Traveling Passport Officer. DALLAS (TX) – March 4-5, 2025
As part of the initiatives aimed at ensuring an increasingly effective service to the resident community, on March 4 and 5, 2025, the Consulate General of Italy in Houston will organize two days entirely dedicated to receiving the public for the collection of biometric data necessary for the completion of procedures for the issuance/renewal of […]
Read moreApertura Iscrizioni per gli Esami CILS (B1 Cittadinanza) – Sessione di Aprile
Dear all, We are pleased to announce that registration is now officially open for the CILS (B1 Citizenship) exams, organized by the Department of French and Italian at The University of Texas at Austin. Thanks to recent authorization, the exam will be administered on April 11, 2025. For more details, please refer to the flyer […]
Read moreTraveling passport Officer. TULSA (OK) January 28th, 2025
As part of the initiatives aimed at ensuring an increasingly effective service to the resident community, on January 28th, 2025 the Consulate General of Italy in Houston will organize one day entirely dedicated to receiving the public for the collection of biometric data necessary to complete the procedures for the issuance/renewal of the passport. The […]
Read moreCITIZENSHIP BY DESCENT
Notice to users It is hereby announced that, pursuant to Article 1, paragraph 639 of the 2025 Budget Law, the Consular Fees related to applications for the recognition of Italian Citizenship iure sanguinis by adult applicants have been increased from 300 to 600 euros per application, equivalent, for the period from 01/01/2025 to 31/03/2025, to […]
Read moreITALIAN SPACE DAY
Italian Space Day 2024: Date: December 18, 2024 Time: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM Location: Ralph S. O’Connor Building, Room 510, Rice University, Houston, Texas Parking Information Visitor parking is available at the North Annex Lot at Entrance 20, with additional spaces in the North Lot after 5:00 PM. Registration Participation is free, but registration […]
Read moreSURROGACY
With the Law No 169 of 4 November 2024 entering into force on December 3rd, 2024, the crime of surrogacy committed by an Italian citizen even abroad can be prosecuted and punished in accordance with Italian law, regardless of whether said practice is allowed in the foreign country where it occurred. Surrogacy is a crime […]
Read moreThe Italian Trade Agency. Job opening. Specialized Provider to support the aerospace industry.
ITA – Italian Trade Agency is the Governmental agency that supports the business development of our companies abroad and promotes the attraction of foreign investment in Italy. With a motivated and modern organization and a widespread network of overseas offices, ITA provides information, assistance, consulting, promotion and training to Italian small and medium sized businesses. […]
Read moreItalian Space Day
Mark your calendars for Italian Space Day on December 18th! Join us as we celebrate Italy’s incredible achievements in space exploration, innovation and technology.
Read moreNew requirements for all Visa categories: fingerprints collection
Due to the new provisions set forth in the Decree 145/2024, from January 11th, 2025, collection of fingerprints will become mandatory for every Visa category. As a consequence, each applicant will be required to book an appointment and appear in person at the Consulate General in Houston. All the appointments are handled through our official […]
Read moreAwards in the field of scientific research and technological innovation.
MAECI (the Italian Foreign Ministry) promotes three (3) awards dedicated to figures who have distinguished themselves in the field of scientific research and/or technological innovation: Italian bilateral scientific cooperation award, reserved this year for senior Italian researchers residing abroad (in our case, the United States) at least since 1/1/2020; Innovation that speaks Italian, reserved for […]
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