Government-Issued Id Copy Apostille Milan — Cost

Getting an ID copy from Milan accepted abroad

Why the stamp goes on an officer's mark rather than on your card, and what that means for the copy you send.

In this guide

You stamp the copy, never the card
Two signatures, two offices
The fee and the wait
What it is for, and the language question

You stamp the copy, never the card

An apostille is a single stamp one Hague country adds so another country takes a paper with no embassy step. It has to sit on a signature. Your card has none that Italy can check, so what you send is a certified copy: a sheet on which an officer writes that the copy matches what they saw. If you are asking how to apostille a Government-Issued ID Copy, that sheet is the thing being stamped.

Two signatures, two offices

First an officer certifies the copy. Then a second office stamps that officer's signature. Plain papers of this kind go to the Prefettura, the prefecture, which is the state's local arm. A copy done by a notary is a notarial act, so it goes to the Procura della Repubblica at the court. You can only apostille a Government-Issued ID Copy in Italy when an Italian officer made the certified copy.

The fee and the wait

The apostille cost for a Government-Issued ID Copy in Milan is a €16 tax stamp per document, and some papers are exempt, so ask before you pay. The office that certifies the copy may charge a fee of its own as well. Waits track the queue at the desk. To apostille a Government-Issued ID Copy in Milan in time for a bank date, allow spare days.

What it is for, and the language question

A stamped ID copy usually rides along with something else. Banks abroad ask for one to open an account, registers ask when you are named as a director, and notaries ask when they draw up a power of attorney for you. Check that the name and date lines match the other papers in the bundle, letter for letter.

The legalisation of a Government-Issued ID Copy in Milan finishes with the apostille when the reader's country is in the Hague group. Some desks also want the officer's wording in their own tongue, done as an asseverazione, which is a sworn translation that a court in Italy stamps. No one language is set here, so ask the reader to name it.

Government-Issued ID Copy apostille FAQ

Who signs off a Government-Issued ID Copy apostille Milan banks will take?

The Prefettura, the prefecture, stamps papers on the plain administrative side, and a copy certified by a public office belongs there. Where a notary certified the copy, it is a notarial act, so the Procura della Repubblica at the court deals with it. Ask who signed your sheet and you know the desk. Either way, the stamp sits on that officer's signature.

Can I send the card itself?

Please do not. A plastic card carries no signature that an office can vouch for, and you would be posting the one thing you cannot replace quickly. What travels is a certified copy on paper. Keep the card with you. If the reader abroad insists on the original, they usually mean showing it in person at a later stage.

Does the copy have to show the back of the card?

Yes. Copy every side that carries print, including the back, and every passport page that has a stamp on it. A desk abroad that finds half the data missing will ask again, and that costs you a fresh trip. Say up front which pages you need, so the officer certifies the whole sheet in one go.

My ID runs out next month. Is that a problem?

It can be. The copy shows the date, so the reader sees it plainly, and many will turn down a paper that is out of date by the time it lands. Renew the card first when the date is close. If you cannot, ask the reader in writing whether they will take it, and keep their reply.

How long does the stamped copy stay good?

The apostille does not run out, but the copy behind it ages. Bank and company desks often want a certified copy signed within the last few months, so what they are dating is the officer's mark, not the stamp. Ask what window they allow, then order the copy close to the day you send the file.

Four steps to your government-issued id copy apostille

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Prepare your document

Obtain the original document (or a certified copy) you need to use abroad, and check whether it must be notarised first.

Confirm the requirements

Verify the document is eligible for an apostille and is not exempt under EU rules for use inside the EU/EEA.

Submit to the Prefettura

The apostille is issued by the Prefettura, the competent authority. The government fee is €16 / document (tax stamp); some documents exempt.

Receive your apostille

The authority attaches the apostille certificate, making the document valid abroad with no further embassy legalisation.

Where to get your apostille in Milan

Documents issued in Milan are apostilled at these offices. The apostille is the final certification — no embassy step is needed for Hague Convention countries. Bring the original (or a certified copy) and check current appointment rules.

Prefettura di Milano – Ufficio Legalizzazioni

Administrative & civil documents

Corso Monforte 31, 20122 Milano

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Procura della Repubblica presso il Tribunale di Milano

Judicial documents & notarial acts

Via Carlo Freguglia 1, 20122 Milano

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