ENTRY VISAS FOR ITALY
SCHENGEN VISAS APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Residents of the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal, Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands can apply for visa at this Consulate General and through the outsourcing agency VFS.
Applications at the VFS agency can be submitted from Monday to Friday, from 9:00 to 15:00. Call center: 022 67866004.
Further information can be found on the website of the VFS outsourcing agency. visa.vfsglobal.com/ind/en/ita/
Please note that the adoption visa application must be submitted by both adoptive parents. In the absence of one of the two, a special power of attorney will be required from the parent who is not present.
VFS Kolkata
5th Floor, Rudramani Building, 1720, Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, Sector C, Naskarhat, Kasba, Kolkata, West Bengal 700039
Email: infonorth.italyin@vfshelpline.com
Tel: 02267866004
VFS Bhubaneswar
1st floor, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bus Terminal, BSABT, Baramunda, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751003
Email: infonorth.italyin@vfshelpline.com
Tel: 02267866004
Nepalese citizens residing in Nepal can apply for a visa at the VFS agency in Kathmandu at the address:
VFS Kathmandu, Nepal
3rd Floor, Chhaya Center, Chhaya Devi Complex, Amrit Marg, Thamel, Kathmandu
Email: info.itnp@vfshelpline.com
Tel: +977 01 5252263
Please note that we do not provide information on the visa issuing procedure by telephone. Any other requests for information can be sent to kolkata.visti@esteri.it, or by telephone (consulate landline) from 9.30am to 3.30pm from Monday to Thursday.
Business Visa: Italian companies that intend to invite Indian citizens for business visits are kindly requested, for the purposes of granting the relevant visa, to draft the invitation letters in Italian according to this Invitation Letter model.
The interested party must produce the invitation letter attaching the documents indicated in it, together with the rest of the documentation.
Tourist Visa: Italian citizens who intend to invite Indian guests are requested to draw up the invitation according to this Invitation Letter model.
For the Schengen Visa application form, click here.
For the National Visa application form, click here.
For any consular matter or general query, please write to kolkata.congenerale@esteri.it
For queries regarding Legalisation/DOV/ Codice Fiscale please write to kolkata.segreteria@esteri.it
For Visa related queries, please write to kolkata.visti@esteri.it
Consulate timings for Report Back (Visa) : Monday to Thursday 10am to 4pm
Checklists:
For the latest Tourist Visa checklist, click here.
For the latest Business Visa checklist, click here.
For the latest Invitation Visa checklist, click here.
For the latest Study Visa checklist for INDIA, click here.
For the latest Study Visa checklist for NEPAL, click here.
For the official format of the Invitation Letter for Business (Lettera di invito per affari), click here.
For the official format of the Invitation Letter for Family & Friends (Dichiarazione Garanzia e/o alloggio) , click here.