Italy for Bangladeshi Citizens (2026)

Every figure on this page was read from an official Italian source — the Embassy of Italy in Dhaka (ambdhaka.esteri.it), the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs visa pages (esteri.it and vistoperitalia.esteri.it), the Gazzetta Ufficiale, the Ministry of the Interior and its Prefetture, the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies, the EU Immigration Portal and the EU's harmonised Bangladesh list — together with the published checklists of the Embassy of Italy in Dhaka. Where a figure comes from VFS Global it is labelled as the designated visa application operator for Italy in Bangladesh, which is not a government body. No blog, agent page or third-party visa service was the source of any figure. Claims checked 2026-09-17

Pathways & visa routes

Italy's short-stay route is the uniform Schengen visa — Type C — not an Italy-only instrument. What is Italy-specific for a Bangladeshi applicant is the Dhaka document checklist, the fee collected in cash in Bangladeshi taka, the VFS appointment regime and the apostille rules. A Bangladeshi applying for Italy is applying for a Schengen visa at the Italian mission. The competent authority is the Embassy of Italy in Dhaka — a single mission, not a separate consulate — and it is competent for both short-stay Type C and long-stay Type D visas for residents of Bangladesh. Filing runs through VFS Global, the designated visa application operator and the only filing channel; applications are not lodged at the Embassy counter. The twenty routes below are the routes for which the Embassy of Italy in Dhaka publishes a dedicated, Bangladesh-specific checklist on its official "choose the correct visa" page, last updated 14/09/2026. Two further purposes are documented but excluded from the twenty and are named at the end of this section.

The Decreto Flussi, stated correctly

The Decreto Flussi is the single most mis-reported item on this route, so the verified position is set out plainly.

• Bangladesh is named in the decree — but has no quota of its own. The D.P.C.M. of 2 October 2025, published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale no. 240 of 15 October 2025 (code 25A05656), names Bangladesh in Article 6(2)(a) among 38 countries whose non-seasonal subordinate workers may enter under specific migration-cooperation agreements. Those 38 countries share a single reserve of 25,000 places a year. There is no Bangladesh-only quota, and the decree publishes no Bangladesh-only sub-quota.
• The claim of an annual 25,000-visa allocation for Bangladesh is not supported. Some third-party pages attribute a reserve of that size to Bangladesh alone. The official decree does not allocate the reserve by country, so that figure cannot be sourced to it. This page states the correction rather than repeating the number.
• The window. The click day for the Bangladesh-eligible non-seasonal work category was 16 February 2026 and has passed. The Prefettura states that requests may be filed until 31 December 2026, subject to verification of quota availability. Whether quota remained available as at 17 September 2026 is not published in the sources checked — reported as unpublished, not predicted.
• The Bangladesh-specific condition. Release of the Nulla Osta for workers coming from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Morocco is always subject to the favourable opinion of the competent Questura, as well as preliminary verification by the Ispettorato Nazionale del Lavoro (INL), in collaboration with the Agenzia delle Entrate and AGEA for the agricultural sector.
• The programme as a whole. 497,550 places over the triennium 2026-2028: 164,850 in 2026, 165,850 in 2027 and 166,850 in 2028. For 2026 the decree sets 76,850 places for non-seasonal subordinate work and self-employment, 13,600 for domestic and family care, and 18,000 for countries signing agreements during the triennium.
• The fee. €116 — the general national Type D tariff. There is no quota-specific fee line on the Dhaka fee page. The employer, not the worker, files the request for the Nulla Osta.
• Bilateral basis. A Memorandum of Intesa (2025) between the Italian MFA, Ministry of Labour and Ministry of Interior and the Bangladesh MFA, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, in the field of migration and mobility, is in force.

Sources for the Decreto Flussi position: Gazzetta Ufficiale, D.P.C.M. 2 October 2025 (25A05656), Article 6; Ministero dell'Interno and Prefettura, Decreto Flussi 2026-2028 (last updated 10 December 2025); Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali, press release of 16 October 2025 and the migration-and-labour agreements page; Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, consular services page (last updated 06/07/2026). Claims checked 2026-09-17

Documented purposes excluded from the count of twenty

Two purposes are documented officially but are not counted among the twenty routes above, because they do not meet this site's published bar — a route appears here only after its fee and its documents have been read from a Bangladesh-specific official source.

