Italy Visa Requirements for Indians

Personal Documents

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  Valid Passport

  Must not be older than 10 years, must be valid for at least THREE MONTHS longer than the intended stay. The passport must also have at least TWO BLANK PAGES to affix the visa and should include all old passport booklets. Handwritten passports, passports with observations, and passports with 20-year validity are NOT acceptable.

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  Signed Visa Form

  2 Forms (Printed back to back ONLY) to be filled and duly signed by the passenger in his own handwriting (Signature to be done twice in the signature box).

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  Declaration Form and Data Protection Form (EU)

  It is mandatory to be signed by the applicant.

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  Passport Size Photos

  2 Recent Colored Photograph (Fresh ones i.e. NOT used earlier for any visa). Dimensions: 35mm x 45mm on matte finish paper with white background, 80% face coverage, non-smiling [without glasses, a hat/cap, or other head covering unless due to religious or ethnic reasons].

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  Signed Cover Letter

  Addressed to The Embassy of Italy mentioning the duration of visit, purpose of visit, expenses clause, and details of all applicants with name, passport number (if applicable).

Travel Documents

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  Confirmed Hotel Bookings

  Confirmed hotel as per the ticket (with hotel name, address, telephone number, and email ID).

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  Confirmed Air Tickets

  Return ticket, covering all sectors. Travel date should be 20 days after submission date.

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  Day-to-Day Itinerary

  Daily schedule of the trip.

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  Travel Insurance

  It should be as per Schengen specifications, matching with ticket dates with risk coverage of Euro 30,000. Travel Insurance should cover worldwide geographical area.

Proof of Funds

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  Bank Statement

  Latest personal bank statement (original) for the last 6 months, sealed and signed by bank authorities.

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  Income Tax Return

  Personal ITR for the last 3 years.

Occupation Proof

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  If you are an Employee

  Last 6 months' salary slips.

  NOC from the company.

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  If you are Proprietor/Owner of the Company

  Company’s original bank statement for the last 6 months, stamped by the bank.

  Company’s ITR for the last 3 years. Company proof (e.g., GST, Incorporation certificate, Partnership deed, etc.). Cover letter on the company’s letterhead.

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  If you are a Student

  Leave letter issued by the school.

  School ID.

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  If you are Retired

  Proof of retirement.

  Pension statements for the last 3 months. Proof of regular income generated by ownership of property or business.

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  If you are Sponsored

  Proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation via a national form of the Schengen State concerned.

For honeymooners

For Minors

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  If minor is accompanied by one parent/travelling alone shall provide a ATTESTED AFFIDAVIT from relevant home department is required.

  Affidavit noc from other parent side, if only one parent is traveling along with child. Child birth certificate should be notarized

Biometric Information

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  BIOMETRIC MANDATORY for all Applicants w.e.f. 02-Nov-2015. (Please see instructions below)

Note

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  Incase of minors, the visa application form is to be signed by both the parents.

  Appointment for visa submission to be taken through VFS web site.

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  East India issued passport to be applied in Kolkata.

  Embassy have stopped accepting the passports which are handwritten or have any observation on the front data page Hence, all such passport holders are requested to get a fresh passport booklet to apply for Visa.

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  The Embassy reserves the right to ask for additional documents and/or for a personal interview

  IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR BIOMETRIC:

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  From 2nd November 2015, Biometric is mandatory which will be valid for 59 months.Personal appearance for visa application submission is mandatory for every traveler after 2nd November.Applicants who have undertaken the biometric after 2nd November, are NOT required to go for biometric again for next 59 months and Mondy SHALL BE SUBMITTING THEIR CASES.

  Mondy provides very premium services for Schengen as listed below:-

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  Appointment Taking

  Documentation Assistance and Scrutiny

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  Visa Fee Preparation

  Meet and Assist For Biometric Submission

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  Dispatch of Passports

  Kindly note that in case of any shortcoming in visa form or documents, the applicants would be asked to take a fresh appointment and visit again. Hence, WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND TAKING EXPERT SERVICE OF Mondy TO AVOID ANY SUCH HASSLE OR RE-VISIT FOR VISA SUBMISSION.Please do send us your passports and documents at least 2 days in advance so that we may check documents, take the appointment and prepare the documentation for visa submission.Following travelers are exempted from Biometric

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  Children under 12 years of age

  Persons for whom the collection of fingerprints is physically impossible

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  Sovereigns and other senior members of a royal family, Heads of State and members of the national Governments (with their official delegations and spouses) if they travel for official purposes.

  Applicant who have VIS printed on their last Schengen visa (provided the last Schengen visa is issued within 59 months)

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  Medical Requirement

  Travel Insurance as per Schengen specification, matching with ticket dates with risk coverage of Euro 30,000. For downloading the list of Approved Insurance Companies and detailed information on Travel Insurance please visit our visa forms section of our website.