My school is going to Italy for 2 weeks this April. I could easily go but the problem is that I'm still Canadian permanent resident and not yet a citizen. (which also means, I don't have a Canadian passport.) You have to be 18 to apply for a visa, and you only really need it if you're staying there for more than 90 days. I'm neither. I was wondering if I still need to apply for some sort of visa and if I do, how and where? Where can I get more information about what to do in this case?
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First,you should know that you're under your county of origin visa agreement rules with Italy .if you think your country people need visa to go to Italy,then you need to obtain one.Go to this site & contact the Italian consulate in your city : http://www.embassiesabroad.com/embassies-in/Canada. Good luck.
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This is the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website information on visas to Italy. http://www.esteri.it/visti/index_eng.asp You can use this to determine if you need a visa for a short tourist visit by entering your nationality and Canada as your residence. If you do need a visa, the site provides information about what you need and where you can apply. There are links to the forms required. Generally, you will have to apply at the Italian Consulate that has jurisdiction over the area of Canada in which you live.
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You don't have to be 18 years for a visa application, your parents can apply on behalf of you. The visa for a longer stay of more than 90 days applies to Canadians or other visa-free countries only. For citizens requiring a tourist visa it will be issued valid for from 1 to 90 days. Besides Canadians, citizens of Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Brunei, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, San Marino, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, USA, Uruguay, Vatican City, and Venezuela do not need a visa to travel to Italy for less than 91 days as tourists. If you have another passport you will need a visa, which must be applied for at the Italian Embassy in Ottawa or one of the consulates in Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto, or Vancouver. Have a written statement issued by your school that the visit is an educational school trip if applicable. The visa application would then be free of a fee which is normally รข‚¬60 or ~CAD$96. Source(s): http://www.esteri.it/MAE/EN/Ministero/Servizi/Stranieri/ServReteConsolare.htm http://www.esteri.it/visti/home_eng.asp
