ITALY VISA APPLICATION CHECKLIST - VFS Global

1 ITALY V IS A APPLICATIO N CH ECK LIS T AP P LIC ATIO N INFO RM ATIO N Applicant s full n a m e T yp e o f visa Da te o f visit Ph o n e nu m b er Retu rn ad d ress D O C U M ENT C H EC KLIST V FS O FFIC ER C O M M ENTS Origin al p asspo rt, va lid fo r a t lea st 3 m on th s a fter th e d a te o f exit from th e Sch en gen area an d with 2 b la n k p a ges to a ffix th e visa lab el. Pa ssp o rt m u st a lso co n ta in a visa fo r th e co un try exited to wh en lea vin g th e Sch en gen a rea (if ap plica ble). Previo u s pa sspo rts, if an y A u stra lian visa statu s: VEVO C on firm ation (visit m ) o r visa G ran t No tice. visa to b e valid fo r at lea st 3 m o n th s fro m th e d ate o f ex it in Sch en gen regio n . T o p ro ve applicant s visa sta tu s in A u stra lia , use th e V EVO e-m a il service p ro vid ed b y th e A u stralian Dep a rtmen t o f Im m igra tio n a nd C itizenship (h ttp m ).

2 Select C HEC K visa EN T IT LEM EN T S (VEVO) , click on Enter VEVO a s a visa holder and have a verification e-m ail sen t to in fo .ita lya u s@ vfsh elp lin m o n th e d a y o f th e a p po in tm en t with VFS G lob al. A VEVO sta temen t M U ST sho w th at ap plica nt is entitled to multiple entries to and fro m Au stra lia d u rin g th e valid ity o f th e visa and must be permitted to arrive after the date th e a pp lica n t returns to A u stra lia fo llo win g th e in ten d ed tra vel to th e Sch en gen a rea . A p po in tm en t con firma tio n letter C o p y o f visa ap plica tion ch ecklist C o p y o f applicant s p a ssp o rt (b io an d signa tu re p a ge) C o p y o f p revio us Sch en gen visas On e co mplete visa a pplica tio n fo rm (a va ilable fro m http / ITALY /au stralia/p d f/ visa _a pplica tio n.)

3 Pd f) On e pa ssp o rt-size p ho to (refer to web site fo r sp ecifica tion s) C o p y o f A ustralia n driver s license o r o f o th er p roo f o f ad d ress Pro o f o f fin a n cia l m ean s in th e cou n try o f resid en ce; full ba n k statem ent with a ll tra nsa ctio n s co verin g th e p revio u s 30 d a ys (n ot ju st th e b a la n ce) sh o win g figu res a llo win g su fficien t sup po rt du rin g the applicant s sta y in th e Sch en gen a rea. In ca se o f joint a cco u n t an d ba n k statem ent b ea rin g m o re/differen t na m es, p lea se p ro vid e p ro o f o f relatio n sh ip (ex : co p y of spouse s p a ssp o rt a nd m a rria ge certifica te o r co p y o f p a ren ts pa ssp o rt an d ap plican t s b irth certificate) M in im u m am o u n ts requ ired 1 5 d a ys = euro 6 10 d a ys = euro p er d a y 11 20 da ys = eu ro p er d a y o ver 20 d a ys = eu ro p er da y Pro o f o f tra vel in su ran ce with a m in imu m co ver o f EU R 30,000.

4 C ertificate o f in su ra n ce with T ab le o f b en efits o r p ro du ct disclo su re. If insu ra n ce is th rou gh cred it ca rd , p lease b rin g a co p y o f th e ca rd . [T h e tra vel in su ran ce m u st co ver th e co st o f rep atria tio n fo r m ed ica l rea so n s, u rgent m edica l trea tm en t o r h o sp ita liza tion o r co sts in cu rred in th e even t o f applicant s d eath while in th e Sch en gen a rea . Valid ity mu st b e th rou gh ou t all Sch en gen co un tries an d fo r th e en tire du ra tion o f sta y. Certifica te o f cu rren cy m u st b e issu ed b y an in su ran ce co m pa n y o p era tin g in A u stralia o r with in th e EU .] C o n firm ed itin era ry d etailin g tra vel plan a lon g with reserva tion o f retu rn o r rou nd trip ticket.

