Attention Travellers!

Physically challenged applicants are requested to contact our helpline prior to visiting our centre to submit their application so that we may offer them the best possible assistance.

Please note that a visa is no guarantee for access into the Schengen States. The final authorization remains within the competence of the Immigration Officer at the border.

In addition to a valid passport with a visa (except for exempted nationals), every foreigner, when entering Italy, should be in a position to produce to the Immigration Officer the following documents:

Concerning his/her Stay in Italy

• if staying in a hotel: hotel reservation, documents from a travel agency
• if staying in a private residence: original letter of invitation ("lettera di invito")

Concerning his/her Means of Living

• Latest bank statements
• Travelers cheques
• International credit card with statement of the credit limit
• Alternatively, a guarantee from the Italian bank ("fidejussione bancaria") of the host in Italy

Proof of a Medical Insurance

• Proof of valid travel insurance policy, either individual or group, valid for the territories of all Schengen states, with a minimum coverage of 30.000 (Thirty Thousand)

Guaranties of Return

• Confirmed two way air-ticket bookings or train tickets

Note:

1. When entering Italy, even if you have already obtained a visa, the border authorities are authorised to check the documentation required for obtaining the visa itself.
   
2. Foreigners traveling to Italy for private visit, business, tourism and study for a period not exceeding three months do not need to apply for a permit of stay ("permesso di soggiorno"). Rather, they must register their presence ("dichiarazione di presenza")
   
   In the case of a foreigner arriving from a country that is not part of the Schengen Agreement the registration of their presence ("dichiarazione di presenza") will be satisfied by the stamping of the uniform Schengen stamp on the travel document at border control.
   
   In the case of a foreigner arriving from a country that is part of the Schengen Agreement the foreigner must submit a "dichiarazione di presenza" within eight days after arrival to the Chief of Police ("questore") of the Province of stay.
   
   For foreigners staying in hotels, a copy of the form signed at check-in will serve as the "dichiarazione di presenza". The hotel manager will give the foreigner a copy of the form which must be carried while in Italy and shown to the police upon request.
   
   Non compliance with the above procedures, except in cases of force majeure, will determine the expulsion of the foreigner; the same applies if the foreign citizen stays in Italy for more than three months or if the stay exceeds the stay authorized by the visa.

Important:

No visas (and no extension to previously issued visas) may be granted to aliens who are already on Italian territory.