Research of compatriots abroad
Information concerning Italian citizens abroad may be provided in compliance with current legislation on the protection of personal data (Legislative Decree 196 of 2003), which in most cases requires the consent of the person sought. The Consular Section of the Embassy, within the limits of the instruments allowed by local legislation and the above mentioned, may carry out searches for which the applicant has shown a legitimate interest. Requests should be sent directly by e-mail to the Consular Office (consolare.maputo@esteri.it ) by means of a signed and reasoned request (on plain paper), enclosing a copy of an identity document.
As regards requests to know the address of residence abroad of compatriots (also for notification purposes), please note that they should be addressed to the relevant Italian municipalities of AIRE registration (municipality of last residence in Italy or municipality of origin). The registries of Italian citizens residing abroad (AIRE) are, in fact, kept at the Municipalities and at the Ministry of the Interior (art. 1, paragraph 1, Law 470/1988).
Assistance to prisoners
In case of arrest in Botswana, Eswatini or Mozambique, the Italian citizen has the right to request consular protection. The Consular Section of the Embassy will provide all possible assistance, including: visits to prisons, providing names of lawyers on site and maintaining contact with family members.
The consular office, on the other hand, cannot intervene in legal proceedings on behalf of the compatriot and/or bear the legal costs.
Lists of reference professionals for compatriots
The compatriots in the consular district of the Italian Embassy in Maputo can refer to the following list of medical professionals, lawyers, translators.
List of reference professionals for compatriots
It should be noted that this list has been drafted on the basis of requests for inclusion made by the professionals themselves and must therefore be considered open and not exhaustive, in the sense that it may include other names in the future.
It should also be noted that this office is not responsible for the quality of the service provided by the same, their work and the rates charged.
Professionals wishing to be included in the above list must send a special request to this Embassy, accompanied by: professional curriculum vitae, self-certification of legal entitlement to exercise the profession and enrollment in the relevant professional register/order, possible knowledge of the Italian language, self-certification of the absence of criminal convictions or criminal proceedings in progress, as well as any other requisites that may be required by the Embassy.
This Embassy reserves the right to verify that the above requirements are met.