5 Un d er certa in circu m sta n ces, th e Co n su la te G enera l reserves th e righ t to a sk fo r p rep a id tickets. If th e a pp lican t will visit m o re th a n o n e Sch en gen cou ntry, m ea n s o f tran sp o rta tio n to those co un tries mu st b e p ro vid ed. visa ap plica tions mu st b e lo d ged at th e C on sulate o f th e cou n try wh ere the tra veler will sp end th e la rgest n u mb er o f da ys a s p er tickets p ro vid ed . If th e d u ra tion o f sta y is eq ua lly distribu ted in mo re cou ntries, th e a pp lication n eeds to b e lod ged a t th e C o n su la te o f th e co un try o f first en try. Pro o f o f a cco m m od a tion fo r th e en tire sta y in th e Sch en gen a rea. All bookings must be made in the applicant s name, o th erwise th e p erso n wh o m ad e th e b oo kin g n eed s to p ro du ce a written statem en t in En glish (d ated , sign ed a nd a cco m p a nied b y Ph oto ID) to con firm tha t th e ap plican t is co vered in th e b oo kin gs p ro vided.

6 If in vited b y a p riva te ho st in Ita ly, An n ex 2 a lso n eed s to b e co m p leted (ho st d ecla ra tion .pd f) AD D ITIO NAL REQ U IREM ENTS FO R A TO U RIST V ISA Em p lo ym en t p ro o f em p lo yer s letter con firm in g emp lo ym ent, gra ntin g lea ve an d pa y slip s / Co n firm a tion o f en ro llm ent fro m Un iversity o r sch oo l a nd evid en ce o f pa ym en t o f tuitio n fees an d cop y o f stud en t ca rd. If self-em p lo yed: tra d e/bu sin ess licen ce, tax assessm en t fo r la st fin an cial yea r. AD D ITIO NAL REQ U IREM ENTS FO R A BU SINESS V ISA Bu sin ess licen ce/C ha m b er o f C o m m erce certifica te alon g with in vita tion letter fro m th e co m pa n y in Ita ly, sta tin g p u rpo se an d du ra tion o f visit an d wh eth er th e h ost is co verin g a n y exp en ses fo r th e trip Origin al sta m p ed letter fro m em plo yer sta tin g d esigna tio n , da te o f emp lo ym en t, sa la ry, p eriod o f sta y, p u rp o se o f visit a s well a s full responsibility for employee s expenses du rin g th e trip an d his/h er retu rn If applicant s trip is spo nso red b y a co m pa n y in Ita ly, An n ex 1 n eed s to b e a tta ch ed (In f)

7 AD D ITIO NAL REQ U IREM ENTS FO R A STU D Y V ISA Origin al letter o f en rolm ent o r p re-en ro lm en t in the stu d y, in dica tin g du ration o f cou rse a nd d aily nu m b er o f h ou rs of stu d y. Origin al letter fro m A ustralia n U niversity an d co p y o f stud en t ID. In su ra n ce co ver fo r med ical trea tm en t an d /o r h o sp ita lizatio n. Pro o f o f sup po rtin g m ea n s in Ita ly fo r a t lea st fo r ea ch mo nth o f th e a cad em ic yea r. Decla ra tio n o f a vaila b ility o f ap p ro p ria te lo d gin g in Ita ly. AD D ITIO NAL REQ U IREM ENTS FO R TRAV ELLING M INO RS visa a pp lication s fo r u n d er 18s m u st b e sign ed b y bo th p a ren ts o n b eh alf o f th e mino r, rega rd less o f wh o will a cco m p a n y th e min or du rin g th e trip . Bo th p aren ts n eed to atten d th e ap p o in tm en t.

