Italy Work Visa

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. Passport must have a validity of 90 days from the date of expiry of the visa with one blank page, issued within the jurisdiction of the Embassy/Consulate.

Visa application form (Printed back to back, ONLY) duly filled and signed by the Applicant.

It is mandatory to be signed by the applicant.

2 Recent Colored Photograph (Fresh ones i.e. NOT used earlier for any visa) should be: 35mm x 45mm in dimension, on matte finish paper, with white background, with 80% face coverage, non-smiling [without glasses, a hat/cap, or other head covering unless the applicant wears such items because of their religious belief or ethnic background and not previously used in a visa.

Covering letter addressed to Embassy of Italy from the Applicant detailing purpose of trip, duration of stay, and outlining the travel itinerary.

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

It should be as per Schengen specification, matching with ticket dates with risk coverage of Euro 30,000. Travel insurance should have the special condition: The geographical area for this policy stands changed to worldwide.

Original and photocopy of Autorizzazione Al Lavoro Subordinato or the Work Permit Authorization issued by the competent Ufficio Provinciale Del Lavoro or the Labour Provincial Directorate - Italy, whose date should not be prior to 6 months and duly authorized by the competent Questura or the Police Headquarters - Italy.

An undertaking letter from the employer is mandatory, assuring that the applicant will return back to their country after the completion of their work contract.

From 2nd November 2015, biometric is mandatory and will be valid for 59 months. Personal appearance for visa application submission is mandatory for every traveler after this date.

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

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.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR BIOMETRIC:

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

Documentation Assistance and Scrutiny

Meet and Assist For Biometric Submission

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

Persons for whom the collection of fingerprints is physically impossible

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

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.