For information regarding the status of the visa contact VFS Helpline tel.: +91-22-67866004
In order to streamline the visa procedure for applicants across various regions of the Indian sub-continent, w.e.f. August 2004 the Italian diplomatic-consular network has established an outsourced visa service.
The VFS agency (http://www.vfs-italy.co.in/) which operates four offices (Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune, and Kochi) within our consular jurisdiction, is entrusted with the responsibility of collecting the required documentation in accordance with the visa regulations, and forwarding it to the Consulate General. The authority to evaluate the applications and all decisions pertaining to their outcome rests solely with this Consulate General. Furthermore, VFS is not allowed to accept incomplete visa applications.
The Consulate General of Italy accepts applications only from foreign nationals residing in the areas falling under its jurisdiction, that is: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
For the addresses of VFS agencies and for the visa application checklists, please refer to the following web site: http://www.vfs-italy.co.in/
For any information regarding entry visas for Italy, please refer to the dedicated section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s official web site: http://vistoperitalia.esteri.it/