The Italian Visa Center has introduced a prepayment service fee when…
The Italian Visa Center has introduced a prepayment service fee when applying for a visa online through the VMS operator. The Italian Visa Center in Moscow, operated by VMS, also requires prepayment of this service fee upon submitting visa application documents, according to an announcement on the operator's website.
Consensus
- The Italian visa center in Moscow operated by VMS introduced a prepayment for service fees when submitting documents online.
- The prepayment is required in full at the time of creating an application.
- Recordings can be rescheduled only once.
- If a booking is canceled less than 72 hours before the appointment, the prepayment is not refunded.
- Prepayment is not returned if the service cannot be provided due to reasons attributable to the applicant or unforeseen circumstances beyond either party's control.
- The VMS operator also operates in Saint Petersburg and Arkhangelsk.
- Another Italian visa center operated by Almaviva, serving multiple Russian cities including Moscow, has not introduced prepayment.
Points of divergence
- The prepayment amount is 3,900 rubles. — kommersant
- The service fee for visa applications to Italy is 3,850 rubles. — interfax
Coverage (4 sources)
- Italy's Visa Center Introduces Prepayment of Service Fee for Online Document Submission via VMS Operator — Дождь
- Italy's Visa Center Introduces Prepayment of Service Fee for Online Document Submission via VMS Operator — Дождь (Telegram)
- Italy's Visa Center in Moscow Introduced Prepayment for Appointment Booking — Коммерсантъ
- Italy's Visa Center in Moscow Introduces Prepayment of Service Fee — Интерфакс