Subordinate Work/Sports

1. Proof of residence within the Toronto consular jurisdiction area: domestic utility bill or driving license (photocopy).
2. Proof of legal residence in Canada (for non-Canadians only): Canadian permanent residence card or visa valid for at least three months after the date of re-entry (photocopy).
3. National visa application form carefully and correctly completed and signed. Please ensure that you leave no blank spaces. If an item does not apply to you, enter N/A (not applicable).
4. One recent passport-size color photo (must have been taken less than six months before the application), size 35mm x 40mm, full-face and light colored background. The face must be correctly centred and must be seen from a front view, with both sides visible. Styled poses (looking over one shoulder, head bowed etc.) are not allowed. The head must be free of all headgear, no hats, scarves, headbands or other decorative objects;
5. Your passport, which must be valid for at least 3 months after the visa expiry date, as well as photocopies of the first 2 pages and of visas previously issued, if any. Furthermore, there must be at least two blank pages in the passport;
6. A copy of your flight reservation. Buying your ticket in advance does not ensure that a visa will be issued.
7. An official authorization (“Dichiarazione nominativa d’assenso”) from the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), to be requested by the sports organization or team in Italy on behalf of the applicant. This authorization must have already been issued by the CONI and must have been sent to this office in order to proceed with the visa application.
8. Copy of the work contract signed with the Italian sports organization or team, certifying that the team will provide the player with financial means to support himself/herself, an appropriate lodging in Italy and a health insurance with minimum coverage of €30,000 for emergency hospital and
   repatriation expenses.
9. Visa fees can be paid in by money order/bank draft payable to the Consulate General of Italy in Toronto (Canadian dollars only). Because of the fluctuation of the exchange rate, the type of visa and duration of stay, the fees are subject to change. Please consult regularly our updated list of Consular Fees.
10. Prepaid Xpresspost envelope (or UPS pre-addressed envelope) with your address already indicated as addressee (TO) and the address of the Consulate as sender (FROM), with a photocopy of the envelope itself,  to return your passport.

Applications for National Visas are received by mail.

You do not need to book an appointment to submit your application.

IMPORTANT NOTE: As of January 11, 2025, fingerprints must be acquired even for National Visa Applicants.

(1) Please send all necessary documents, 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 (with a tracking number) to the Visa Office at the address below.

Consulate General of Italy
VISA OFFICE
136 Beverley St.
Toronto M5T 1Y5

(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.

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.

Within eight (8) working days of entry into Italy, foreign nationals must fulfil the obligations of the laws regarding 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” and carefully read the information provided.