8 If o n e o f th e pa rents is n ot a va ilab le an d can no t sign th e a p plication fo rm to geth er with th e o th er p a ren t: 1. o rigina l full b irth certificate o f th e m in o r, a cco m pa n ied b y a tran sla tio n in En glish o r Ita lia n , du ly certified b y a p ro fession a l m em b er o f N AA T I (o r equ iva len t a sso cia tion ) OR (b ) o rigina l fu ll b irth certifica te o f th e m ino r, a cco m p a nied b y a tra n sla tion in En glish o r Italia n legalized b y th e Co n su la r A utho rity o f ITALY in cha rge in th e Sta te wh ere th e birth o f the m ino r too k pla ce, no t wh ere th e pa rents o r th e ch ild a re cu rren tly resid in g. T h e a u th entica tion op tion is d eterm in ed b y wh eth er th e State o f birth falls in th e a uth en ticatio n ca tego ry o f th e A POST ILLE (T h e Ha gu e, 1961), wh ich is issu ed b y th e lo ca l Fo reign M in istry, o r in tha t o f th e LEG A LIZA T ION (which is fin alized a t th e lo ca l C on sula r Au tho rity o f Ita ly).

9 2. W ritten p a ren tal co nsen t, da ted , sign ed a nd a cco m pa nied b y a Pho to ID, wh ereb y a dista nt pa rent end o rses th e visa a pp lica tio n fo r h is/h er m in o r ch ild to b e m a terially su bm itted b y th e o th er p a ren t. A p a ren ta l co n sen t fro m n o n-EU n a tion a ls ( , Au stra lia n , C hin ese, Ind ia n s, Filipino s, etc.) n eed s to b e exp ressed an d sign ed (a ) in fron t o f a C o n su la r o fficer, eith er at th e C on sula te G en eral o f Ita ly in M elbo u rn e, o r a t th e n ea rest Co n su la r A u th o rity o f Ita ly, d epend in g o n wh ere th e d istan t pa rent cu rrently is, o r (b ) a t a lo ca l no ta ry p ub lic, fo rm alized with eith er a n A POST ILLE o r a full LEG A LIZA T ION . 3. Pa ssp o rt p ho to cop y o f b o th p a ren ts If th e ap p lyin g p a ren t is divo rced fro m th e oth er p a ren t, bo th p a rents still n eed to sign th e ap plica tion form , OR p ro vid e do cu m ents a s in 1, 2 a nd 3.

10 If evid en ce is p ro vid ed a s to th e ap plyin g pa ren t b ein g th e on ly cu sto dian o f th e mino r, n o o th er d o cu ment is requ ired. If th e o th er p a ren t is d ecea sed , p ho to co pies o f d ea th certifica te (a cco m pa n ied b y a tra nslatio n in En glish o r Italian) and minor s birth certificate are required, as in point 1 above. If th e distan t pa ren t is an EU-na tio na l ( , Ita lian , Greek, M altese, British , etc.), th e tra vellin g mino r sh ou ld b e h o ld in g a co rrespo nd in g EU pa sspo rt, so no visa ca n b e issu ed to su ch mino r. IM PO R TAN T 1. APPL ICAT IO NS C ANNO T B E L O DG E D E AR L IE R T HAN 3 MO NT H S BE FO RE T H E STAR T ING D AT E O F T HE INT E NDE D T R IP. 2. IF VISIT ING O T H E R NO N-SCH E NG E N CO UNTRIE S BE FO RE O R AFTE R A SCH E NGE N T R IP, APPL ICANT S M UST M AKE SUR E T H AT AL L R E LE VANT VISAS AR E ON PASSPO R T B E FO RE APPL YING FO R A SCH E NG E N visa .