{"id":3393,"date":"2026-04-30T16:46:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conslagos.esteri.it\/?page_id=3393"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:26:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:26:05","slug":"the-entry-visa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conslagos.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/visti\/the-entry-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Entry Visa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Choose the right visa based on your needs and check which documents are required<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vistoperitalia.esteri.it\/?lang=en_US\">The visa for Italy<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conslagos.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nigeria-ENG.pdf\">Documents required<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>If you need a visa for Italy, you will be provided with all the information and forms needed to submit your application.<\/p>\n<p>Submission of the required documentation does not automatically guarantee visa issuance.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/conslagos.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nigeria-ENG.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Harmonized list<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adoption<\/li>\n<li>Business<\/li>\n<li>Medical care<\/li>\n<li>Diplomatic<\/li>\n<li>Sports competition<\/li>\n<li>Investors<\/li>\n<li>Invitation<\/li>\n<li>Self-employment\n<ul>\n<li>Entrepreneurs<\/li>\n<li>Freelancers<\/li>\n<li>Corporate professions<\/li>\n<li>Entertainment and Show Business<\/li>\n<li>Startups<\/li>\n<li>Sports<\/li>\n<li>Managers\/University Lecturers\/University Professors\/Translators and Interpreters<\/li>\n<li>Digital Nomads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Employment\n<ul>\n<li><em>Decreto Flussi<\/em> (Decree on Immigration Flows)<\/li>\n<li>Maritime Workers<\/li>\n<li>Sports<\/li>\n<li>Blue Card<\/li>\n<li>ITC<\/li>\n<li>Remote Workers<\/li>\n<li>Seasonal Workers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Mission<\/li>\n<li>Family reasons\n<ul>\n<li>Family reasons (no need for authorization from the Immigration Office)<\/li>\n<li>Family reasons for spouses, children and relatives of EU citizens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Religious reasons<\/li>\n<li>Re-entry<\/li>\n<li>Elective Residence<\/li>\n<li>Research Purposes<\/li>\n<li>Study Purposes\n<ul>\n<li>Language courses<\/li>\n<li>Enrolment in Universities<\/li>\n<li>Post-graduate courses<\/li>\n<li>Traineeships and Internships<\/li>\n<li>Vocational Training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Airport Transit<\/li>\n<li>Transit<\/li>\n<li>Transport<\/li>\n<li>Tourism\n<ul>\n<li>Tourism<\/li>\n<li>Tourism ADS Groups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Working holidays<\/li>\n<li>Volunteering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Where to apply for a visa<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visas-it.tlscontact.com\/en-us\/country\/ng\/vac\/ngLGV2it\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TLScontact &#8211; Visa Application Centre \u2013 Lagos<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visas-it.tlscontact.com\/it-it\/country\/ng\/vac\/ngABV2it\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TLScontact &#8211; Visa Application Centre &#8211; Abuja<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please note that visa applications must be submitted through the<strong>\u00a0TLSContact Agency,\u00a0<\/strong>which has submission offices in both Abuja and Lagos. Appointments must be booked in advance, following user registration, via the website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/visas-it.tlscontact.com\/en-us\/country\/ng\">https:\/\/visas-it.tlscontact.com\/en-us\/country\/ng<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BENIN:<\/span><\/span><\/strong> <\/span>Please note that all the visa applications from Beninese nationals travelling to Italy are currently handled by the the\u00a0<strong>French Embassy in Cotonou<\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/bj.diplomatie.gouv.fr\/\">https:\/\/bj.diplomatie.gouv.fr<\/a>) based on a bilateral representation agreement.<\/p>\n<p>All general information regarding the submission of visa applications for Italy and the Schengen Area is available on the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/vistoperitalia.esteri.it\/\">official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Cost for a visa and how to pay<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The visa fee is based on the &#8220;Quarterly Consular Exchange Rate&#8221; and changes at the beginning of each quarter (January 1, March 1, June 1, October 1).<\/p>\n<p>For all types of visas, payment is made via ATM and in Naira currency.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/conslagos.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Visa_Fees_2nd_Quarter_2026.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Link to the visa fee table<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">For Schengen Visas (Type \u201cC\u201d):<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Adult: 90 euro<\/li>\n<li>Children between 6 and 12 years: 45 euro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>For National Visas (Tipo \u201cD\u201d)<\/strong><\/span>:\n<ul>\n<li>116 euro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>For National Visas for Study Purposes (Tipo \u201cD\u201d):<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>50 euro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Cases in which the visa fee can be refunded:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Payment made by mistake;<\/li>\n<li>Administrative error;<\/li>\n<li>Application not yet processed;<\/li>\n<li>Inability to process the application;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Free of charge:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The visa fee shall be waived for applicants belonging to one of the following categories:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(a) children under six years;<br \/>\n(b) school pupils, students, postgraduate students and accompanying teachers who undertake stays for the purpose of study or educational training.<br \/>\n(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);<br \/>\n(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.<\/p>\n<p>The visa fee\u00a0<strong>may<\/strong>\u00a0be waived for:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(a) children from the age of six years and below the age of 12 years.<br \/>\n(b) holders of diplomatic and service passports.<br \/>\n(c) participants aged 25 years or less in seminars, conferences, sports, cultural or educational events, organised by non-profit organisations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Choose the right visa based on your needs and check which documents are required The visa for Italy Documents 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. 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