How to Go about Schengen Visa for Italy
My friends invited me and my husband to spend a few days in Italy visiting Verona, Venice and La Garda.
To make this happen we had to organise a visa for Italy. First thing I did was I looked at the Italian Embassy website. I found out that one must submit a visa application at the visa application centre, not at the Italian embassy in London. By the way, if you live in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland the visa centre that service these parts of the UK is based in London. If you a resident of Scotland you must apply for visa to Italy in Edinburgh. I then checked when the appointment was available, and managed to book two slots in 15 days. It takes time to get visa supporting documents ready, so I wanted to make sure that I have time to ontain a letter from my employer, arrange the hotel and tickets, as well as insurance. I want to draw your attention to the following two things. The appointment must be booked for every applicant. If, for instance, you are a family of two parents and one child you need to have three appointment slots booked in order to submit your visa application. The other point to mention is this: they want to see every applicant in person on the day of appointment. I did not know about this rule when I came to submit my husband’s application and mine, so I had to book another appointment, because they wanted to see him in person and did not accept his application.The most important thing is get the visa supporting documents right. If you traveling to Italy as a tourist you should add the name, address and the telephone number of the hotel where you are staying. If you are staying with your friends or relatives you should submit an invitation and copy of their passport. If it is a transit visa instead of the hotel details you should put the full address and name of the person you are staying with when arrive at the country which is your main destination.If you need a business visa you will be asked to provide both the details of the inviting organisation and of the hotel where you are staying.
All visa supporting documents including employment letter and bank statement must not be older than 28 days. It is important to have a photocopy of every original document you want to keep.You can pay the visa fee either in cash or by credit card.
One of the rules you really need to be aware of is this. Your marriage certificate and birth certificate must be translated into English, after that the translation of both documents must be certified by the relevant embassy in the UK. For example if you got married in Thailand this procedure must be accomplished at /You should take original marriage certificate and its translation to the Royal Thai Embassy in London to have it legalised. The same rule is applied to birth certificates.
You must provide the bank statement which shows your full name and UK address. If you do not receive the bank statements by post you can either ask your bank for a letter which confirms your UK address, or order the bank statements to be sent to your home address. It may take up to 5 working days.
Getting a multiple entry visa depends on a few factors. One of them is having annual multi trip travel insurance. If you have insurance with your bank account you will need a letter from your bank about the insurance, and the booklet with the policy wording. The booklet does not contain your name, that is why it is necessary to have a letter. If you do not have insurance you can buy it from insurance company which is located in EU. It must cover you for £30,000 and include medical expenses and repatriation costs. It only took 4 working days for our Schengen visa applications to be processed.
To make this happen we had to organise a visa for Italy. First thing I did was I looked at the Italian Embassy website. I found out that one must submit a visa application at the visa application centre, not at the Italian embassy in London. By the way, if you live in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland the visa centre that service these parts of the UK is based in London. If you a resident of Scotland you must apply for visa to Italy in Edinburgh. I then checked when the appointment was available, and managed to book two slots in 15 days. It takes time to get visa supporting documents ready, so I wanted to make sure that I have time to ontain a letter from my employer, arrange the hotel and tickets, as well as insurance. I want to draw your attention to the following two things. The appointment must be booked for every applicant. If, for instance, you are a family of two parents and one child you need to have three appointment slots booked in order to submit your visa application. The other point to mention is this: they want to see every applicant in person on the day of appointment. I did not know about this rule when I came to submit my husband’s application and mine, so I had to book another appointment, because they wanted to see him in person and did not accept his application.The most important thing is get the visa supporting documents right. If you traveling to Italy as a tourist you should add the name, address and the telephone number of the hotel where you are staying. If you are staying with your friends or relatives you should submit an invitation and copy of their passport. If it is a transit visa instead of the hotel details you should put the full address and name of the person you are staying with when arrive at the country which is your main destination.If you need a business visa you will be asked to provide both the details of the inviting organisation and of the hotel where you are staying.
All visa supporting documents including employment letter and bank statement must not be older than 28 days. It is important to have a photocopy of every original document you want to keep.You can pay the visa fee either in cash or by credit card.
One of the rules you really need to be aware of is this. Your marriage certificate and birth certificate must be translated into English, after that the translation of both documents must be certified by the relevant embassy in the UK. For example if you got married in Thailand this procedure must be accomplished at /You should take original marriage certificate and its translation to the Royal Thai Embassy in London to have it legalised. The same rule is applied to birth certificates.
You must provide the bank statement which shows your full name and UK address. If you do not receive the bank statements by post you can either ask your bank for a letter which confirms your UK address, or order the bank statements to be sent to your home address. It may take up to 5 working days.
Getting a multiple entry visa depends on a few factors. One of them is having annual multi trip travel insurance. If you have insurance with your bank account you will need a letter from your bank about the insurance, and the booklet with the policy wording. The booklet does not contain your name, that is why it is necessary to have a letter. If you do not have insurance you can buy it from insurance company which is located in EU. It must cover you for £30,000 and include medical expenses and repatriation costs. It only took 4 working days for our Schengen visa applications to be processed.
