Schengen visa for Italy

[Terpe]

Hi Leen,
You are usually required to book an appointment with the Embassy and apply in person, with all the needed documents.
Be aware that often holders of a Philippine passport may not be issued with the visa on the same day. Maybe you need to wait a couple of weeks.

Check out a typical application form.

An example of a harmonised form is here
(don't use this example, use the one from the embassy website of the country you'll visit.

The visa issued is Schengen-C which is a visitor visa, it is valid for up to 90 days in a maximum six month period. The six month period commences with
entry but cannot extend beyond the visa's expiry date.

The good news is this, if you will be travelling together with your UK (EU) spouse there should be no fee and the procedure should be simple and quick.
(The European Commission expects under four weeks.)

On the form look for the questions marked "*" and read the note at the bottom of page 1
Those questions marked with * on the form (employment,resources,itinerary, Medical Insurances etc.) do not need to be answered.
The entire form is only three pages long.

Present your marriage certificate and your spouses UK (EU) passport as evidence of marriage to an EEA national.

[Arthur Little]

The good news is this, if you will be travelling together with your UK (EU) spouse there should be no fee

Yes, Leen ... the Schengen Visa's a bloomin' hassle. But Terpe's correct ... at least it's FREE for wives travelling to EU countries with their British husbands and vice versa.

[Leen]

Hi Leen,
You are usually required to book an appointment with the Embassy and apply in person, with all the needed documents.
Be aware that often holders of a Philippine passport may not be issued with the visa on the same day. Maybe you need to wait a couple of weeks.

Check out a typical application form.

An example of a harmonised form is here
(don't use this example, use the one from the embassy website of the country you'll visit.

The visa issued is Schengen-C which is a visitor visa, it is valid for up to 90 days in a maximum six month period. The six month period commences with
entry but cannot extend beyond the visa's expiry date.

The good news is this, if you will be travelling together with your UK (EU) spouse there should be no fee and the procedure should be simple and quick.
(The European Commission expects under four weeks.)

On the form look for the questions marked "*" and read the note at the bottom of page 1
Those questions marked with * on the form (employment,resources,itinerary, Medical Insurances etc.) do not need to be answered.
The entire form is only three pages long.

Present your marriage certificate and your spouses UK (EU) passport as evidence of marriage to an EEA national.

Thanx Terpe but do we really have our marriage certificate certified at the Philippine Embassy?so it mean also that we dont have to provide docs from my husband like his payslips and employment contract right?

[Arthur Little]

... do we really have our marriage certificate certified at the Philippine Embassy? so it mean also that we dont have to provide docs from my husband like his payslips and employment contract right?

... NOTHING like THAT, thank God!

[Leen]

... NOTHING like THAT, thank God!

Thanx Arthur but we are bit confused now....i get this information from Italian Embassy...

"Full birth certificate and marriage certificate issued outside the UK or outside Schengen countries must be duly translated into english and certified either by the Embassy/High Commission/Consulate in London of the country that issued the certificate / or translated into italian and certified by the Italian Consulate in the country of issue;
- fully paid return flight ticket must be provided at the time of application for any kind of Schengen visa.

well we got no issue getting our marriage cert certified,we just dont want to book our flight without my visa just in case they wont issue one for me.we just want a vacation and it's so confusing now...