Whether you are; on a European tour, a businessperson, or a patient seeking medical treatment in one or more member states of the Schengen Zone that needs to continue their medical treatment, you cannot stay in Europe after the expiration of your Italy Schengen Visa, unless you extend it before the expiration of their visa.
It is not possible to extend your Italy Visa, however, if your reason is extremely strong and genuine enough, you can try to apply for it before the expiry date.
Types of Italy visa and extension:
A visa is not required if you are a national of one of the countries whose citizens are exempt from any visa requirement for short-term stays not exceeding 90 days on the following grounds: tourism, mission, business, invitation or sporting events.
The uniform visa issued by a Schengen State authorizes entry for short stay in or transit through the Schengen area for a period not exceeding 90 days. If you hold a residence permit issued by a Schengen State you are entitled to enter Italy without a visa for a short stay not exceeding 3 months on grounds other than employment, self-employment and training. Therefore, it is betterfor you to return to your home country and apply for another visa to avoid overstay and to get ample amount of time to finish your incomplete business or any other unfinished purpose in Italy.
Here is everything you need to apply for your Italy visa:
Step 1: Your first step towards getting an Italy visa is to determine the visa type that you will require i.e. a tourist visa, visit visa, transit visa or a business visa. The Italy visa is a short-term visa generally issued for a period of 6 months and one can stay for up to 90 days on each visit. It allows for a single or multiple entries depending upon your travel purpose and itinerary.
Step 2: After determining your visa type, prepare the documents you will require for applying for an Italy visa. You need to attach several documents along with your Italy Visa application form. For a complete list of documents, Click Here.
Step 3: Now that your documents are ready, the next step should be to apply for the visa. The Italy visa process is quite complicated. It is highly advisable to contact a reliable travel agent for a smooth and seamless application.
Step 4: On receiving your documents; the Visa Expert will complete your visa application online, verify your documents and schedule your appointments. On the appointment date, you will need to visit the Visa application center (VAC) personally for documents and biometrics (fingerprint and digital photograph) submission. The Embassy does not allow travel agents to apply on behalf of the applicant especially if it is a first time traveller to Italy.
Step 5: Usually, an Italy Visa (Schengen Visa) takes anywhere from up to 5-15 days to process in the Italy Embassy/Consulate. The processing time for an Italy Visa is dependent on several factors and can change without notice at the consulate’s discretion.
Here is how Akbar Travels can help you obtain Italy Visa:
So, now that you have all the necessary information, kindly go ahead withthe visa application process? Akbartravels.com can help you for arrangement of Air ticketing, insurance and foreign exchange to make your journey overseas easier. We will assist you with the entire process of obtaining an Italy Schengen Visa, right from getting started with the process of preparing you for the interview at the Consulate to getting your Visa approved
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