{"id":227,"date":"2023-09-06T15:44:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T13:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/?page_id=227"},"modified":"2025-01-13T20:54:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T08:54:16","slug":"national-visas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/it\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/visti\/national-visas\/","title":{"rendered":"National Visas"},"content":{"rendered":"

INFORMATION ON NATIONAL\/LONG-STAY VISAS (for stays over 90 days):<\/strong><\/p>\n

Visa applicants are hereby notified that, following the entry into force of Decree-Law 145\/2024,\u00a0as of 11 January 2025<\/strong>, it will be\u00a0mandatory<\/strong>\u00a0to collect the fingerprints of applicants also for all national entry visas (type D)<\/strong>. Applicants will therefore be required\u00a0to request an appointment<\/strong>\u00a0(using the PRENOTAMI application available on our website under Visas) and appear\u00a0in person<\/strong>\u00a0at the Consulate when submitting their visa application. The procedures for acquisition and any exceptions are the same as those currently in place for short-stay visas (Art. 13 of the Visa Code). The biometrics collection is exclusively available at the Italian Embassy in WELLINGTON.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Long-stay visas are issued by the Italian Embassy in Wellington for all applicants\u00a0currently residing\u00a0<\/strong>in New Zealand, Tuvalu, Samoa, Tonga, Niue, Cook Islands, Samoa, Kiribati, Pitcairn.<\/p>\n

To be able to submit an application, please check first the requirements for each National Visas available and afterward you can attempt to book an appointment using the PRENOT@MI application available on our website under: Visas.<\/p>\n

Visa processing time takes up to 90 starting from the day the embassy receives and assesses all complete documentation.\u00a0Supporting documents are accepted only in Italian or English.<\/p>\n

Holders of a long-stay visa can travel in other Schengen countries for a period no longer than 90 days in every 6 months.<\/p>\n

Within eight working days of entry in Italy, National Visa holders must request a \u201cPermesso di soggiorno\u201d (residence permit) from the \u201cQuestura\u201d (police headquarters) of the Italian city in which they intend to reside.<\/p>\n

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PLEASE FIND\u00a0BELOW\u00a0DETAILED INFORMATION ON APPLICATIONS FOR\u00a0KEY VISA OPTIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n