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Application Procedures for Non-Immigrant Visa – Consulate
General MILAN

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Visa Interviews

With few exceptions, applicants for visas must appear
personally for an interview before a visa may be issued.

Interviews are by appointment only. Appointments cannot be
scheduled or changed directly through the Embassy or
Consulates but only by calling the user-pay Visa Information
Line. Since there may be cancellations, you may also check
back with the Visa Information Line to see if an earlier time
has become available.

To obtain an appointment, you must complete the electronic
visa application form (DS-156) on-line, available in the "Visa
Application Forms" webpage. This new electronic
visa application form (EVAF), which includes a 2-D bar code,
will allow us to read the information on the application form
automatically with a barcode scanner, expediting our visa
process significantly.

Once you complete and print the EVAF DS-156, telephone the
Visa Information Line at 899-34-34-32 or at (+39)
02.3032.9656, as indicated in the "Contact
Information" webpage, to schedule an interview
appointment. The call center is open 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday except Italian holidays. The operator
will ask you the bar code number on page 3 of the EVAF DS-156.

Appointment schedule for visa interview is made
available only on a monthly basis . More
specifically, starting from the 20 th day of each month,
applicants can schedule their visa interview for the following
month (i.e.: starting on March 20 th , April scheduling will
be feasible).

On the day of the interview, applicants must present the
originals of all required documents. Only applicants with
interview appointments will be allowed inside the Consulate
and there may be a wait of up to two hours before the
interview. For security reasons you will be allowed entry only
at the scheduled appointment time and with no bags/backpacks
or any electronic objects (i.e. notebook, mobile phone)

Since no assurances regarding the issuance of visas can be
given in advance, final travel plans or the purchase of
non-refundable tickets should not be made.

Announcement: Nationwide Courier Service for Visa
Return Begins October 1, 2007

We are pleased to announce that starting
October 1, 2007, all non-immigrant visas issued in Italy
will be returned to our customers through our courier partner, Mail
Boxes, Etc. (MBE.) MBE offers speed and convenience, coupled with
security and an unparalleled record of customer support and document
tracking.

If your visa application is approved, you will have
the option of collecting your passport containing the issued visa
directly from the accredited Mail Boxes, Etc. store near the
consular office which issued the visa, or choose to have your
document collected and couriered by MBE to an address you
designate.

Contact information for our Mail Boxes, Etc. partners,
along with details and pricing, follows:

Rome: Mail Boxes, Etc.
Via Andrea Ripa,
14/16
00198 Roma
06-8535-7298
[email-masked]

Milan: Mail Boxes, Etc.
Via della Moscova
13
20121 Milano
[email-masked]

Florence: Mail Boxes, Etc.
Via San Gallo 61
Rosso
50129 Firenze
[email-masked]

Naples: Mail Boxes, Etc.
Via Andrea D’Isernia
30
80122 Napoli
[email-masked]

Price List:

Passport pick up at Local MBE office
(price per individual
passport or family group): €4.30

Additional charges for passport delivery service (individual or
family group):

Delivery within City Limits € 12.80
Italy-wide delivery €
15.00
Express (same-day) Delivery within city limits*** €
8.00
Express Delivery Italy-wide € 25.70
Two-way Tariff
(combined drop-off and pick-up) € 8.60

***Surcharge per zone within city limits

If payment is not made at the local MBE office, there will be a
surcharge of € 15.00 for Cash-on-Delivery (COD) service.

Examples:
Pick up of one passport with Italy-wide
Delivery
€4.30 + €15.00 = €19.30
If payment is made on
delivery, rather than at the local MBE office
€4.30 + €15.00 +
€15.00 = €34.30

Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE) is the authorized courier agency
and does not provide general visa
information . For general information and visa
appointments, please contact the Visa Information Service at
899-343432 or at (+39) 02.3032.9656.

Holiday hours may vary. Please contact MBE offices for specific
public hours during the Holiday season

— CONTACT  US —

Consulate General of the
United
States
Via Principe Amedeo 2/10
20121 Milan,
Italy
Tel. (+39) 02-290351
Fax (+39) 02-29001165
more...

—
VISA  INFORMATION —

You may be able to
travel to the U.S.A. without a visa as part of the Visa Waiver
Program. Please see the Visa Services
webpage.

—
HOURS  OF  OPERATION —

In emergency cases, such as the death, serious injury
or arrest of a U.S. citizen in the Milan Consular
District, please immediately contact our duty officer at 02-290351.

Solo ed esclusivamente in caso di emergenza (decessi, incidenti gravi o arresto di un cittadino americano) contattate il
funzionario di turno per le emergenze al numero 02-290351.

The Consular Section offers emergency
walk-in services (for U.S. citizens only), Monday through Friday
8:30 - 12:00 noon.

Please Note
The
Consulate is closed during U.S. and Italian holidays.
Il Consolato rimane
chiuso durante le festività statunitensi e italiane.

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