Process for Visitor Immigration     

As a Mexican National, you are not required to obtain a visa if you are visiting Italy for less than ninety (90) days every 6 months.

• You are not allowed to accept employment while you are visiting Italy without a visa.

• You must have a current passport to visit Italy.

• Residents of Mexico may be granted a Schengen visa (Visitor Visa), which allows visitors to travel to any or all member countries, with one single visa.  This is very beneficial to visitors who may wish to visit other countries without needing to obtain individual visas or additional expenses.

  • The purpose of the visit must be leisure, tourism, or business.

  • A Schengen visa allows the holder to travel freely within the Schengen countries for a maximum stay of up to 90 days in a 6 month period.

  • The following 15 countries are currently active Schengen Visa members

    • Austria

    • Germany

    • Belgium

    • Denmark

    • Finland

    • France

    • Greece

    • Iceland

    • Italy

    • Luxemburg

    • Norway

    • Portugal

    • Spain

    • Sweden

    • The Netherlands

Step by Step Procedures

What to do in Mexico:

• Passport.

• Invitation letter from resident in Italy with full address in Italy.  The letter should be formal and include a statement that the resident living in Italy has adhered to all the requirements by his governing body.

• Copy of Birth Certificate.

• Complete Schengen visa application.

  • The fee for Long-Term Stay visas (type D) must be paid in at time documents are submitted.

    • $1387.55 (PESO) per application.

• Four, identical, recent passport-style photographs.

• All foreign documents must be translated into Italian, legalized and certified by the Italian Consulate in the country of origin or residence of your family member or members. 

• Applications and all other documentation must be submitted in person at the Embassy:

Città del Messico - Embassy of Italy
Address: Paseo de las Palmas, 1994 - 11000 Mexico D.F.
Tel.: 00525555963655
Website

• You will be interviewed at the Embassy and the Diplomatic Mission will do a security check with the Schengen Information System (SIS) to verify you are not on the list of aliens not allowed to enter the Schengen area.

• Once the application has been approved, you will be issued a Schengen visa within 90 days of application.