Choose the right visa based on your needs and check which documents are required
A guided procedure will help you decide if you need to apply for a visa based on your nationality, country of residence, reasons for your visit and length of stay.
If you need a visa for Italy, you will be provided with all the information and forms needed to submit your application.
Submission of the required documentation does not automatically guarantee visa issuance.
Upon entering Italy and the Schengen Area, even if you have a visa, Border Authorities are authorised once again to check the documents required for issuance of the visa.
- Adoption
- Business
- Medical care
- Diplomatic
- Sports competition
- Investors
- Invitation
- Self-employment
- Entrepreneurs
- Freelancers
- Corporate professions
- Entertainment and Show Business
- Startups
- Sports
- Managers/University Lecturers/University Professors/Translators and Interpreters
- Digital Nomads
- Employment
- Decreto Flussi (Decree on Immigration Flows)
- Maritime Workers
- Sports
- Blue Card
- ITC
- Remote Workers
- Seasonal Workers
- Mission
- Family reasons
- Family reasons (no need for authorization from the Immigration Office)
- Family reasons for spouses, children and relatives of EU citizens
- Religious reasons
- Re-entry
- Elective Residence
- Research Purposes
- Study Purposes
- Language courses
- Enrolment in Universities
- Post-graduate courses
- Traineeships and Internships
- Vocational Training
- Airport Transit
- Transit
- Transport
- Tourism
- Tourism
- Tourism ADS Groups
- Working holidays
- Volunteering
Where to apply for a visa
Please note that visa applications must be submitted through the TLSContact Agency, which has submission offices in both Abuja and Lagos. Appointments must be booked in advance, following user registration, via the website https://visas-it.tlscontact.com/en-us/country/ng.
BENIN: Please note that all the visa applications from Beninese nationals travelling to Italy are currently handled by the the French Embassy in Cotonou (https://bj.diplomatie.gouv.fr) based on a bilateral representation agreement.
All general information regarding the submission of visa applications for Italy and the Schengen Area is available on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI)
Cost for a visa and how to pay
The visa fee is based on the “Quarterly Consular Exchange Rate” and changes at the beginning of each quarter (January 1, March 1, June 1, October 1).
For all types of visas, payment is made via ATM and in Naira currency.
- For Schengen Visas (Type “C”):
- Adult: 90 euro
- Children between 6 and 12 years: 45 euro
- For National Visas (Tipo “D”):
- 116 euro
- For National Visas for Study Purposes (Tipo “D”):
- 50 euro
Cases in which the visa fee can be refunded:
- Payment made by mistake;
- Administrative error;
- Application not yet processed;
- Inability to process the application;
Free of charge:
The visa fee shall be waived for applicants belonging to one of the following categories:
(a) children under six years;
(b) school pupils, students, postgraduate students and accompanying teachers who undertake stays for the purpose of study or educational training.
(c) researchers from third countries travelling for the purpose of carrying out scientific research as defined in Recommendation No 2005/761/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 September 2005 to facilitate the issue by the Member States of uniform short-stay visas for researchers from third countries travelling within the Community for the purpose of carrying out scientific research (1);
(d) representatives of non-profit organisations aged 25 years or less participating in seminars, conferences, sports, cultural or educational events organised by non-profit organisations.
The visa fee may be waived for:
(a) children from the age of six years and below the age of 12 years.
(b) holders of diplomatic and service passports.
(c) participants aged 25 years or less in seminars, conferences, sports, cultural or educational events, organised by non-profit organisations.