Family Visa (FV) here's what you need to get it.

What is a Family Visa?

The national visa for family reasons is a special category of visa introduced from 1 June 2024 for foreign citizens who intend to move to Italy in order to reunite with a family member who is an Italian citizen or citizen of another European Union country residing in Italy.

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Unlike in the past, family members who move for family reunification are no longer issued a Schengen visa for tourism or family visits, but a national visa type D valid for 365 days.

This visa allows the holder to enter Italy and subsequently apply for a residence permit for family reasons.

Who can apply for this visa?

The national visa for family reasons can be requested exclusively by family members defined in Article 2 of Legislative Decree 30/2007, who are:

• The spouse;
• The partner with whom a civil union registered in an EU Member State has been contracted (provided that such union is equivalent to marriage in Italy);
• Children or direct descendants, under the age of 21 or in any case dependent, and those of the spouse or partner;
• Dependent parents or direct ascendants, and those of the spouse or partner.

How to submit the application

The application can be submitted via:

• External outsourcing agencies (such as VMS or Almaviva), paying only the rates applied by these agencies for their services;
• Directly at the Consulate General, by appointment to be made by writing to the e-mail address: mosca.familiari@esteri.it.

Required documents

To apply for a national visa for family reasons, the following documents must be submitted:

• D visa application form completed and signed;
• A recent passport-sized photograph;
• International passport (original and copy), valid for at least 3 months after the visa expiry date;
• Internal passport (original and copy of the first pages, including official records);
• Invitation letter from the Italian/EU family member residing in Italy, accompanied by a valid identity document of the family member;
• Civil status documentation demonstrating the family relationship, apostilled and translated into Italian, or a marriage certificate or civil union certificate already transcribed in Italy;
• Where applicable, evidence of economic dependence (remittances sent by family member residing in Italy and personal financial documentation).

Additional documents for minors

In the case of minor children of the spouse, the following must also be submitted:

• Birth certificate of the minor (original and copy);
• Notarial consent signed by the other parent for the transfer of the minor's permanent residence to Italy (original and certified copy);
• Photocopy of the internal passport of the parent granting consent.

Short visits (up to 90 days)

For short stays of up to 90 days for family visits or tourism, the standard Schengen visa remains valid.

This new regime makes the family reunification process more transparent and structured, ensuring a simpler and more stable stay for foreign family members in Italy.

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