Searches by Countrymen abroad
On the basis of Law 675/96 on the confidentiality of personal data, no public body may disseminate information about individuals to private citizens without the consent of the data subjects.
Therefore, once the person sought has been identified, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requests the consent of the person concerned/a to inform the person who made the request for information.
In some countries, such as the United States of America, the local privacy law does not allow news about people on their territory. It is therefore necessary to ascertain case by case the applicable law.
Within these regulatory limits you can activate a search in one of the following ways:
- by sending a fax to Office IV of the General Directorate Italians abroad at 06 36 91 86 09/06 36 91 86 28;
- by sending a fax to the competent consulate territorially;
- by calling the number 06 36 91 29 30 from 9.30 to 16.00 specifying your data, those of the person you are looking for and the reason for which you want to trace it.