{"id":1669,"date":"2023-06-09T11:03:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T16:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conshouston.esteri.it\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/visti\/general-information\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T12:12:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:12:28","slug":"general-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conshouston.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/visti\/general-information\/","title":{"rendered":"General information"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Visa Office of the Consulate General of Italy is open to the public on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Access is granted exclusively by appointment or for passport pick-up.<\/strong><\/p>\n

CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC ON WEDNESDAYS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The office accepts Applications from residents<\/u> of the following States: Texas<\/strong>, Oklahoma<\/strong>, Louisiana<\/strong> and Arkansas<\/strong>. Students studying full-time<\/u> at a University located in our jurisdiction are also allowed to apply to the Houston Consulate.
\nCheck if you need a VISA here: https:\/\/vistoperitalia.esteri.it\/home.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

If you do not reside in the aforementioned States of our jurisdiction, you can find your Consulate at this link: https:\/\/serviziconsolarionline.esteri.it\/ScoFE\/services\/consulate\/find-consulate.sco<\/a><\/p>\n

Applications can be submitted up to 6 months before the date of entry in the Schengen territory.<\/p>\n

Please be aware of the Schengen regulation, under which the Member State competent for examining and deciding on an application for a visa shall be:<\/p>\n

(a) the Member State whose territory constitutes the sole destination<\/strong> of the visit(s);<\/p>\n

(b) if the visit includes more than one destination<\/strong>, the Member State whose territory constitutes the main destination<\/strong> of the visit(s) in terms of the length<\/strong> or purpose<\/strong> of stay; or<\/p>\n

(c)\u00a0if no main destination can be determined<\/strong>, the Member State whose external border<\/strong> the applicant intends to cross in order to enter the territory of the Member States.<\/p>\n

To find information regarding your specific travel purposes, please check the appropriate website section.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

To request information not available on the website, please send an email to visas.houston@esteri.it<\/p>\n

VISA FEE<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

The Office accepts only USPS Money Order<\/strong> payable to the Consulate General of Italy. Other forms of payment will be rejected.<\/p>\n

As VISA fees change quarterly, new VISA Fee for the quarter 01.04.2026\u2013 06.30.2026 are as follows:
\n\u2022 Schengen<\/strong> VISA (stay under 90 days): $ 105.50 – Minors (ages 6 -12 years old): $ 52.80
\n\u2022 Long term<\/strong> VISA (stay over 90 days): $ 136.00
\n\u2022 Long term Study<\/strong> VISA: $ 58.60<\/p>\n

The VISA fee is NON-refundable.<\/p>\n

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Passport\/Travel Document<\/u>
\nPassports should be issued no more than 10 years ago and should contain at least two empty pages. The passport\u2019s date of expiration has to be at least 3 months later than the end date of the VISA.<\/p>\n

Us Legal Status<\/u>
\nThis Office can process visa requests ONLY from legal residents of the US. Holders of one of the following documents are eligible to apply for a visa: U.S. Passport; U.S. Permanent Resident Card (formerly Green Card); Foreign students holding valid visas and valid I-20; Exchange visitors holding valid visas and I-66; Long term US visas (Ex. L1, L2, H1, H2, R1 etc\u2026); US Permit to reenter; US Refugee Travel Document (Document de Voyage de refugee\u2019).<\/p>\n

INFO FOR THE APPLICANTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Each application is independent, therefore the Applicants are required to bring a complete set of documents (ex. a family of 4 people = 4 sets of documents). Multiple Applications with only one set of documents will not be accepted.<\/p>\n

The Visa Office reserves the right to cancel or reschedule any appointment at its discretion and without prior notice.<\/p>\n

Please DO NOT USE FEDEX as mail service.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Affidavit of financial support form available here: AFFIDAVIT <\/a><\/p>\n

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS: HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY<\/a><\/p>\n

Minor Applicants<\/u>
\nin addition to the required visa documents Minors must provide the following:<\/p>\n

Minors under 18 years of age —> Authorization to travel signed by both parents. Parents can either appear before the VISA Attach\u00e9’ or send a notarized consent. AFFIDAVIT FOR MINORS [custody]<\/a>
\nBirth certificate, original or a notarized copy; (All foreign documents MUST be translated into English and the translations legalized by the competent Consulate); Notarized copies of a picture I.D. from both the parents.<\/p>\n

Minors under 14 years of age —> In addition to the above mentioned letters, the applicant must travel with at least one parent.<\/p>\n

PICK UP HOURS:<\/strong>
\nPassports and VISAS can be collected during regular opening hours. No appointment is required.<\/p>\n

PROCESSING TIME:<\/strong>
\nSCHENGEN VISA Applications are typically processed within 15 days, which may be extended up to 45 days. Incomplete or incorrect packages will be returned unprocessed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Visa Office of the Consulate General of Italy is open to the public on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Access is granted exclusively by appointment or for passport pick-up. CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC ON WEDNESDAYS The office accepts Applications from residents of the following States: Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana […]","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":279,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1669","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conshouston.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conshouston.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conshouston.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conshouston.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conshouston.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1669"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/conshouston.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8688,"href":"https:\/\/conshouston.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1669\/revisions\/8688"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conshouston.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conshouston.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}