Italy is considered one of the richest culture countries. Therefore, many people have already gone or are going to visit this country. The first thing you need is to be the Italian Schengen visa, you can arrange it yourself.
First, decide on the purpose of the trip, it depends on this visa. The simplest is a tourist visa. Depending on the city you can choose a visa center in which you will need to contact. For example, it can be Kazan or Samara. A full list of Italian visa centers can be found on the website www.Italy-VMS.ru. The Consulate General of Italy, which is located in Moscow, is not involved in the issuance of visas for tourists. As soon as you have chosen a visa center, be sure to sign up for the submission of documents. This is best done a few months before the date of the estimated departure, but at least 2 weeks.
To receive the Italian Schengen visa, you will need the following documents:
Passport of the Russian Federation, passport;
Questionnaire for issuing a short -term visa;
Documents for confirmation of residence in Italy;
Documents confirming the availability of tickets to both ends. It is not necessary to present tickets themselves, photocopies are enough;
Financial guarantees at the rate of 50 euros per day;
Certificate from work, if you work, or a certificate from the place of study;
Photo 3×4;
Birth certificates of children;
Medical insurance for 30 thousand euros;
Receipt on the payment of consular fees.
If you are going to visit Italy on your own car, it will be necessary to provide a photocopy of driver’s license, technical passport, international insurance and a fully scheduled route along the territory of Schengen.
If you already have a previously issued visa, you need to attach a copy of it in a package of documents. If you have a tour for several European countries, reservation from all hotels is applied to the package of documents, but the number of days spent in Italy should be the majority.
Do not be afraid to contact the visa center. All the necessary information will be given to you at the visa center, experts will check the set of documents. If any papers are not enough, you will be asked to convey everything you need. According to statistics, refusals in the Italian Schengen visa are very rare, the main thing is to provide reliable information about themselves. The decision to issue a Schengen visa is usually made within a week.