Italy's New Visa Rules: 5 Reasons Indian Students Must Plan Early 

Published By Gaurav Kandari December 16, 2024

Huge Visa Change Incoming! From January 10, 2025, students will have to come for personal fingerprinting for a Type D visa. No shortcuts allowed!

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What Does This Mean? Forget batch processing! The universities were able to intervene by processing the visas on a mass basis, but now the students have to do it on their own.

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But Here is the Twist! Studying in Italy is in trend! Italy is now leading the charts, having been chosen by 36.7% more students during the year 2022-23. Will this change reverse the trend?

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Read ‘Prepare for Delays & Stressful Waits!’ NAFSA warns that it could indeed increase the time taken to process consular services and paperwork for both parties, the consulates and the students.

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Don’t Wait—Act Now! With these new rules, early planning is your best bet to avoid a visa nightmare. Share this to spread the word!

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