Information For Visas
The Italian Embassy is competent for:
- issuing of visas for citizens residing In Namibia, Madagascar, Mauritius and Lesotho;
- visas for South African citizens holders of diplomatic, official and service passports;
- visas for Malta (only tourism visas; for other visa categories it is necessary to apply in the competent Embassy or Consulate of the Republic of Malta) - SERVICE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
As of 11/09/2017 the following is the list of supporting documents to be presented by applicants from South Africa: click here
PLEASE NOTE : THE EMBASSY OF ITALY IN PRETORIA DOES NOT ISSUE VISAS FOR SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZENS HOLDERS OF ORDINARY PASSPORT;
THESE VISAS ARE ISSUED BY THE ITALIAN GENERAL CONSULATE IN JOHANNESBURG (EXCEPT FOR MALTA), THROUGH THE OUTSOURCING COMPANY VFS (www.vfsglobal.com/Italy/Southafrica)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION VISAS ISSUED THROUGH CAPAGO, PLEASE CONTACT OUR CONSULATE GENERAL OF ITALY IN JOHANNESBURG. EMAIL ADDRESS VISA.JOHANNESBURG@ESTERI.IT – TEL.011 728 1392-3 .
VFS OFFICES:
Pretoria: Capital Junction complex, 1226 Francis Baard St., Hatfield
Johannesburg: Alice Lane Building 3, 11 Alice Ln, Sandton
Durban: Umlanga Ridge, New Town Centre,
Gaborone (BOTSWANA): Plot 937, Logan House, African Mall
Bookings of the appointments for the submission of the applications will be available either online or through the VFS Call Center +27 (0) 12 425 3048.
VISAS
The Visa Office handles the issuance of visas allowing applicants entrance into Italy or the EU. Office personnel are available to the public for consultation on what type of visa to apply for.
Since June 6, 2013 the Visa Office of the Italian Embassyiworkswith the VIS
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NOTICE
The Embassy does not accept cash payments anymore Payment for all Consular Services and Visas can be made ONLY via Electronic Transfer (EFT).
All bank charges related to the transfer shall be paid by the applicant; therefore the Embassy bank account should reflect the full amount due.
If the amount received by the Embassy is lower than the amount due by the applicant, the requested documents will not be processed, and the amount paid will not be refunded.
You are kindly advised to double check with your Bank that all charges are paid by the payer.
In order to avoid the cash deposit bank fees, you are kindly requested to use the EFT payment only.
The reference of the payment has to be the surname of the person requesting the Consular Service, and not of the person making the payment, should they be different people.
The EFT is to be made into the following account:
Acc. Holder: Embassy of Italy
796 GEORGE AVE
ARCADIA – 0083 – Pretoria
Bank: First National Bank
Branch Code: 251345 - Brooklyn
Acc Number: 62419825122
Swift Code: FIRNZAJJXXX
Reference: ‘Surname of the person requesting the Consular Service’
Foreign nationals who wish to apply for a visa are informed that, according to the new European Union Visa Regulation (1155/2019), as from the 2nd February 2020 the consular fee for submitting the Schengen visa application will increase to 40 euro for applicants between 6 and under 12 years old and to 80 euro for adults (from 12 years old).
For all other information, you can consult the new regulation at the following link:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/IT/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019R1155
The rates of ConsuIar Services change every 3 months according to the exchange rate.
Should you require any additional information, kindly contact the Consular Office on 012-4230024/26/27 or email consolato.pretoria@esteri.it
For Visa rates, call 012-4230025 or email visti.pretoria@esteri.it
