Italian Visa Steps and
Information
If your program begins in Italy, you will need to apply for an
Italian Visa.
*The visa processing fee is $180.00 and will be applied to your
student account.
Step 1: Complete the visa application
and collect all required documents
Italian Visa Application and Checklist**
**Please use the Italian Visa Application and Checklist as it
contains details regarding each requirement. We can only accept
completed application packets (this includes your passport) so make
sure the appropriate forms are notarized and you’ve made all the
necessary photocopies (we can help with the photocopying if need
be). Follow the checklist exactly and you shouldn’t have any
issues!
Please contact
us if you won't be able to complete your application by
May 3
Step 2: Submit your completed
application packet to the OGS by May 3
- You can bring your completed application packet to the Office
of Global Studies during walk-in hours (April 15 - May
3):
- 9:00am - 4:00pm (Monday – Thursday) and 9-2 (Fridays)
on the Queens Campus
- 9:00am - 4:00pm (Monday – Tuesday) on the Staten Island
Campus
- Visiting students can mail the completed visa application
packets (along with your passport) to our office. Please use a
certified mail service (make sure you get a tracking number) and
address it to:
Sara DeFilippi
Office of Global Studies
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
Step 3:
Pick-up your passport with affixed Italian visa
- Passports (with the affixed Italian visa) will be available for
pickup during the first week of December. We’ll email students as
soon as passports are available to pickup. Along with your Passport
we will return your visa applicationand all supporting documents
which you'll need to register your Italian visa upon arrival in
Italy. Please see Step 4 for details on the visa registration
process.
Step
4: Register your Italian visa with Eduitalia
- After you've picked up your passport, and before you leave for
Italy, you will need to register your visa online with Eduitalia.
Instructions are provided here:
Eduitalia Visa Registration Instructions
- Make sure that you bring the returned visa application and all
supporting documents with you to Italy so that you complete the
visa registration process. Our on-site staff will walk you through
the last part of the process upon arrival.