For a tourist trip to Italy, you will need to pre-issue a Schengen visa. Before drawing up and submitting documents, you should study several rules and features that will insure against unnecessary mistakes.
Tourist trips to Italy require a visa. During 2017, over 500 thousand people from the Russian Federation are planning to visit this country, most of whom need such a permit. Most often, Russians can apply for a positive decision, the validity period of which will be 1 year. If necessary, you can seek professional help in collecting and submitting an application, all additions. The list of the most popular and available tours is presented on the website
What visa do you need to get to visit Italy
For a tourist trip to Italy, you must apply for a type "C" visa. It is single or multiple, issued for a period from 30 days to 5 years. If available, the tourist gets the opportunity to stay in the country for up to 90 days during each half of the year.
For the registration of the described visa, you will have to pay consular and service fees, which will not be returned to the applicant if a negative decision is made. Their size changes annually, for 2017 it is 35 euros. They can be paid in cash, since it is enough to have with you the equivalent of the indicated amount in national currency. Only children under 12 years of age are exempt from the obligation to pay it.
What documents need to be collected for all tourists
The main document for obtaining a visa is a personal application form, which should be filled out with a standard ballpoint pen. The applicant must use the usual transliteration or write in Italian, English. Several additions will be required to the application:
- booking a hotel in the name of a tourist, tickets for the selected mode of transport;
- an original passport and insurance policy with a reimbursement of at least 30 thousand euros;
- a certificate from the employer indicating the level of salary, a mark on the dates of the vacation and 1 color photo;
- an ordinary passport, guarantees of material solvency and originals of receipts for payment of fees.
The term for issuing a tourist visa is no more than 5 days, and the date of submission of documents is also taken into account. During the summer period, a huge number of questionnaires are received, therefore, in the high season, the duration of a decision can increase up to 2 weeks. If there is a need to speed up this process, you can apply for a fast permit, which is issued in just 3 days. But this service is paid, entails additional costs in the amount of 70 euros.
