Getting an Italian passport—or a renewal—will soon no longer require a second trip to the police-station counter. On 25 June 2026, Poste Italiane and the Interior Ministry’s Public Security Department signed a convention allowing applicants to have their newly issued passport sent by registered mail to any Italian address for €8.20. The service, tested since March in Bari, Rome and Verona, will extend nationwide from 27 October. Applicants can choose home delivery when they file biometrics at Questura offices or at Poste’s ‘Sportello Amico’ counters. Once printed, the passport is sealed in a tamper-evident envelope and tracked through Poste’s ‘DoveQuando’ system. Undelivered documents will be held at the local post office for 30 days.
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If navigating the shifting passport procedures feels daunting, VisaHQ can streamline the process. Through its Italian portal (https://www.visahq.com/italy/), the company secures appointments, reviews documentation and tracks applications in real time, giving both individual travelers and corporate mobility teams a single dashboard for passports, visas and residence permits.
For employers, the change eliminates a productivity drain: HR teams frequently escort expatriates to collect passports because the bearer must appear in person. Remote delivery could shave days off assignment-start timelines and reduce travel to provincial Questure—a boon for companies outside major cities. Immigration lawyers applaud the move but caution that urgent-issue passports (issued in 48 hours for business emergencies) will, for now, still require counter pick-up. The agreement is part of a wider digitalisation push that should culminate in a fully online passport-renewal portal by 2027. Companies should update mobility handbooks to reflect the new option and budget for the modest delivery fee.
If navigating the shifting passport procedures feels daunting, VisaHQ can streamline the process. Through its Italian portal (https://www.visahq.com/italy/), the company secures appointments, reviews documentation and tracks applications in real time, giving both individual travelers and corporate mobility teams a single dashboard for passports, visas and residence permits.
For employers, the change eliminates a productivity drain: HR teams frequently escort expatriates to collect passports because the bearer must appear in person. Remote delivery could shave days off assignment-start timelines and reduce travel to provincial Questure—a boon for companies outside major cities. Immigration lawyers applaud the move but caution that urgent-issue passports (issued in 48 hours for business emergencies) will, for now, still require counter pick-up. The agreement is part of a wider digitalisation push that should culminate in a fully online passport-renewal portal by 2027. Companies should update mobility handbooks to reflect the new option and budget for the modest delivery fee.