• Airport transit — Type A. Documented in the EU's harmonised Bangladesh list. It permits no entry into the Schengen area and cannot be requested directly by the applicant. The EU harmonised list requires a valid visa for the next or final destination country plus a copy of the continuation ticket or reservation.
• Elective residence — Type D. Listed as an official purpose on the Italian MFA visa portal, but no Bangladesh-specific checklist is published by the Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, and no Bangladeshi financial threshold is published. The route therefore cannot be documented to this site's standard, and no requirement figure for it is printed on this page. A Bangladeshi applicant must ask the Dhaka mission directly.

If both excluded purposes were counted as well, the number would be 22. This page documents 20.

Source for this section: Embassy of Italy in Dhaka — the "choose the correct visa" checklist library (last updated 14/09/2026), the fees page (last updated 30/06/2026) and the "where to apply" page (last updated 30/06/2026); the EU's harmonised Bangladesh list, Commission Implementing Decision C(2017) 5853 final, Annex II; the Italian MFA visa portal (vistoperitalia.esteri.it) and the MFA pages on types of visa and duration, terms for issuing visas and the procedure for issuing a visa. Claims checked 2026-09-17

Visa fees

The Italian Embassy in Dhaka publishes these amounts for applicants in Bangladesh, and the fee is payable in cash in local currency rather than in euro. There is no separate per-nationality amount.

The €90 Schengen amount is the EU-wide figure that took effect on 11 June 2024, replacing the previous €80. Children under 6 are exempt, and appointments themselves are free of charge.

Applications are submitted through the VFS Global Italy Visa Application Centre in Dhaka, where the fee is paid in cash. VFS charges its own service fee separately; that amount is not published on a readable official page, so no figure is given here.

Source: Ambasciata d'Italia, Dhaka, cost of a visa and how to pay, last updated 30 June 2026. The €80 to €90 change is recorded in EU Commission OJ L_202401415, and was notified for Bangladesh through the VFS notice of 4 June 2024.

Required documents

The lists below are reproduced from the official source named for each route — the published checklists of the Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, the EU's harmonised Bangladesh list, and the fee and rule pages of the Italian mission. They are the published lists item by item, not summaries. Where an official source marks an item as conditional, that is stated. Items listed as "required" are required by that source for that route; items listed as "conditional" apply only where the stated condition is met. Every checklist states that the Embassy reserves the right to request supplementary documents not listed, and that the same applicant cannot submit more than one visa application at the same time even with two different passports.

1. Tourism — Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, "Check-list for TOURISM visa" (Turism.pdf)

• Schengen ("C" type) visa application form, original, filled in English or Italian and signed by the applicant, and by both parents or the legal guardian if the applicant is a minor — required.
• One recent photograph in ICAO format, 3.5 × 4.0 cm, colour, white background, taken within the last 6 months — required.
• Valid passport plus one copy of the bio-data page; the passport must be valid at least 3 additional months beyond the visa's expiry and carry at least two blank, unmarked visa pages — required.
• Invitation letter in the Embassy's downloadable format, proof of the family or personal tie with the inviting person, a copy of the inviting person's ID and, if the inviter is a foreigner, a copy of their residence permit — conditional, where the purpose is visiting family or friends in Italy.
• Original employment letter in English on company letterhead with stamp, signature and date, stating the company's address, telephone and fax; the name and position of the countersigning officer; the applicant's name, position, salary and years of service; approval of leave; and confirmation of the position after return — conditional, where the applicant is in employment.
• Trade licence from the City Corporation and Incorporation Certificate from the RJSC, income tax return, TIN certificate and a company bank statement for the last 6 months — conditional, where the applicant is self-employed.
• Proof of enrolment in a Bangladeshi educational establishment and a certificate of leave of absence giving the full address, telephone, permission and the name and function of the person granting permission; for school trips, a letter from the school stating the purpose, duration and destination — conditional, where the applicant is a student.
• Personal bank statement issued by any bank operating in Bangladesh covering the last 6 months, plus any other proof of solvency such as credit-card statements — required.
• Return airline ticket booking with the Passenger Registration Number or Reservation Number and the travel itinerary — required.
• Hotel confirmation or other documents proving accommodation for the whole stay in the Schengen member states — required.
• Travel insurance valid for the whole Schengen area, covering medical fees, hospitalisation and repatriation up to €30,000, for the entire period of stay — required.
• Marriage certificate (for example the Nikah Nama for Muslims, the marriage act for Hindus) translated into English and apostilled; divorce certificate (for example the Talaq Nama) in English and apostilled; or the spouse's death certificate in English and apostilled — conditional, according to civil status. Only one apostille for each submitted document will be accepted.
• For minors: consent of both parents or the custodian if both parents are not travelling together, original and apostilled; a photocopy of the parents' or guardian's passport; proof of the parents' or guardian's financial means; the original birth certificate apostilled; and documents issued by the relevant Bangladeshi courts proving "legal guardian" status, original and apostilled — conditional. Only one apostille per document.
• A valid Bangladeshi Residence Permit — conditional, for applicants who are not Bangladeshi nationals.
• Supplementary documents requested by the Embassy that are not on the list — conditional, at the Embassy's discretion.

