IMPORTANT NEWS: From June 1, 2026, Italian citizens registered with the Registry of Italians Resident Abroad (AIRE) will also be able to apply for an electronic identity card at any Italian municipality. The identity card can be collected in person at the municipality or sent to the applicant’s foreign address. (Law 11/2026)
Italian electronic ID cards (EIC or “CIE” according to the acronym in Italian) can be issued only to Italian citizens whose AIRE (Register of Italians living abroad) registration is complete and duly processed by Italian local Authorities. In order to apply at the Consulate General of Italy in Jerusalem you need to be resident in the jurisdiction of this Consulate.
- Validity
The validity, like passports, varies according to the holder’s age:
- 3 years for minors under 3 years of age;
- 5 years for minors between 3 and 18 years of age;
- 10 years for adults.
- Application – Appointment
The request for EIC must be submitted by sending an email to: consolare.gerusalemme@esteri.it, indicating in the subject line “Request for electronic identity card CIE – name, surname, and date of birth”, attaching the form below:
The appointment shall be scheduled NOT EARLIER THAN 15 days from the date of the application, in order to allow the Consulate to make sure your file is up-to-date and correct any old data.
Please note that being registered with A.I.R.E. is mandatory. Also, in case you were born abroad, it is also required that your birth certificate be registered with the Civil Status Registry of the Municipality of reference, as the registration details will be printed on your EIC.
- Appointment and documents to be submitted
The day of the appointment the following documents should be submitted:
- 1 passport photo, in accordance with ICAO regulations;
- A valid ID. If the applicant has no identity document, he / she shall be accompanied by two witnesses;
- if the applicant is under the age of 18: an affidavit from both parents
At the time of the appointment, we will capture applicant’s photo and, except for minors under 12 years of age, fingerprints, and signature. This biometric info will be safely stored inside the EIC microchip and not kept on file here at the Consulate.
- Cost
The cost for issuing the document is:
- 21.95 euros, in case of first issuance or renewal;
- 27.11 euros, in case of a duplicate due to theft or loss.
Payments will be collected in cash in ILS the day of your appointment. To know the quarterly applicable rate, please visit the Consular Fees page.
- Delivery
The Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato shall issue and then deliver the EIC by post to the Consulate within at least 15 days from the date of the application submitted. Delivery times may however vary.
- Discovery of identity cards
Identity cards that are stolen or lost abroad, if found, are normally returned to the Consular Office in the district of which the theft or loss occurred.
Those who have recently suffered a theft/loss abroad and wish to check whether their identity card has been found, are therefore urged to contact the relevant Consular Office for further information.
The above-mentioned documents may be collected from the Consular Office where they were found in the following ways:
- at the Consular Office’s counters;
- at the request of the interested party, by postal service with the cost of postage borne by the said party.
With reference to identity cards issued by Consulates, which are stolen or lost abroad, it shall be the Consular Offices’ responsibility to notify the holder of their discovery, pointing out that they will be destroyed if their return is not requested within one year after the date on which they were found.