Information regarding the services provided by the Embassy – ranging from consular and visa services to commercial and cultural matters – should preferably be requested by email at the addresses provided below, or, as a secondary option and only if strictly necessary, by telephone (see the Contacts section).
CONSULAR SERVICES
The Consular Office is open to the public (by appointment only) according to the following schedule:
- Monday : 09:00 – 12:00
- Tuesday : 09:00 – 12:00
- Wednesday : 09:00 – 12:00 e 14:00 – 16:00
- Thursday : chiusura al pubblico
- Friday : 09:00 – 12:00
For consular services, an appointment must be booked via the Prenot@mi portal, accessible at the following link: https://prenotami.esteri.it/. NB: only for certificates of life (proof of existence in life), it is possible to attend the Consular Section without an appointment.
The email address of the Consular Office is: consolare.manila@esteri.it
The full range of services provided and the relevant regulations are described by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation at the following link.
VISA SERVICE
For further information on visa services, please first consult the dedicated section of the website.
Visa applications for Italy must be submitted at the designated Visa Application Centres managed on behalf of the Embassy by the private outsourcing company VFS Global.
Any requests may be addressed to the Visa Office exclusively via the dedicated email address: visti.manila@esteri.it. It is also possible to contact VFS directly:
Call Centre: +632 8528 2520
Email: info.italyph@vfsglobal.com
Website: https://visa.vfsglobal.com/phl/en/ita/
CONSULAR FEES
The Table of Consular Fees to be collected by diplomatic and consular offices, attached to Legislative Decree 71/2011 and updated by Legislative Decree No. 139 of 18 September 2024 and Law No. 207 of 30 December 2024, can be consulted at the following link.
Fees are collected in local currency, applying the consular exchange rate valid for the relevant quarter.
La Tabella dei Diritti consolari da riscuotersi dagli Uffici diplomatici e consolari, allegata al D.Lgs. 71/2011 e aggiornata dal Decreto Legislativo 18 settembre 2024 n.139 e dalla Legge 30 dicembre 2024 n. 207 è consultabile
Le percezioni verranno riscosse in valuta locale, applicando il tasso di cambio consolare vigente nel trimestre di riferimento.
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CONSULAR EXCHANGE RATE Second Quarter – Year 2026 (from 1 April 2026 to 30 June 2026) |
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EURO 1 = PHP 69,01 |
FORMS
Application forms for services can be found at the following link.
TRANSLATION AGENCIES
For the translation of foreign documents into Italian (and vice versa), please refer to the dedicated section of the website.
LEGALISATION OF DOCUMENTS ISSUED IN THE PHILIPPINES (APOSTILLE)
The competent authority for the Apostille in the Philippines is the local Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Office of Consular Affairs – Authentication Division.
To identify the central and regional offices authorised to provide this service, please refer to the official website of the Ministry at: https://dfa.gov.ph/, then access the section dedicated to “Authentication”.
Further information is available in the dedicated sectionof the website.
DATA PROTECTION NOTICE FOR THE PROVISION OF CONSULAR SERVICES
The privacy notice is available here.