2. Medical care (cure mediche) — Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, "Check-list for MEDICAL TREATMENT visa" (Medical-visa.pdf)

• Schengen ("C" type) visa application form, original, in English or Italian, signed, and by both parents or guardian if a minor — required.
• One recent ICAO-format photograph, 3.5 × 4.0 cm, colour, white background, taken within the last 6 months — required.
• Valid passport, original, plus one copy of pages 2 and 3 only; valid at least 3 months after the planned departure from the Schengen area, with at least two blank, unmarked visa pages — required.
• Medical certification issued by a Bangladeshi hospital in English, or translated into English, stating the condition, sickness, illness or disease — required.
• Declaration issued by a public or private Italian health-care facility stating the kind of treatment, its start date, duration and cost; a private facility must also submit proof of accreditation by the Italian National Health Service — required.
• Certification by the Italian facility that at least 30% of the estimated treatment cost has already been deposited; or a copy of the administrative act of the Italian Region where treatment will take place stating that the Region will cover the medical expenses; or authorisation by the Italian Ministry of Health under a humanitarian programme naming the patient's name, surname, place and date of birth and nationality — required, one of the three.
• Proof of enough financial means to cover the remaining treatment cost, living and lodging outside the facility, and repatriation of the patient and any accompanying person — required.
• Return airline ticket booking with the Passenger Registration Number or Reservation Number and the itinerary — required.
• Hotel confirmation for the eventual accompanying person, or other proof of accommodation for the whole Schengen stay — required.
• Travel insurance for the eventual accompanying person, valid for the whole Schengen area, covering medical fees, hospitalisation and repatriation up to €30,000 for the whole stay — required.
• For minors: consent of both parents or custodian, original and apostilled; a photocopy of the parents' or guardian's passport; their proof of means; the original birth certificate apostilled; and Bangladeshi court documents proving legal-guardian or custodian status, original and apostilled — conditional. Only one apostille per document.
• A valid Bangladeshi Residence Permit valid at least 3 months beyond the intended departure from the member states — conditional, for applicants who are not Bangladeshi nationals.

3. Study, university pre-enrolment — Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, "Check-list for STUDY visa (University pre-enrolment)" (Study-University-pre-enrolment.pdf)

• National ("D" type) visa application form, original, in English or Italian, signed, and by both parents or guardian if a minor — required.
• One recent ICAO-format photograph, 3.5 × 4.0 cm, colour, white background, taken within the last 6 months — required.
• Valid passport, original plus one copy, valid at least 3 months beyond the visa's expiry, with at least two blank, unmarked visa pages — required.
• Confirmation receipt downloaded from the official UNIVERSITALY portal, with an explicit statement of enrolment and tuition fees — required.
• Declaration of Value already issued by the Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, or the receipt of the Declaration of Value application, or the same from another Italian consulate, or a verifiable CIMEA certificate — required.
• Proof of a scholarship and its assignment — conditional, where applicable; a scholarship does not exempt the applicant from the financial-means proof.
• Language certification reflecting the language of the course, issued no more than two years before the visa application, at level no lower than B2 CEFR for Italian or other European languages, or no lower than a score of 6 for English with only IELTS accepted — conditional, where the university has not already verified the language with a report on Universitaly.
• Personal bank statement from any bank operating in Bangladesh covering the last 12 months, plus other proof of solvency, and economic availability for repatriation provable by the return ticket — required.
• Sponsor's personal bank statement covering the last 12 months plus other proof, with the means justified by salary, property or non-recent financial products, and a copy of a valid residence permit where the sponsor resides in Italy — required.
• Proof of the family relationship with the sponsor, being the birth certificate duly apostilled by the MoFA of Bangladesh — conditional, where applicable.
• Temporary accommodation reservation receipt for at least 30 days, or a purchase or rental contract of an apartment, or an accommodation statement under articles 2 and 4 of Italian Law 4.1.1968 no. 15 signed by an Italian citizen or a foreigner with a regular residence permit with a copy of the signer's ID — required.
• One-way airline ticket booking with the Passenger Registration Number or Reservation Number and the itinerary — required.
• Travel insurance valid for the whole Schengen area and covering the whole period of stay — required.
• Civil-status documents translated into English and apostilled by the MoFA of Bangladesh — conditional, according to civil status; only one apostille per document.
• For minors: consent of both parents or custodian; passport photocopies; the parents' or guardian's proof of means; the original birth certificate; proof of adequate protection of the minor in Italy until the age of eighteen; and Bangladeshi court documents proving legal-guardian or custodian status — conditional; all certificates apostilled by the MoFA of Bangladesh.
• A valid Bangladeshi Residence Permit — conditional, for applicants who are not Bangladeshi nationals.

