Important information

Dear applicants!

VMS informs that visa applications with the date of departure in less than 15 calendar days are not accepted for consideration. In compliance with art. 9 (1) of Regulation 810/2009 (Visa Code), applications must be submitted no more than six months before the start of the intended journey.

Due to the huge influx of applications, persistent staffing limitations at the Consulate General of Italy in St. Petersburg after the retaliatory expulsions, as well as more thorough verification of visa applications of citizens of the Russian Federation by the European Commission, processing of visa applications can take up to 45 calendar from the date of submission of documents. Shorter deadlines may be applied only in cases of serious and proven urgency.

Please take this information into account when planning your trip and we strongly recommend that you apply for a visa well in advance. We also urge you to be wary of unofficial agencies and anyone offering simplified visa application procedures. Only VMS (Visa Management Service) is authorized to accept visa applications according to the territorial competence.

All people travelling to Italy from a foreign country for any reason are requested to read carefully the contents of the link:https://vistoperitalia.esteri.it/home/ru

Dear applicants!

Visa application can be submitted only by appointment, you can make one on the link.

The application for a visa in VMS Italian Visa Center in Saint Petersburg can be submitted by:

Russian citizens with a permanent registration in the Saint Petersburg Consular demarcation: Saint Petersburg and Leningrad region, Murmansk, Pskov, Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Veliky Novgorod and the relevant regions as well as the Republic of Karelia;

Russian citizens registered in other regions, if they provide the following documents:

The reference from work/school/university or the ownership certificate of real estate in the Saint Petersburg Consular demarcation. For details…
Temporary registration in the Saint Petersburg Consular demarcation, issued at least a month ago and valid for not less than 6 months (original + copy).

Please note that it is necessary to provide a temporary registration issued only through the official bodies of the Federal Migration Service (УФМС) or the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (ГУ МВД). You can also provide a temporary registration with a digital signature, issued on the website GOSUSLUGI.

Citizens of other countries, if they provide the following documents:

The reference from work/school/university or the ownership certificate of real estate in the Saint Petersburg Consular demarcation. For details…
Residence permit valid for at least 3 months after return from the Schengen area (original + copy);

and (in case there is no registration stamp in the residence permit)/or

- Registration in the Saint Petersburg Consular demarcation, issued at least one month ago, valid for at least 3 months after return from the Schengen area with a total duration of at least 6 month (original + copy).

In both cases (citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of other countries) all of the abovementioned conditions should be met to submit application in the Saint Petersburg Visa Center.