Italy tourist visa
Required documents, fees and processing time for a Italy tourist Schengen visa when you apply from United Kingdom.
SCHENGEN · VISA C✈ DOCUMENTS
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To
Italy
Type
C · TOURISM
Apply at
UK
Centre
VAC
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Action neededTourism — short stay (Type C) · applying from United Kingdom.
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Competent authority
Italian consulate with jurisdiction over the applicant's UK region: Consulate General of Italy in London (also Manchester and Edinburgh consulates/jurisdictions).
Application centre
VFS Global (visa centres in London, Manchester and Edinburgh); appointment and submission via VFS Global.
Recommended — commonly expected even when not on the official list
Cover letterA letter of introduction stating who you are and why you are travelling.
Fees
Consular (Type C)
€90
Service fee
£12.51
Est. total (adult)
£93.51
Long stay (Type D)
€116
The short-stay (Type C) consular fee is harmonised at €90 for adults across all Schengen states; collected in GBP · centre: VFS Global.
Fee notes
VFS Global UK service fee £12.51 (official one-pager). Type D national visa €116 general; study visa €50.
Timeline
high confidenceProcessing
15–45 days
End-to-end
4–12 weeks
Centre
VAC
Appointment wait
Highly competitive, especially summer: newly released London slots can disappear within minutes. Effective wait commonly several weeks; Edinburgh/Manchester less competitive.
Application centre
VFS Global (UK). London, Manchester, Edinburgh; applications go to the Consulate General of Italy in London.
Timeline notes
Italy processes most UK applications in ~15-20 calendar days; Manchester/Edinburgh add ~2 working days. Appointment scarcity is the main bottleneck in summer.
Funds to show
high confidenceThe amount you must be able to prove, per the Schengen Borders Code reference amount. It depends only on the destination — not on your nationality or where you apply.
Per day
~€44.93
Minimum
€269.6
In EUR ≈
as shown
1 traveller, 1-5 days
€269.6
2+ travellers, 1-5 days (per person)
€212.81
1 traveller, 6-10 days
€44.93 / day
2+ travellers, 6-10 days (per person)
€26.33 / day
1 traveller, 11-20 days: fixed component
€51.64
1 traveller, 11-20 days: daily component
€36.67 / day
2+ travellers, 11-20 days: fixed component (per person)
€25.82
2+ travellers, 11-20 days: daily component (per person)
€22.21 / day
1 traveller, over 20 days: fixed component
€206.58
1 traveller, over 20 days: daily component
€27.89 / day
2+ travellers, over 20 days: fixed component (per person)
€118.79
2+ travellers, over 20 days: daily component (per person)
€17.04 / day
Floor
solo traveller, trip of 1-5 days: overall fixed sum EUR 269.60 (EUR 212.81/person for 2+ travellers)
Notes
Official 'Table A' (Ministry of Interior directive of 1 March 2000, ISTAT-indexed). Per person, by trip length and party size. Longer trips combine a one-off fixed component with a per-day component (see tiers).
Consulates apply discretion and may expect a buffer above this figure — treat it as a floor, not a guarantee.
Funds source ↗⚠ Special cases & caveats
- British citizens / UK passport holdersVisa-exempt for short stays (up to 90 days in any 180-day period); this process applies to UK residents holding a non-visa-exempt passport.
- Non-UK-passport residentsMust hold a valid UK residence permit/BRP valid at least 3 months beyond return; every applicant (including children/infants) must attend in person for biometrics.
- Documents older than 6 months (e.g. marriage certificates)May be rejected; foreign civil-status certificates need English/Italian translation and legalization.