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Who gets told about your italian case

Avv. Massimo Romano · updated 15/08/2026

This page is being written. It covers who gets told about your italian case under Italian law for people who are not Italian. The provision it relies on and the questions it answers are below; for an answer today, call us.

Provision: Art. 36 Conv. Vienna 1963 sulle relazioni consolari
Checked 15/08/2026.

In short

This page covers who gets told about your italian case for people who are not Italian. It is being written now. Below is what it will set out and the Italian provision it relies on. If you need an answer on this today, call — we answer at any hour.

Governing provision: Art. 36 Conv. Vienna 1963 sulle relazioni consolari

What this page will set out

  • Effect on your right to stay in Italy
  • Longer-term consequences
  • Your options
  • What to do now

Questions it answers

  • Can I call my embassy from an Italian police station?
  • Will my Italian employer be told about the case?
  • Will my embassy be informed if I am arrested in Italy?

Provisions relied on

  • Art. 36 Conv. Vienna 1963 sulle relazioni consolari

Checked 15/08/2026. Italian sentencing provisions change; if you are reading this long afterwards, ask us to confirm.

Avv. Massimo Romano — Italian criminal defence lawyer, Naples Bar no. 14553, admitted to plead before the Court of Cassation since 23 October 2015.

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