Business Visa For Italy

Who requires the Italian business visa for travel from Sri Lanka?

Italian business visa is issued for a limited time frame of business trip to undertake business pursuits like consulting with company associates, attend an educational, professional, scientific or business convention or conference, settle an estate or settle a contract with an Italian organisation.
A business visa stamp or sticker endorsed by an Italian visa officer on your passport that permits you to go to Italy to undertake business activities.
Business visa for Italy are usually obtained by the Italian consulate in Colombo or in the nearest city to your usual residential address. Whenever making an application for a Italian business visa, you will be asked to explain the reasons for traveling to Italy.

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General Italian business visa requirements for residents of Sri Lanka

• Fully completed visa application form for Italy and required declaration
• Passport size photographs
• Valid national passport and one copy
• Original of valid visa in case you are citizen of another country and one copy
• Your most current bank statement and one copy
• Confirmation letter from your holiday insurance for Italy indicating the policy coverage and one copy
• Business references (letter from your employer, invitation from firm or institution in Italy)
• Proof of group travel/ hotel room booking reservation in Italy / air ticket reservation for Italy and one copy
• Visa fees for Italian visa
• Please click on Italian visa rules to determine if you in need of a travel visa to visit Italy or the latest visitor visa requirements for Italy.

Please note: In individual circumstances, you will be expected to provide additional documents. Italian embassy guidelines and regulations can and do, alter over night. We take no responsibilty for any such changes or any transaction initiated directly between an applicant and the Italian embassy.

Other types of Italian visas?

• Italian tourist visa issued for those planing a trip to Italy for vacations, tourism, recreation or to see friends and relations in Italy. Should you be an Italian citizen, you do not have to request an Italian visa. Learn more
• Italian business visa is issued to foreign nationals to either discuss with business representatives, go to a scientific, academic, professional, or enterprise meeting or any other kind of seminar, settle an estate or discuss a contract in Italy. Learn more
• Italian transit visa permit you to travel via Italy for no more than 24 to 72 hours if either you have to enter Italy on your way to another country or you are going to join a ship as a member of the crew.

  In general, you can include dependent children on your visa application if they’re going with you on your passport. You might not have to submit an application for this particular visa. Learn more

• Italian student visa is commonly granted to study in Italy. Student visas tend to be temporary visas that permit individuals to visit Italy for a given timeframe to conduct study at an Italian educational establishment. Learn more
• Italian Working Visa is mostly granted to work in Italy. For the most part, you require a valid Italian visa with work rights. A range of non permanent and extended work visas are available for Italy. Find out more about Italian work visas.

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Please note: Make certain you obtain the correct Italian visas where required which is your obligation to obtain them. For the most part countries will require passports to be valid for 6 months immediately after the expiry of the visa. NB: Having a visa doesn’t guarantee you entry on arrival in Italy.

Visitors should verify personally to ensure that information of particular relevance to them is correct. We are not responsible for decisions taken by travellers based on information found in this web site.

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If you wish to find addiitional information regarding visiting Italy from Colombo, Sri Lanka, please select the applicable links below:

Please express your own viewpoints with the Italian Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Whether you’re obtaining a visa for going to Italy or notarizing documents or merely just looking to talk to an individual at the Italian visa office in Colombo. Contact us simply by posting it here.

Please Remember: Your remarks are going to be seen by the public, therefore you should not include confidential details.

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