•	Requirement of Insurance for minimum 10 days As per the requirement from the Italian Consulate General, Mumbai visa applicants are requested to submit the travel insurance with a minimum validity of 10 days (mandate) irrespective of their duration of travel being lesser than 10 days.

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Proof of Requisite Funds For Business and Tourist (As Per Below Table) - Travellers Cheques, International Credit Cards (Copy of the physical credit card should not be submitted, only a copy of the credit card statement displaying the credit limit is to be submitted) or Endorsement of Foreign Exchange With Receipt In Original.

	Number of participants per trip
Duration of trip		One Participant	Two or more participants
From 1 to 5 days	Total fixed quota	269,60 €	212,81 €
From 6 to 10 days	Daily quota per person	44,93 €	26,33 €
From 11 to 20 days	Fixed quota	51,64 €	25,82 €
	Daily quota per person	36,67 €	22,21 €
Above 20 days	Fixed quota	206,58 €	118,79 €
	Daily quota per person	27,89 €	17,04 €

How to calculate the amount (Per person) –
For a stay up to 5 days the amount is fixed. For a stay between 6 to 10 days - multiply the
amount into the number of days.
For stay of more than 11 days - multiply the Daily Quota into the number of days and add the
Fixed quota amount.

•	Passport to be Shown on Return from Italy

Visa Applicants Are Hereby Requested To Take Note That Passports On Which The Stamp “Passport To Be Shown On Return From Italy” Is Affixed, Are Obliged To Show The Same To The Consulate General For Verification, Within 15 Days After Arrival In India.

Failing which the Police Headquarters in Italy will be informed for Necessary Action.

Copies of the Passport, Visa and Arrival/Departure stamps are to be Presented as per any of the following:

• PERSONALLY, WITH A PRIOR APPOINTMENT (ORIGINAL PASSPORT TO BE PRESENTED)
  
                                                                       OR
  
  
• LEGIBLE COPY OF THE PASSPORT, VISA AND ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE STAMPS VIA FAX/COURIER (FAX NO. 022-2387 4047)
  
                                                                       OR
  
  
• LEGIBLE, SCANNED COPY VIA EMAIL (visa.mumbai@esteri.it)

•	Requirement of old Passport/Visa Copies

At the time of submission of documents at VFS, applicants need to attach old passport copies (first and last page of all previous passports) along with copies of old US, UK and Schengen visas.

•	Requirement of affidavit for minors traveling to Italy

AFFIDAVIT FROM BOTH PARENTS

An Affidavit is required for a minor travelling to Italy with parents / without parents / with a single parent and is a mandatory document. This affidavit has to be attested and notarized by Under Secretary of Home Department from your place of residence. The sample copy of the Affidavit is attached for reference. If the parents are divorced then also the affidavit is required from both parents. Also passport copies of both parents are to be submitted along with the affidavit mandatorily with signatures of both parents on the affidavit.

SAMPLE FORMAT OF AFFIDAVIT On 100 rupees Non Judicial Stamp Paper

NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE

TO WHOMSOEVER IT MAY CONCERN

This is to inform that we, [Name of Father, Passport Number and Date of Birth] and [Name of Mother, Passport Number and Date of Birth] are the parents of [Name of the child, Passport Number and Date of Birth].

We have No Objection for our son [Name of the child] to visit Italy who will be accompanied by [either of the spouse] or [name of family member] for a duration of [number of days of stay in Italy]

We request you to kindly issue [Name of the child] the necessary visa for travel to your country.

Thanking You,

Name & Signature of Father]              [Name & Signature of Mother]

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CONSENT LETTER FROM BOTH PARENTS

Alternatively, a Consent Letter needs to be executed by both parents, with a prior appointment at the Italian Consulate, and both parents have to sign the same in the presence of a visa officer.

In such case, the personal presence of the minor is not required and all visa applications may be submitted by the parents. The said application forms have to be signed by both the parents.

This is also to inform that even if the minor/s travel with both the parents, the consent letter has to be executed by both parents.