IMPORTANT NOTE: If you need to request a National Visa and you landed to this page directly from an internet search, please stop reading now, and go to the main page of the Visas Section which contains very important information about the process to request a Visa at this Consulate General.
Do I need a National Visa (type D)?
Regardless of the purpose of your stay, if you need to spend more than 90 days out of 180 days in Italy (only), you need a NATIONAL VISA.
Am I eligible to apply for a National Visa at the Consulate General of Italy in Toronto?
The Consulate can ONLY accept visa applications lodged by legal residents (Canadians, PR Card holders, Work/Study visa holders) in the jurisdiction of the Consulate, which includes the Provinces of Ontario (except for the city of Ottawa and the Carleton, Dundas, Glengarry, Grenville, Prescott, Russel, and Stormont counties under the jurisdiction of the Italian Embassy in Ottawa), Manitoba and the Northwest Territories.
Do I need an appointment to apply for a National Visa?
You do not need to book an appointment to submit your application. National Visa applications are received by mail only (not e-mail).
IMPORTANT NOTE: As of January 11, 2025, fingerprints must be acquired even for National Visa Applicants.
(1) Please send all necessary documents (see below), including a money order or bank draft for due consular fees payable to the Consulate General of Italy in Toronto and a prepaid and pre-addressed XpressPost (or any other courier service) envelope, which will be used to return your passport, by registered mail to the Visa Office at the address below.
Consulate General of Italy
VISA OFFICE
136 Beverley St.
Toronto M5T 1Y5
Please be aware that the Consulate does not take responsibility for applications, passports or money order / bank draft lost by the postal service or by courier services.
(2) If you do not already have an account, please, set up an account on Prenot@mi (press the button “register your account”. You only need to register as user. DO NOT book any appointment. The Consulate will contact you to schedule an in-person appointment for fingerprints, in due time. In order to allow the Consulate to assign you an appointment, you must be registered as a Prenot@mi user.
(3) Once the Consulate will have received your postal application, if you will have registered on Prenot@mi, the Visa Office will contact you to make an appointment. On the day of the appointment, applicants must attend the Consulate in person. Being summoned for fingerprinting DOES NOT imply that your visa application will be granted.
The only exemptions to the requirement of fingerprints are: children under the age of 12; physical inability, even temporary; Heads of State and Government and members of foreign governments with their delegations on official missions; sovereigns and members of royal families on official missions. Even if exempt from the requirement of fingerprints, children under the age of 12 must attend the appointment for identification purposes.
Requirements for most requested National Visas
Kindly choose the relevant item from the “navigate in the section” menu, which can be to your right-hand side (desktop) or at the bottom of the page (mobile devices).
If you cannot find the appropriate type of national visa for your travel purpose, additional information available in various languages, including English, can be found at the official site of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation at the following link: https://vistoperitalia.esteri.it/home/en
Fees
Please refer to the fees dedicated page
Important – Read carefully
- Your passport will be returned to you using the prepaid and preaddressed Canada XpressPost (or any other courier service) envelope you MUST send with the application.
- Consular Visa fees (non-refundable) are to be paid in Canadian dollars. They vary depending upon the type of visa, duration of stay and exchange rate.
- Keep in mind that border authorities may in any case refuse entry to a foreign national who does not meet all requirements.
- Consular fees to an accepted visa application cannot be reimbursed, including in case of refusal.
- Be informed that applications are individual: we do not accept group applications (exception can be made for families travelling together) or applications presented by third parties.
- Appointments are always free; intermediaries who claim to be able to get or cancel appointments on your behalf are scamming you.
- Read carefully the information provided on this website and make sure to send all the documents needed.
- Please keep the amount of printed documents to a minimum. A visa application should consist of 15/20 pages at most. Use front/back printing when possible. In specific cases, we may ask for further documents not normally listed: unless expressly asked for, however, you do not have to provide copies of documents that are not listed.
- Incomplete applications sent by post cannot be processed and will be returned to the sender. You may, however, resubmit a complete application.
- Within eight (8) working days of entry into Italy, the foreign national must fulfil the obligations of the laws on residence in the territory of the State by submitting a request for a Residence Permit relevant to the purpose of the visa. Procedures are indicated here: “Types of Visas”. Select the type of National Visa you wish to apply for by clicking on the button “types of visas”.
- Please be aware that the Consulate does not take responsibility for applications, passports or money order / bank draft lost by the postal service or by courier services.