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Subordinate Work/Sport

National Visa for Subordinate Work/Sport: Requirements

  1. Proof of residence within the Toronto consular jurisdiction area: domestic utility bill or driving license (photocopy).
  2. Proof of legal residence in Canada: 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. 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. It must be already issued at the time of the visa request.
  8. Copy of the work contract signed with the Italian sports organization or team, certifying that the team will provide the player financial means to support himself/herself, an appropriate lodging in Italy and a health insurance with a minimum coverage of €30,000 for emergency hospital and
    repatriation expenses.
  9. Visa fees can be paid in cash, 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.