Documents Required




Please carefully read the requisite documents that you need to submit together with your visa application. Please make sure that you have all the documents indicated in the list, since no visa application would be accepted if one or several documents are missing and you would be compelled to start again the procedure and book again a new appointment.

Applicants are requested to schedule their appointment according to their visa category only for long stay visa application to be submitted only at Lagos centre.For any short stay visa application, applicants are requested to walk in without any prior appointment to any one of our centres located in Lagos and Abuja between 8a.m to 1p.m. and between 8a.m. to 3p.m. respectively.

People seeking a family reunion visa must have the requested certificates duly legalized by the Legalization Section of the Consulate General of Italy prior to the visa application submission.

VERY IMPORTANT POINTS FOR APPLICANTS OF FAMILY REUNION VISA AND WORK PERMIT VISA
(Valid as from 1st November 2011)

The “Nulla Osta” for FAMILY REUNION and WORK PERMIT are valid for ONE YEAR from the date of issuance.

Therefore, applicants are informed that VFS is not authorized to accept any visa application if the appointment has been booked after the expiry date of the “Nulla Osta”.

No application would be accepted by VFS if ALL the requisite documents are not submitted.

All the documents pertaining to the applicant (birth certificate; attestation of age; marriage certificate; parental authorization to travel; etc, etc.) MUST be duly LEGALIZED by the Consular Section of this Consulate General. The validity of these documents is ONE YEAR only from the date of legalization.

The certificates (STATO DI FAMIGLIA; CERTIFICATO DI RESIDENZA; etc, etc.) issued in Italy by the Italian Registrars (COMUNE) must be in original and they are valid for ONE YEAR only.

Applicants for work permit visa, with a new passport, MUST submit a photocopy of the passport used by the Italian employer to obtain the Nulla Osta. Moreover, if the old passport is reported lost/stolen, a photocopy of the passport should be accompanied by the Police Report pertaining to its loss/theft.

BUSINESS VISA

The visa is issued to traders and businessmen/women or highly skilled professionals (engineers, lawyers, medical doctors, and so on) who wish to go to Italy for reasons related to their profession. It's a Schengen visa (type "C") - Maximum stay: 90

TOURISM VISA

The visa is issued to people who wish to visit Italy for tourist purposes. It's a Schengen visa (type "C") - Maximum stay: 90 days per semester.

FAMILY REUNION VISAS (Foreign citizen with foreign citizen)
Please ensure the following documents are in place while submitting the application for family Re-union or Work Permit visa.

WORK (INDEPENDENT)

The visa for independent work is issued to people who wish to carry on a professional and independent activity (as industrialist, trader or craftsman) or to establish a company or take shares in a company.Applicants of this type of visa have to obtain the authorization "NULLA OSTA" from the Italian Police ("Questura") as well as other specific authorizations in accordance with the type of activity sought, and they have to provide proof of previous businesses and of an income of at least 8.400 €uro during previous fiscal year. It is a Schengen visa (type "C") for stays up to 90 day or national visa (type "D") for stays from 91 to 365 days.

MEDICAL TREATMENT

The visa is issued to patients who need to undergo specific medical treatments in Italy (but not single medical consultations). It's a Schengen visa (type "C"): maximum stay 90 days per semester

GOVERNMENT DELEGATIONS

This visa is issued for journeys of members of official delegations who - following an official invitation addressed to the Nigerian Government by the Italian Government, Governmental Agencies or State owned organizations - are to participate in meetings, consultations, negotiations or exchange programmes, as well as in specific events held in Italy.