Applying for an Italian visa will sooner be easier in China! As from April 2016 the total number of Chinese cities where an Italy Visa Application Centres is located will reach the number of 15, thanks to the opening of 11 new visa centres.
Visa application centres will be located in Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jinan, Kunming, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Wuhan e Xi’An.
The following Italy Visa Application Centers (IVAC) are related to the Consulate General of Italy in Shanghai:
Shanghai
3F, Jiushi Commercial Building, No. 213, Sichuan Middle Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200002
Submission Time: 8:00 to 15:00 (Monday – Friday)
Business Hour: 8:00 to 17:00 (Monday – Friday)
Passport Retrieval Time: 8:00 to 17:00 (Monday – Friday)
Call Center Time: 8:00 to 17:00 (Monday – Friday)
Tel: +86 21 51859768 (Except Public Holiday)
Email: infosha.italycn@vfshelpline.com
web: http://www.vfsglobal.cn/italy/china/
Hangzhou
No. 7th Floor Building A Huarun Plaza, No. 1366 Qianjiang Road, JiangGan District, Hangzhou.
Submission of Application or Passport Collection:
Between 0800-1500 hours Monday through Friday (except Public Holidays)
Call Center Time: 8:00 to 17:00 (Monday – Friday)
Tel: +86 0571-28231912 (Except Public Holiday)
Email: infohgh.italycn@vfshelpline.com
web: http://www.vfsglobal.cn/italy/china/
Nanjing
5th Floor, Xindi Center, No.188 Lushan Road, Jianye District, Nanjing
Submission of Application or Passport Collection:
Between 0800-1500 hours Monday through Friday (except Public Holidays)
Call Center Time: 8:00 to 17:00 (Monday – Friday)
Tel: +86 025-51801236 (Except Public Holiday)
Email: infonkg.italycn@vfshelpline.com
web: http://www.vfsglobal.cn/italy/china/
In 2015 Italy issued 541.000 visas in China, with an overall year-to-year growth of 38%, and a 100% growth of individual tourism visas.
Lodging an application for an Italian visa is easy and efficient. Visa applicants do not need to book an appointment since Italy visa application centres work with a walk-in system. While for all ADS group tourism travellers, travel agencies are responsible of application lodging.
Since 2014 Italy issues individual tourism visas and business visas in 36 hours, counted from the arrival of the passport at the visa office of the Embassy or the Consulate.
For all information on the visa you need to go to Italy, including the lists of needed docuements, please check ourwebsite.
For information on tourism in Italy and to know more of all the most beautiful destinations you can visit the Italian tourism board (ENIT) website http://www.enit.it/en/
