Italy is a beautiful country offering an eclectic blend of natural attractions, scenic landscapes – featuring magnificent coasts, alpine lakes and mountains, a rich history and culture and world-famous cities like Rome, Florence, and Venice. It is home to formidable art and architecture, exemplary museums, and remarkable historical ruins as well as some of the world’s best food, wine, and shopping opportunities.
Find out the latest Coronavirus (COVID-19) news on Italy including travel restrictions, who needs a visa to travel to Italy from the UK, the steps to applying for an Italian Schengen Visa from the UK, the types of Schengen Visa according to the purpose of travel, documents required for an Italy Schengen Visa application and more!
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Who needs a Schengen visa to Italy? what are the steps in applying for an Italy Schengen visa in the UK? what are the types of Italy Schengen visas? what are the documents you need to submit when applying for an Italy Schengen visa? all this and more in this video!
Italy is the fifth most visited country in Europe. Once the Coronavirus outbreak is under control and the travel ban is lifted, Italy will be poised to resume tourism just in time for the famous national August summer holidays when the whole country decides to go on holiday.
Getting an Italian Schengen Visa can be daunting and disheartening if you don’t have the right information and don’t follow the right procedure laid out in the blog post.
In 2018, Italy rejected 7.4% of the total number of applications.
But this should not worry you as our guide will help you take the proper steps to attain an Italy Schengen visa for yourself.
Who needs a Schengen visa to travel to Italy?
A Schengen visa is not required for UK citizens who hold either a UK passport or a BOTC, BOC, BPP or BS passport.
However, some citizens from other countries residing in the UK are required to obtain a Schengen visa to travel to Italy. You can view the complete list on the link in the description.
If you don’t have the required three months you should extend your visa from within the UK or, check out the workaround on the blog post.
You should apply for a visa at the Italian Embassy or Italian visa application centre in the UK if:
– Italy is the only Schengen country you plan on visiting;
– Italy is your main destination (the country you will be staying the longest in) or;
– Italy is the first Schengen country you are visiting (when spending an equal amount of days in Italy and another Schengen country)
Steps to Applying for an Italian Schengen Visa from the UK
1. Know Your Visa Type and Length of Validity:
There are different Italian Schengen visa types depending on your purpose of travelling from the UK to Italy. Uniform Schengen Visas (USV) apply to three different types of Schengen visa categories:
– Category “A” (Airport Transit Visa)
– Category “B” (Transit Visa) (Replaced by category C)
– Category “C” (Short-term Visa) the most popular Schengen Visa. It allows you to visit and stay in Italy or any other Schengen member state for a certain period of time depending on the visa validity. It is primarily issued for tourism, visiting family and friends, business and other authorised purposes. It can be provided for single entry, double-entry, or multiple entries, depending on the purpose of your travel.
– Finally, The national visa (category “D”) is granted to individuals who plan on studying, working, or residing permanently in one of the Schengen countries.
Italian multiple-entry Schengen visas can last for one, three or five years. A multiple-entry visa allows you to go in and out of the Schengen Area multiple times for up to 90 days at a time at any given 180 days period.
2. Prepare for the Requirements and Documents
3. Find out where to apply for an Italian visa
4. Pay the new Schengen Visa fees
5. Know the Processing Time and Collection
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