: +39 06 8527 2300

Consular Emergency Centre, Canberra : +61 2 62613305

To contact us from outside Italy

• Telephone: +39 06 8527 21

• Facsimile: +39 06 8527 2300 (Chancery) 

E-MAIL:

• Assistance to Australians, renewal or first issue of Australian passports/notarial services: [email protected]  - not for visa matters (see below section ‘visas and citizenship’)
• General enquiries: [email protected] - not for visa matters (see below section ‘visas and citizenship’)

 

 

 

Visas and Citizenship

Please consult www.homeaffairs.gov.au.

If you require futher assistance please contact the Global Service Centre in Australia:

• Tel. +61 2 6196 0196 (this service operates Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm GMT, international call charges apply) 

         

Opening hours

The Embassy will be open from 09.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday except for public holidays.

Please note: Passport and consular services are available by appointment only: 09:00 – 14.30 Monday to Friday except for public holidays.

 

Public holidays

In 2024 the Embassy will be closed on:

1 May 2024	Labor Day
27 May 2024	Reconciliation Day
15 August 2024	Ferragosto
7 October 2024	Labour Day
1 November 2024	All Saints Day
25 December 2024	Christmas Day
26 December 2024	Boxing Day
27 December 2024	Additional DFAT Public Holiday
30 December 2024	Additional DFAT Public Holiday
31 December 2024	Additional DFAT Public Holiday

Australian Consulate-General in Milan

Via Borgogna, 2 (third floor)
20122 Milan
Tel. +39 02 7767 4200
Fax +39 02 7767 4242
E-mail: [email protected]
 

Opening hours:

Monday to Thursday  -  09.00 to 17.00
Friday  -  09.00 to 16.15

Please note: Passport and consular services are available by appointment only.

 

Public holidays 2024

25 April	Thursday	ANZAC Day/Liberation Day
27 May	Monday	Reconciliation Day (Australia-ACT)
10 June	Monday	King’s Birthday
15 August	Thursday	Ferragosto
7 October	Monday	Labour Day (Australia- ACT)
1 November	Friday	All Saints Day
25 December	Wednesday	Christmas Day
26 December	Thursday	Boxing Day
27 December	Friday	Additional APS Holiday
30 December	Monday	Additional APS Holiday
31 December	Tuesday	Additional APS Holiday

 

 

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