ITALY Re-entry Visa ( What if your Italy Visa Expired while in Abroad?)

European Union has temporary restrictions to non-essential travels into the Schengen Area, in order to contain the spread of the COVID 19 virus.

We know this uncertainty can cause confusion and anxiety, which It is quite normal.

For Italian permesso di soggiorno or Temporary Resident Visa holder stuck in another country due to the lockdown, this video will help you understand what to do and where to get support

If you hold a valid Italian permesso di soggiorno or Temporary Resident Visa for Italian Education and you are in another country like India

Please provide proof for the immediate need of your travel, like starting of your classes at the university or starting an internship, then you should be able to travel to Italy without any special authorization. However, we recommend you contact the Italian consulate or embassy before finalizing your travel arrangements

What if your permit expired while abroad?

It’s important you know that the Italian government decided that all permits expired from January 31 onwards are to be considered valid until August 31.

Therefore, your document is still valid and you can use them for urgent travel back to Italy. Contact the Italian consulate or embassy in the country where you are. The Italian authorities may issue a re-entry visa or a declaration to confirm that your permit (if expired after January 31) is still considered valid.

If your permit expired before January 31,

We suggest you contact the Italian embassy or consulate to request more information.

What if I am overstaying in another country due to the lockdown & hold an Italian permesso ?

Schengen Region

You are legally allowed to stay in a Schengen country for up to 90 days, without a visa.

However, if you are stuck in the country for more than 90 days then, national authorities may issue a long-stay visa for you to stay in the country until the lockdown ends.

If you overstayed in the country for no reasons, you may be banned from returning to that country, or even to the Schengen area, for a while.

Outside the Schengen Area?

If your permit is valid for less than 2 years: You can stay out of Italy for a maximum of 6 consecutive months. Note: remember that if you hold a permesso per richiesta asilo, cure mediche or calamità, you’re not allowed to travel abroad.

However, these rules do not apply if there are serious and proven reasons that force you to stay out of Italy for a longer period of time than allowed.

However, if you find yourself in this situation, we suggest that you gather the relevant documentation to prove the reasons preventing you from traveling back to Italy. This may include the temporary travel restrictions adopted by the country where you are, the communication that your return flight back to Italy was canceled, the email thread with the Italian consulate or embassy showing that you cannot travel back to Italy, etc.

If possible, send a certified email (PEC) to the Questura that issued your permit to tell them that you are not able to travel back to Italy because of the current limitation of international travel.

Make sure that you travel back to Italy as soon as the the emergency is over.

Things to know when flying back on an expired permit

When planning to fly back, please keep in mind that authorities of other countries may not be aware that your expired permit can still, be considered valid. For this reason, we suggest you get a direct flight to Italy.

So what are you waiting for, contact Videsh Consultz Today, and visit our website at www.videshconsultz.com.

Scotland join Finland in launching scheme to offer everyone a basic monthly income

Scotland join Finland in launching scheme to offer everyone a basic monthly income regardless of employment status or salary

Scotland is poised to join Finland and Canada in testing Universal Basic Income (UBI), a welfare system in which all citizens are given a fixed sum of money, regardless of their income or employment status. Any money earned from salaries or businesses is then taxed progressively. 

Proponents of UBI say that it could empower people by offering them the flexibility to earn, learn, start a family or a business, safe in the knowledge that they will have enough money to get by. It is seen as a means to reduce welfare dependency and income inequality.

Critics believe UBI is nothing more than a socialist utopian ideal or “fairytale”. They say that it would be unaffordable, leading to tax hikes and discouraging business investment whilst causing a drop in productivity. They also argue that, given everyone would receive the benefit, it would do nothing to combat inequality.

As Fife and Glasgow look into establishing trial schemes for 2017, Finland is already one step ahead. Though some smaller, successful trials have gone on at local level since the 1970s from India to the United States, Finland will be the first to conduct a UBI experiment on such a scale. The two-year pilot scheme will provide 2,000 – 25 to 58 year-old, unemployed Finnish citizens with a monthly basic income of 560 euros replacing their other benefits. They will continue to receive the UBI even if they find work.

For Kela, the organisation running Finland’s social security and managing the pilot scheme, the hope is to see an increase in employment and a reduction in the current costly bureaucratic mechanisms which can, reportedly, discourage some people from finding employment.

Scotland has seen a huge increase in health inequality, poverty and the use of food banks in recent years. In Glasgow where one-third of all children are living in poverty, the idea is being warmly welcomed by the public and supported by both the SNP and Labour.

The Guardian quoted radical Economist and UBI champion Guy Standing on the subject. It said: “The sense of insecurity, the stagnating living standards, all of those things are clear in Scotland and the fact that so many within the SNP are supportive means there’s a real opportunity to do a pilot in Scotland… People relate to the idea that everyone should have a social dividend. Everywhere I go, it’s the communities that feel left behind by globalisation that are most interested [in the idea of a basic income]. We have seen a sea-change in attitudes.”

UBI is still a pipe dream for most, even Finland is only at the very beginning of a long and time-consuming study but if the results are promising, this could mark a new era in the relationship between the individual and the state.

Italy Visit Visa For Indians

 Visit VisaAre you willing to Migrate to Italy for this Vacation? You need a temporary visa is otherwise called “Schengen” visa or “C” visa. The Schengen visa is the typical visa that is substantial in the Schengen Area for all the 26 nations, together with Italy. This temporary visa is provided for 90 days inside a 180 day time from the date of earliest section to the Schengen Area. The entry permit is provided for a single section or different passages.The Schengen temporary visa is not restricted with the end goal of tourism as it were. Italy Visit Visa is likewise relevant for family visits, business travel or Medical treatment.

Qualification Criteria for Italy Tourist Visa

·         You should satisfy the accompanying conditions keeping in mind the end goal to meet the qualification criteria for getting Italy visitor visa.
·         You should have a legitimate travel permit with a legitimacy of not less than 3 months past the expiry date of your short stay visa
·         Your identification more likely than not been issued under 10 years back
·         Your identification must contain no less than two clear pages for the visa and the passage and way out stamps of Italy
·         You should have enough money related assets to pay for your costs amid your stay in Italy
·         You should have Overseas therapeutic protection with least scope of Euro 30,000
·         You plan to leave Italy and the Schengen Area when your visa lapses
·         You will need to give full data with respect to your travel schedule, including flight booking, for example, the dates, time of travel and flight numbers. You will likewise be required to say some other nation that you mean to visit amid the trek
·         You plan to visit the Schengen Area only for the reason expressed by you in your visa application
 You should give verification of settlement, for example, affirmed in booking or welcome letter from a supporter in Italy.  Italy tourist visa fees for citizens of India

Type of visa	Validity	Processing	Embassy fee	Service fee	Service Tax	Total cost
Single Entry  (Adults)	up to 3 months	10-15 business days	4340.00	7399.00	1109.85	12848.85
Single Entry  (Child 6-12 yrs)	up to 3 months	10-15 Business Days	2530.00	7399.00	1109.85	11038.85
Multiple Entry  (Adults)	up to 3 months	10-15 Business Days	4340.00	7399.00	1109.85	12848.85
Multiple Entry  (Child 6-12 yrs)	up to 3 months	10-15 Business Days	2530.00	7399.00	1109.85	11038.85

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