For general information on the Registry of Italians Residing Abroad (AIRE), refer to the related section of the Consular Services Guide of the Ministry of External Affairs and International Cooperation.
Registry of Italian Residing Abroad (AIRE): registration, variation and cancellation process for Italians who transfer their residence in India.
Before starting the procedure, please find the Italian Consulate jurisdictional of your residence (online verification)
If you reside within the jurisdiction of the Consulate General of Italy in Bangalore, you may follow the instructions given below, or consult the website of the relevant Italian Consulate.
For AIRE registration at the portal Fast.It, (available also in English, Spanish and Portuguese), please access the Online Consular Services of the Italian Ministry of External Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), keeping at hand a valid identity document.
After the registration and having activated a profile, it is necessary to again access the portal and register at the AIRE selecting “Anagrafe Consolare e AIRE” among the available services. The procedure allows the Italian citizen to request for registration in AIRE by filling out an on-line form and uploading the identity document and a proof of residence of every family member directly in digital format.
NOTE: the AIRE registration process at the online portal Fast.It can only be made by an adult Italian national resident in India, who might also register his/her dependent minor children. For those Italian minors with Italian parent/s not resident in India, the AIRE registration cannot be made on the online portal Fast.it.
For further information and instructions, you may e-mail the Consular Section at bangalore.consolare@esteri.it
Mandatory documents to be uploaded on Fast.It
1. Italian passport copy (pages containing personal details, issuing Authority stamp, signature and Indian visa) and, if available, copy of the Italian identity card (front and back);
2. Proof of residence within the jurisdiction of the Consulate General of Italy in Bangalore (OCI card, Aadhar card, rent agreement, work contract, electricity, gas or telephone bill, etc.);
3. AIRE application form (the form has to be filled in on the portal Fast.It, printed, signed and uploaded on the portal).
NOTE: the above mentioned documents have to be uploaded using the three dedicated fields. Please, do not upload all the documents in one field only, leaving empty the other two fields. Each adult family member will need to fill in and sign the registration form.
For minor children it is necessary to indicate details of both the parents (name, surname, date and place of birth) and their residence address, if different from the minor’s address. It is mandatory to provide copy of the identity documents/passports of all family members.
The Consular Section, after verifying the documents, will register the data in the consular registry and will forward the application to the Italian Municipality office (Municipality of last residence or Municipality of residence of parents or ancestors).
The Italian Municipality office will directly notify the applicants regarding their registration in AIRE, specifying the date of registration.