Italy, which has conquered the heart of world tourism, is the pearl of the Mediterranean coast, hosts the Colosseum, one of the seven wonders of the world, and attracts more than 60 million tourists every year. This country decorates the dreams of all travelers with its world-famous cities, buildings, historical monuments, sea shores, and tourist attractions. If you also want to eventually make your way to Rome, you can find detailed information about the Italy Schengen visa you need in this article.
Italy Visa Types
You can travel to Italy, which is included in the list of Schengen countries, using an Italian Schengen visa. The reasons for applying for this type of visa can be tourism, visiting family or friends, business trip, medical examination or treatment, short-term study, exchange programs and many other non-permanent nuances. Those who wish to receive long-term education (such as bachelor's, master's, doctoral studies, etc.) in Italy with a duration of more than 90 days or to work permanently in an institution located here can also apply for an Italian national visa if they have official invitations or acceptance letters from those educational and work institutions. they can.
Italy Schengen Visa
Similar to other Schengen countries, the Italian Schengen visa is available in single-entry and multiple-entry types. In any case, you can also apply for long-term visas, i.e. for three months, six months, one year, two years or five years. After obtaining the Italian Schengen visa, it is possible to enter any Schengen country. However, in any case, we recommend that you make your first entry into the Schengen area from the country where you received your visa, i.e. Italy. Otherwise, if you try to enter the Schengen area with an Italian visa from another country, if you do not mention it during your visa application, even if it is rare, it will become a problem for you, the border service of that country may turn you back and not allow you to enter the country. This experience has been experienced in some cases and therefore we advise you to avoid this risk.
If you are applying for an Italian Schengen visa, you must indicate the maximum number of days you will stay in Italy during your trip. When planning their trip to Italy, many tourists include Spain, Austria, Switzerland, France and several other European countries in their tour plans. Such cases are nuances that will not cause any problems in your visa application. It will be enough for you to apply for a visa to the Italian Embassy, simply by indicating Italy, the country where you will stay the most during your general trip.
Collection of Documents for Italy Schengen Visa Application
When applying for an Italian Schengen visa, you must submit the following documents:
Original and copy of the first page of your foreign passport
Copies of your previous visas and entry-exit stamps, if applicable
A copy of your identity card
Reference from the place of work* and, if applicable, an extract from the salary card (for persons studying, a reference from the educational institution) Employment reference from e-government portal
Reference* and statement from the bank account in your name. (Detailed information about the amount is mentioned below)
Copies of extracts* of properties in your name and a copy of your car's passport, if applicable
Proof of your marital status* (copy of your marriage certificate if you are married, birth certificates if you have children under 18 or divorce certificate if your marriage has broken down)
2 pieces of 3.5x4.5 size, biometric and your photo on a white background
Airline reservations you make for your trip
Hotel reservations you made for your trip
Schengen-compliant travel insurance that will fully cover your trip
Application form filled in English
If the visa is applied for a business visit rather than a tourist one, in this case, an official invitation letter related to that work, event or meeting
Documents marked with "*" must be submitted to the embassy in English. If you have obtained the original document in Azerbaijani rather than in English, in this case, each of these documents must be translated into English and certified by a notary and submitted to the embassy.
After your documents have been accepted, in any case, during your visa procedure, you may receive a call from the embassy and you may be asked to submit new documents. In some cases, it has been seen that during the visa procedure, the Italian embassy requires the applicants to purchase the hotels they have booked and submit the documents confirming this to the embassy.
The amount in your bank account is based on the travel dates you have indicated, i.e. the length of your stay in Schengen, the price of the flight tickets and hotels you have booked, etc. varies depending. In general, it is recommended that you have at least AZN 3,000-5,000 in your bank account for a one-week trip (equivalent to Euros or US dollars). This amount should fully cover your travel plan. When calculating the amount, you can sum up the average daily cost of 70-80 euros for each day you indicate that you will stay in the Schengen area with the price of your ticket and hotel reservations, and expect a little higher than the figure you received.
If you are an entrepreneur, you can submit the documents that will replace the certificate from the workplace (a copy of the TIN, a certificate issued by the Ministry of Taxes about your turnover, an extract from the register of your company) to the embassy. If you are not working, studying or in any case sponsoring another person to cover the costs of your trip, in this case a copy of that person's identity card, proof of employment (if self-employed, the documents listed above), proof of bank account and statement (this bank account can be both in your name and in the name of the sponsor), if you have a family bond, a document confirming this (for example, if it is a parent, your own birth certificate, if it is a brother or sister, both of your birth certificates, etc.) and a paper about sponsorship to the embassy must be presented. If the applicant is under 18 years of age, in this case, if he is traveling alone, a copy of the permission document to leave the country from both parents or, if he is traveling with one of the parents, must also be submitted during the visa application.
It should be noted that even if you submit documents such as TIN, turnover certificate from the Ministry of Taxes, extract from the register of your company or sponsorship paper, permission paper, you must have each of these documents translated and certified into English by a notary.
Visa Procedure
An application for an Italian Schengen visa is made at the Visametric visa application center of the Italian Embassy. The decision on the visa is made by the consul at the consular department of the Italian embassy in Baku.
It is possible to schedule a visa appointment to submit documents by contacting the Italy Visametric visa application center at +994 12 599 88 11 on weekdays from 08:30 to 18:30.
The visa application can be made no earlier than 6 months before the date of the trip. As a rule, all applicants must be personally present when submitting documents.
The Italian Schengen visa procedure usually takes 10 calendar days (excluding official non-working days related to holidays) from the date of application. However, experience shows that if everything is in order with the documents and in a period where there are not many visa applications, the answer can be clear in 2-3 working days. In some cases, the embassy can give the answer even a day before the flight date.
When submitting the documents, a visa fee of 35 euros and a visa center service fee of 21 euros are paid. Fees are paid at the cash desks of the visa center, based on the quarterly exchange rate approved by the Embassy of the Republic of Italy in Baku, only in manats.
Italy Schengen Visa Probability
Just as when applying for a visa at the embassy of any country, your chance of getting a visa in Italy depends on the state of your profile. Your workplace and position should be normal, your monthly income should be in the standard salary range and higher (in experience, visas have been issued to people with monthly income in the range of 400-600 AZN many times), you should show enough money in your bank account to cover your entire trip, the nuances that connect you to the country ( presence of property in your name, family and children) presence and travel history are factors that increase your chances of getting an Italy Schengen visa. For those who have no previous Schengen visa, the Italian embassy can be considered relatively risky as a first visa application option. Although in our experience there are many applicants who have obtained their first Schengen visa from the Italian Embassy, the Italian Embassy is a risky embassy to get your first Schengen visa, unless the other nuances in your profile (listed above) are in high condition. In any case, having a previous Schengen visa is a factor that increases your chances of getting a visa from the Italian embassy.
Visa Assistance to Italy
We, as Vizam.az company, can help you during your application for an Italian Schengen visa. If you use our visa support service, our service includes making an appointment on your behalf at the embassy, filling out your application form, preparing your documents in a professional manner, booking your flight tickets that will cover your trip, booking or purchasing hotels according to your wishes, setting up your visa travel tour plan, will include travel insurance to cover your trip, consultation, follow-up of your visa procedure. Note that the travel insurance fee will be calculated in addition to our service fee. The insurance fee is usually in the range of 16-18 AZN for 1 week. You can get this insurance yourself. We can also assist you with notarizing and notarizing your documents into English. Additional fee for each document will be 16 AZN. In general, our company's Italian Schengen visa support service fee is 69 AZN per person.
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