Visa Italy
Country in Europe Italy, commanding a long Mediterranean coastline, has left a powerful mark on Western culture and cuisine. Its capital, Rome, is home to the Vatican as well as landmark art and ancient ruins. Other major cities include Florence, with Renaissance treasures such as Michelangelo’s "David" and its leather and paper artisans; Venice, the sinking city of canals; and Milan, Italy’s fashion capital.
Why Visit Italy
Italy certainly does have much to offer: spectacular cities, ancient ruins, wonderful museums, soaring mountains, great beaches, and beautiful natural scenery. But so does any number of other European countries,
Italy provide Visas to tourist & visitors to visit France for short term stay and long term stay.
For any individual planning on visiting Italy, he/she has to apply for different types of visa with regard to the reason for travel. Since France is a member of the Schengen area, citizens of countries within this area do not require visas to travel to France. These requirements for a France visit visa apply to countries that are not part of the Schengen area or don not have any diplomatic ties with France that allow passage without a visa.
The basic element of the laws of this treaty is promoting idea of Schengen states as being part of one nation which permits the travelers to traverse through the length and breadth of the continent in a similar way as one would travel through states of a country.
This treaty was conceptualized and integrated into the mainstream European Union laws and statutes through treaty of Amsterdam in 1997. Currently there are 26 ratifying member states in this arrangement
Italy Visit Visa - Selection Criteria
- The passport of the visitors must have a validity of at least six months at the time of travel.
- All the valid travel documents including an onward journey or return ticket for travel is necessary.
- Entry facilities to the next destination, if applicable.
- Visitor must carry required funds to afford stay in Italy.
- A valid visa, if applicable, to gain entry to Italy.
- A non-refundable visa processing fee for the application.
- The usual time taken to process your Italy visa could vary between 3 days and 5 days.
- The period of stay granted is indicative on the duration endorsed on the visit pass issued to the tourist. The validity of the tourist visa has not related to the duration of stay.
Italy Visa - Application Process
We offer perfect assistance for any kid of urgent assistance and visa related advice. We help you with a guided procedure to apply for a visa based on your nationality, resident country, reasons for your visit and the duration of stay.
While Submission of the required documentation and the visa application does not guarantee visa approval and issuance, our experienced visa experts constantly endeavour to increase your chances of visa issuance.
Here’s how we make filing Italy visit visa extremely easy for you. Given below are the required documents for which you need to submit the scanned copies along with the duly filled Italy visa application form.
- Two recent passport size coloured photographs required with matte or semi-matte finish. White background is required with 80% face coverage. Size required- 35mm x 45mm. The photograph must not be older than 3 months.
- Valid passport with a validity of at least 3 months from the date of arrival in Italy. The passport must have at least 2 pages blank for visa stamping.
- For Italy business visas, a covering letter duly signed by authorised signatory with company stamp and addressed to 'The Consulate General of Italy, Mumbai' is required. It has to be submitted at the Italy visa application centre by the applicant on business letter head that must have his/her name, designation, passport number, purpose and duration of visit in brief.
- A return ticket is required or a detailed Italy travel itinerary to avail visa for Italy. A letter of introduction by a local sponsor (who has to be either an Italian citizen or a permanent residence holder)
- A non-refundable visa processing fee for the application.
Types of Visa
- For a short Italy visit visa, the most common type of visa granted is the Schengen visa. It authorises travellers, to enter the territories of the 26 Schengen States (liable to the number of entries allowed by the consulate), the duration of which does not exceed 90 days from the date of entry in Schengen territory.
- For acquiring Italy business visa, it is important to have an invitation letter by the Italian company you intend to visit and their detailed address in Italy. The information should also be accompanied with the dates of your visit.
- If all your Italy visa requirements are complete and you are issued a Uniform Schengen visa, you can travel to the following countries- Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.
- You can obtain Single entry, double entry and multiple entry Uniform Schengen visa depending on your requirements and approval by the visa authorities.
Single Entry
Schengen Visa can be single entry permission or multiple entry permission. A single entry arrangement runs continuously from the date of entry into a Schengen state from where the journey is originating i.e. the country which has granted you this travel permit.
Multiple Entry
Multiple entry permission permits you to depart and arrive back in this territory several times but the cumulative period of all subsequent residence can not go beyond 3 months which is calculated from the date of first entry on basis of such a permission. It is necessary that this period of 3 months residence must be within the 6 months (calculated from the first date of entry on basis of this permission.
Other kinds of Schengen Visa include
- Transit permit with a validity of 5 days Airport transit permission enables international transit travelers to use transit lounges at international airports of Schengen countries
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