Jurisdiction details: If you’re ready to arrange your visa application appointment, see below to begin the next part of the process.

NORTH JURISDICTION: Applications from the residents of New Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Chandigarh are to be decided by the Embassy of Italy in New Delhi.

WEST JURISDICTION: Applications from the residents of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Daman and Diu, Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Lakshadweep are to be decided by the Consulate of Italy in Mumbai

SOUTH JURISDICTION: Applications from the residents of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Pondicherry are to be decided by the Consulate of Italy in Bangalore

EAST JURISDICTION: Applications from the residents of the States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Tripura, Sikkim and West Bengal, the Union Territory of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Nepal are to be decided by the Consulate of Italy in Kolkata.

The place of issue of a passport or the permanent resident mentioned in the passport does not determine the jurisdiction but it is the current place where an applicant resides for the past 6 months that determines whether he/she belongs to a specific jurisdiction. Please note that visa applications cannot be processed from applicants (including Indian nationals) not permanently residing in India. Those visiting India and wishing to go to Italy from India – even on their way back to their country of residence – need to apply for their Schengen visa before departing from the relevant Consulate of their country of residence.

You’ll also need to know the documents that you’ll have to submit along with your application, how long the application might take and fees you’ll have to pay.

For Applicants residing in the West and South of India will have to pay the VFS service fee while booking an appointment w.e.f 01st April, 2022, this fee will be non-refundable as per instructions received from the Italian Consulate, Mumbai  & Bangalore.