The Consulate General of Italy in Moscow, in coordination with the Italian Embassy, is carrying out a procedure to simplify practical issues in obtaining visas “D” for residence permits and residence in Italy at the place of residence of choice – “elletiva”.

For this purpose, the applicant, possibly accompanied by a lawyer, can access a special counter available at the Consulate General of Italy in Moscow or at the visa centres(http://italy-vms.ru/it/).

To make an appointment, interested parties can write to the following email address:visti.conmosca@esteri.it and receive a response within the next 48 hours.

Having once made an appointment at the Consulate General or visa centre, the visa applicant, either alone or accompanied by his/her lawyer, must come to the Consulate building to apply for a “D” visa (10 Yakimanskaya Embankment) or apply through visa centres also authorised to carry out this procedure.

The package of documents for requesting a “D” visa must necessarily include:

1. The “D” visa application form, completely filled in solely with the applicant’s data.
2. Consular fee payment receipt (€116 per person).
3. 1 photo card 3×4 cm.
4. Documented guarantees of the applicant’s regular and continuous income over time, based on annuity payments, (the existence of a stream of regular and continuous income over time, originating from pensions or financial annuity payments), real estate, stable business activity (if own or joint-stock companies), all other stable income from which it can be concluded, for example, that the applicant has an annual income of at least 31,000 euros per head of household. Income from employment is excluded. If the applicant is applying for a “D” visa for a spouse, the amount of the applicant’s monthly income must be increased by at least 20 per cent. The amount of the applicant’s annual income will need to be increased by at least 5% for each child (under 14 years of age) for whom a “D” visa is required. The adequacy and clarity of the documents confirming these financial resources will be the basis for the Consulate General of Italy in Moscow to make an assessment of financial stability during the last year based on these economic indicators. In case the basis of financial solvency will be: private account statement (indicating the fact of crediting the funds); financial securities or bonds; ownership of shares in a company and balance sheets of the latter, documents confirming the ownership of real estate with contracts for the lease of these objects, bank statements with confirmation of crediting and movement of funds (for at least one past year) must be presented.
5. Documents proving the availability of accommodation to live in Italy. It must be a sale contract registered with the Italian tax agency or at least a preliminary sale contract signed by a notary or a lawyer and documentation confirming the advance payment, or it can be an irrevocable offer to purchase with the intention to purchase a specific property and the price of the property agreed between the parties. In any of these cases, when requesting a ‘D’ visa, the applicant must prove that he/she has at his/her disposal a place of residence in Italy, it is possible to provide even a temporary place of residence (a rental contract registered with the Italian tax authorities for a period of 4 to 8 years).
6. Passport (original + all its pages, including the “crust”).
7. Passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation (original + copy of the page with personal data and the page with propiska).
8. Documents confirming kinship or change of surname and other documents for the applicant and all members of the applicant’s family (originals + copies).
9. Letter of Motivation.
10. Consent to the processing of personal data may be asked to sign on the spot, when applying at visa application centres.

Please note that all documents submitted by the applicant for a “D” visa must be translated into Italian and the translation must be legalised. State certificates must be stamped with an apostille. All documents must be brought with you in originals and copies.

1. Information Processing Time. Please note that the processing time required by law is 120 days.
   • This period may be interrupted when the Consulate requires additional documentation to clarify the data provided. In this case, the information processing time will start its calculation at 120 days from the date of submission of the missing document.
   • In case of incomplete documentation/missing required documents, an advance notice will be sent to the applicant. The applicant will have ten days to respond to this notice. An additional appointment will be scheduled. If the applicant misses the appointment or the outcome of the appointment is negative, a written denial will be issued to the applicant.
   • A refusal will not in any way prevent the applicant from applying for a new D visa or from obtaining a short-term visa (Schengen) for tourist and work trips.

We hope we have helped you understand the details of the visa application process. If you still have questions, please write and call us at the phone numbers listed on the website.

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