Italian Visa Application Materials 

Step 5: Italian Visa Application Materials – Due May 1st

Submit your visa application materials in one package.

For your reference, we recommend that you:

• • Download the Visa Application Form Instructions (PDF)

  • Prepare all documents listed below with the appropriate number of copies. 

  • The visa applications will be submitted as a group in July. 

Please put your visa materials in an envelope, address it to Angelo Pisano, and deliver the envelope to the LGSC (1st floor of Wright Hall) by the deadline.

Italian Visa Application Form

Please type your answers into the application form. 

• • Schengen Visa Application Form (PDF)

Two Passport Photos

One of the photos should be glued to your visa application. If you don't have a glue stick, use a paperclip, but do not staple.

Your Passport

The real thing. If you do not submit this to the LGSC Associate Director of Education Abroad in person before leaving campus, send it via a courier service such as FedEx or UPS. Your passport will be kept in a locked cabinet until it is taken to the Italian Consulate in Boston. Your visa and passport will be returned to you via FedEx.

Copies of your IDs

• One photocopy of your Smith student ID

• One photocopy of your driver's license or state ID

A printed copy of your confirmed, round-trip flight itinerary

Itinerary must show your name, and flight information including date of entry and border of entry. A printed receipt from an online booking is perfect, as long as your arrival city is spelled out; airport codes are not acceptable. The date of arrival in Italy and entry point written on your visa application must match your flight itinerary. The return date on your itinerary will not affect your visa application.

Italian Consulate Visa Checklist

Download the Italian Consulate Visa Checklist for your reference; it does not need to be submitted with your application. You'll compile documentation as indicated below.

• • Notes on the Checklist: 

    • Item #4: You can disregard. HOWEVER, please be sure to list your city and state in item #5 of the visa application form. 

    • Item #6: This is the letter that you will receive by logging back into the UniversItaly platform as a result of your online University of Florence registration.

    • Item #7: Will be created by Angelo Pisano. You do not need to submit this letter with the rest of your materials.

    • Item #8: You need to supply the most recent month's bank account statement. This is to prove that you have access to cover your personal expenses while you're in Italy. The recommended amount is about $30 per day (either in regular deposits to a parent's checking account with additional supporting documentation or in a savings account under your name).

    • Item # 9: You can disregard.

    • Item #10: This will be created by Angelo Pisano. You do not need to submit this information with the rest of your materials.

    • Item #11: Money Order. Please make sure to purchase the money order from CVS in the amount outlined below.

    • Item #12: Use this template of the Affidavit of Support. Note that this form must be notarized.