{"id":5597,"date":"2026-07-21T09:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consmelbourne.esteri.it\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/visas\/dove-chiedere-un-visto\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T01:12:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T23:12:28","slug":"dove-chiedere-un-visto","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/consmelbourne.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/visas\/dove-chiedere-un-visto\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to apply for a visa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Visa applications may only be submitted to the Consular Office that has jurisdiction over your place of residence.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">For example, applicants residing in Sydney cannot apply for visa services at the Consulate General of Italy in Melbourne.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To find out which Italian Consulate has jurisdiction over the area where you reside, click <a href=\"https:\/\/ambcanberra.esteri.it\/en\/chi-siamo\/la-rete-consolare\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A Schengen visa must be applied for at the diplomatic mission of the country where you will spend the longest period of your stay.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that Australian citizens do not require an entry visa to Italy for stays of less than 90 days.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consulate General of Italy in Melbourne<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Consulate General of Italy in Melbourne provides consular services to residents of Victoria and Tasmania.<\/p>\n<p>To apply for a Schengen visa at the Consulate General of Italy in Melbourne, you will need to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Book an appointment through our online booking system, Prenot@mi (click <a href=\"tps:\/\/prenotami.esteri.it\/Home?ReturnUrl=%2fUserArea\">here<\/a>). We strongly recommend that you book your appointment as soon as you begin planning your trip and before incurring any travel-related expenses. If you are unable to find a suitable appointment, we encourage you to check the online booking system regularly, as appointments may become available due to cancellations by other users;<\/li>\n<li>Download the checklist that best suits your visa application and attend your appointment with all the required documentation, strictly in hard copy;<\/li>\n<li>If you meet all the requirements at the time of your appointment, visa processing times range from a few days up to 14 days, depending on the individual case.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Level 1<br \/>\n509 St Kilda Road<br \/>\nMelbourne VIC 3004<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Hour:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 9:00 am \u2013 12:00 pm<br \/>\nMonday: 9:00 am \u2013 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm \u2013 4:00 pm<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Telephone: +61 (0)3 9867 5744<br \/>\nEmail: melbourne.info@esteri.it<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Visa applications may only be submitted to the Consular Office that has jurisdiction over your place of residence. For example, applicants residing in Sydney cannot apply for visa services at the Consulate General of Italy in Melbourne. To find out which Italian Consulate has jurisdiction over the area where you reside, click here. A Schengen [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":5544,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5597","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/consmelbourne.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/consmelbourne.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/consmelbourne.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consmelbourne.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consmelbourne.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5597"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/consmelbourne.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5648,"href":"https:\/\/consmelbourne.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5597\/revisions\/5648"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consmelbourne.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/consmelbourne.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}