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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 there appointment according
to there visa category. If the appointment is scheduled in the
wrong category then the application will not be accepted and the
applicant needs to take a fresh appointment and by paying the
service fee and bank charges again.
- 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.
Types of Visa & Documents required
SCHENGEN VISA APPLICATION FORMS
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)
Family reunion visas are visas intended to reunite family members.
It's a National visa (IMMIGRANT VISA) type "D" and the
Length of stay is between 91 and 365 days - Applicants who will
be considered as family members are
- the lawful spouse married under civil law (religious marriages,
of any kind, and polygamy are not recognized by the Italian laws),
- the children under 21 years (or economically at charge). In
case of adopted children, they must have been lawfully adopted
in accordance with the laws of Nigeria;
- the mother and father.
There are two types of family reunion visas:
- the first one concerns the family members wishing to join the
spouse/parents/children that are lawfully residing in Italy;
- the second one concerns the family members who wish to settle
in Italy at the same time of their family member who is going
to obtain an authorization to work or study in Italy.
In both cases, the family reunion visas must be duly authorized
through the so-called "NULLA OSTA" (No objection
certificate issued by the "Sportello Unico per l'Immigrazione"
- Immigration Office in Italy). In this authorization are listed
the family members who may apply for this visa. It has to be noted
that being listed in this authorization does not implies the visa
would be directly issued. In fact, the family members have to provide
documentary evidence about the family ties and they can submit their
visa application only after that their marriage certificate, birth
certificates, and others certificates have been duly verified
and legalized by the Legalization Section of the Consulate General
of Italy, lagos.
E.U. CITIZENS' FAMILY MEMBERS VISAS
This visa is granted to:
- the spouse of an Italian citizen;
- the children of the spouse of the Italian citizen (under 21
or economically at the charge);
- the mother and father of the spouse of an Italian citizen.
These provisions apply as well to the citizens of the European
Union (E.U.) and Economic European Space (SEE) lawfully residing
in Italy. Other family members, like brothers, sisters, nieces,
nephews and cousins are not entitled to this type of visa. It's
a National visa (IMMIGRANT VISA) type "D" - and the length
of stay can be between 91 and 365 days
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.
EMPLOYMENT
All work visas are subject to prior authorizations "NULLA OSTA"
form the Italian Immigration Office (Sportello Unico per l'Immigrazione)
or "Dichiarazione nominativa di assenso" issued by Italian
National Olympic Committee (C.O.N.I.) for athletes or the specific
Employment Office (for artists). It's a Schengen visa (type "C")
for stays up to 90 day.
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
RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
This visa is issued to priests, nuns, ministers of religion belonging
to denominational confessional or other confessions recognized by
the Italian Ministry of Interior. It's a Schengen visa (type "C")
for stays up to 90 day.
RE-ENTRY VISA
People lawfully residing in Italy, having lost their residence permit
and/or passport in Nigeria, can apply for this visa enabling them
to return to Italy. All the applicants of this type of visa can
be called for an interviewed at the Consulate General after the
submission of documents. Re-entry visa can be issued ONLY after
authorization from the competent "Questura" (Police Headquarters)
in Italy. It's a National visa (type D) - Single entry.
INVITATION
This visa can be issued to foreigners invited by Italian Public
Agencies, Institutions, Organizations (public or private but reputable
and well-known) to participate in a special public event (political,
cultural or scientific conferences). All the costs related to the
stay will have to be born by the inviting party. It's a Schengen
visa (type "C") -Maximum length of stay: 90 days
SPORT COMPETITION
The visa is issued to sportspeople (athletes and trainers) invited
to participate in sport competitions (both professionals and amateurs).The
issuance of this visa must be requested by the interested Italian
Federation and duly authorized by the Italian National Olympic Committee
(C.O.N.I.). This written authorization must be sent directly by
C.O.N.I. to the Italian Consulate General.
LETTERA INVITO
Applicants applying for all Multiple Entry Schengen Visas, irrespective
of the validity, will also have to provide a written guarantee that
they will cover all successive trips with an International Health
Insurance valid for the intended period of travel. Please click
on the hyperlink to download the form.
DICHIARAZIONE
PER FAMILIARE AL SEGUITO
Students wishing to continue their studies at Italian Universities
or to follow other long-term studies (beyond high school) are kindly
requested to write to the following e-mail addresses:
consolato.lagos@esteri.it
culturale.lagos@esteri.it
It has to be noted that no visa can be granted to students wishing
to learn the Italian language, since the knowledge of the Italian
language is one of the requisite condition to be enrolled in Italian
Universities and other academic institutions.
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