Refund of Postal Bonds and Postal savings Book for Italian nationals living abroad.

Italian Postal Bonds and Saving Books holders, who need the authentication of their signature, can do so by making an appointment on Prenot@mi ‘notary services’ section.

On the day of the appointment they shall provide:

1. Italian document of identity
2. Italian tax code (Codice fiscale)
3. Form W14 filled and not signed. Serial numbers, value, date of issue and issuing office are all information necessary to proceed
4. Form Modalità pagamento Buoni o Libretti Postali, regarding the choice of the payment method filled but not signed, indicating precisely the details of the bank account where you wish to receive the payment
5. Copy of the death certificate issued by the Municipality where the death was registered (ONLY IN THE CASE OF TITLES THAT HAVE FALLEN INTO INHERITANCE);
6. Declaration in lieu of the affidavit completed but not signed (ONLY IN THE CASE OF TITLES THAT HAVE FALLEN INTO SUCCESSION);
7. Australian debit card for the payment of consular fees related to the authentication of the signature (art. 24 of the Table of Consular Fees). Payments can be made at the Consulate preferably by debit card (no contactless, no Applepay, no credit cards, no Italian cards).

The Consulate will only authenticate the signature on both forms, so interested users are kindly requested to present themselves at the Consulate with the forms already completed in all their parts.

The applicant’s signature must be affixed in the presence of a consular officer.

After obtaining the authentication, it will be the responsibility of the citizen to send the following documentation to Poste Italiane Spa:

1. the two authenticated forms;
2. a copy of a valid (Italian) identity document;
3. a copy of the tax code;
4. Postal savings bonds and/or postal savings books in original. Before sending, it is advisable to photocopy the front and back of the Postal Savings Bonds; for Savings Booklets, photocopy the first page of the booklet header and the one containing the balance.

Poste Italiane

Bancoposta Division

Operations Department

Savings Service

Via di Torpagnotta, 2

00143 ROME