The British Embassy Rome maintains and develops relations between the UK and Italy. It also hosts the UK Representation to the United Nations agencies in Rome.

We work closely with the Italian government on a wide range of issues, including foreign policy, defence, climate change, science and innovation and migration. We also cover San Marino. Find out more about our work on the UK and Italy news page.

Our office for the UK Representation to the United Nations agencies in Rome is also based at the Embassy, working with the UN food and agriculture agencies.

Getting help in Italy

If you need urgent medical help or are a victim of crime, call the local emergency services on 112. Contact your insurance provider if you have one. They will tell you what your policy covers, and what you need to do to make a claim.

In many situations, you will be able to help yourself without needing to contact the British Embassy. Check our guidance on:

If you need urgent or emergency assistance

We can help British nationals in emergencies in Italy. We will prioritise helping those who are vulnerable and need our help the most. For example if you:

  • have been injured or assaulted
  • are arrested for a crime
  • know a British national in Italy who has died and you need assistance

If you need emergency assistance, or if our guidance has not given you the help you need:

  • in Italy call +39 06 4220 0001 (select 2 between 9am and 5pm and 4 for emergencies outside these times)
  • in the UK call +44 (0) 20 7008 5000

Our phone lines are open 24/7.

If you cannot use your passport

You can apply for an emergency travel document if you need to travel urgently and cannot use your passport because it is lost, stolen or damaged.

If you are travelling in more than 3 weeks, check if you can get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.

If you do not need to travel urgently, you should still report a lost or stolen passport.

Getting a visa to the UK

The British Embassy does not provide visas and cannot advise on UK visas. If you have any questions about the application process or your visa status, contact UK Visas and Immigration.

A Schengen visa or residence permit does not entitle you to travel to the UK without a visa. You can check whether you need a visa and apply for one.

Official documents and services we provide

We provide a limited range of notarial and documentary services when local notary publics, solicitors, or lawyers cannot provide them. You will need to pay a fee for these services.

Support for British nationals living in Italy

Read our guidance for living in Italy for information on travelling to, living, working and studying there.

You can find a full list of UK help and services available in Italy.

Other UK embassies and consulates in Italy

You can also find a UK consulate in Milan.

Our people

British Ambassador to Italy and San Marino
The Rt Hon Edward Llewellyn OBE

Contact us


British Embassy Rome

Via XX Settembre 80/a
00187 Rome
Italy

Email
ukinitaly@fcdo.gov.uk

Telephone
+39 06 4220 0001/+44 20 7008 5000

Fax
+39 06 4220 2334

For all consular issues, please use the following contact form: http://www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-rome

If you’re in Italy and you need urgent help (for example, you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call +39 06 4220 0001 (available 24/7, 365 days a year for British nationals – choose 1 for English and then 2 for Consular Services (within office hours) or 4 for an emergency involving a British national (outside of office hours).

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Department for Business and Trade Italy

British Consulate General
Via San Paolo, 7

20121 Milan
Italy

Email
DBT.Italy@fcdo.gov.uk

Telephone:
+39 02 723001

Fax:
+39 02 72020153

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UK Representation to the United Nations agencies in Rome

Via XX Settembre 80/a
00187 Rome
Italy

Telephone:
+39 06 4220 0001

Fax:
+39 06 4220 4909

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British Council Rome

Talent Garden Ostiense,
Via Ostiense, 92

00154 Rome
Italy

Email
Info.Italy@britishcouncil.it

Contact form
http://www.britishcoun...

Telephone:
+39 06 478141

Fax:
+39 06 4814296

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