VFS has been appointed as an outsourced partner by the
Italian Embassy / Consulate to facilitate visa applications to Italy and
Schengen countries. Applications will be accepted at seven VFS locations across
India.
When to apply?
A visa application must be filed no sooner than three months prior to the date of departure. Please also note that the laws prescribe that the Consular Authority makes its decision on the application in a period of time that must not exceed 15 working days (that can be further extended in case of necessity). Therefore applicants are strongly encouraged to file their application at least 15 working days prior to the date of departure and never, in any case, more than 90 days before departure. This will allow an orderly examination of the applications and limit the chances that decisions on visa applications be taken after the applicant's scheduled date of departure.
How to apply?
Embassy of Italy in New Delhi will accept applications from residents of the Union Territories of New Delhi and Chandigarh; the States of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal.
Applications for Schengen Visa can be submitted at VFS Italy Visa Application Centre at Delhi, Jalandhar and Chandigarh. Effective 04th April 2011 Applicants applying at Delhi and Jalandhar will have to take a prior appointment for submission of visa application. Appointments can be taken online at www.vfs-italy.co.in or by telephoning the Italy Visa Call Centre (phone number: +91 120 6641090). The Internet facility is available 24x7 while the phone-in facility is available 08:00am - 17:00 hours Monday-Friday.
Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai will accept applications from residents of the States of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu; the Union Territories of Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Lakshadweep and Pondicherry.
Consulate General of Italy in Kolkata will accept applications from residents of the States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Tripura and West Bengal; the Union Territory of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands; Nepal.
Countries that have joined the Schengen treaty making it a total of 25. The list of Schengen countries are as follows: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain , Sweden and Switzerland.
A visa application must be filed no sooner than three months prior to the date of departure. Please also note that the laws prescribe that the Consular Authority makes its decision on the application in a period of time that must not exceed 15 working days (that can be further extended in case of necessity). Therefore applicants are strongly encouraged to file their application at least 15 working days prior to the date of departure and never, in any case, more than 90 days before departure. This will allow an orderly examination of the applications and limit the chances that decisions on visa applications be taken after the applicant's scheduled date of departure.
How to apply?
Embassy of Italy in New Delhi will accept applications from residents of the Union Territories of New Delhi and Chandigarh; the States of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal.
Applications for Schengen Visa can be submitted at VFS Italy Visa Application Centre at Delhi, Jalandhar and Chandigarh. Effective 04th April 2011 Applicants applying at Delhi and Jalandhar will have to take a prior appointment for submission of visa application. Appointments can be taken online at www.vfs-italy.co.in or by telephoning the Italy Visa Call Centre (phone number: +91 120 6641090). The Internet facility is available 24x7 while the phone-in facility is available 08:00am - 17:00 hours Monday-Friday.
Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai will accept applications from residents of the States of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu; the Union Territories of Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Lakshadweep and Pondicherry.
Consulate General of Italy in Kolkata will accept applications from residents of the States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Tripura and West Bengal; the Union Territory of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands; Nepal.
Countries that have joined the Schengen treaty making it a total of 25. The list of Schengen countries are as follows: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain , Sweden and Switzerland.
IMPORTANT
Kindly note that the applicant himself is required to submit all the documents with the application form as indicated on the link below:
http://www.vfs-italy.co.in/documentsrequired.html
If not explicitely requested by the Embassy, documents sent separately to the Embassy will not be taken into consideration.