4. Subordinate work, Decreto Flussi — Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, "Check-list for Work VISA (D type)" (Subordinate-work-type-D.pdf)

• National ("D" type) visa application form, original, in English or Italian, signed by the applicant — required.
• One recent ICAO-format photograph, 3.5 × 4.0 cm, colour, white background, taken within the last 6 months — required.
• Valid passport plus one copy of the bio-data page, valid at least 3 additional months beyond the visa's expiry, with at least two blank, unmarked visa pages — required.
• Copy of the Nulla Osta issued by the SUI; the Embassy advises checking that the name, surname, gender and date of birth on the Nulla Osta are correct, to avoid delays — required.
• Proof of work experience or qualification: documents and certificates related to the job sector the applicant will work in in Italy — required.
• Supplementary documents requested by the Embassy — conditional, at the Embassy's discretion.

5. Seasonal work — Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, "Check-list for Work visa (C Type)" (Subordinate-work-type-C.pdf)

• Schengen ("C" type) visa application form, original, in English or Italian, signed, and by both parents or guardian if a minor — required.
• One recent ICAO-format photograph, 3.5 × 4.0 cm, colour, white background, taken within the last 6 months — required.
• Valid passport plus a copy of the bio-data page, valid at least 3 additional months beyond the visa's expiry, with at least two blank, unmarked visa pages — required.
• Copy of the Nulla Osta issued by the SUI — required.
• Proof of experience or qualification: documents and certificates related to the job sector the applicant will work in in Italy — required.
• Copy of the C-STAG form, filled by the employer and already submitted to the SUI through the ALI web portal — required.
• Return airline ticket booking with the Passenger Registration Number or Reservation Number and the itinerary — required.
• Proof of accommodation for the whole stay in the Schengen states — required.
• Travel insurance valid Schengen-wide, covering medical fees, hospitalisation and repatriation up to €30,000 for the whole stay — required.
• Supplementary documents requested by the Embassy — conditional, at the Embassy's discretion.

6. EU Blue Card / qualified work L/N art. 27 — Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, "Check-list for Qualified Work VISA L/N ART 27 (D type)" (Bluecard-L-N.pdf)

• National ("D" type) visa application form, original, in English or Italian, signed — required.
• One recent ICAO-format photograph — required.
• Valid passport plus a bio-data page copy, valid at least 15 months from the date of application, with at least two blank, unmarked visa pages — required.
• Copy of the Nulla Osta issued by the SUI — required.
• Diploma issued by a university or non-university institution at the end of a higher-education course of at least three years, accompanied by a Declaration of Value from the competent Italian Embassy or a CIMEA certificate — required, one of the two qualification routes.
• Employment contracts and pay slips demonstrating the specific sector and duration of professional experience, at least five years in the sector applied for, or three years in the previous seven for ICT — required, the alternative qualification route.
• Translation and apostille of the contract and all related documentation — required; only one apostille per document is accepted.
• Supplementary documents requested by the Embassy — conditional, at the Embassy's discretion.

7. Family reunification (Art. 29, D.Lgs 286/1998) — Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, "Check-list for FAMILY REUNION VISA" (Family-reunion-SUI.pdf)

• Schengen ("D" type) visa application form, original, in English or Italian, signed, and by both parents or guardian if a minor — required.
• One recent ICAO-format photograph — required.
• Valid passport plus a bio-data page copy, valid at least 3 additional months beyond the visa's expiry, with at least two blank visa pages — required.
• Copy of the Nulla Osta issued by the SUI — required.
• One-way airline ticket booking with the Passenger Registration Number or Reservation Number and the itinerary — required.
• Family certificate issued by the local chairman or commissioner, original and apostilled — required of all applicants.
• For spouse reunification: marriage certificate and Nikah Nama in Bengali and English, original and apostilled, with the marriage solemnisation date in Nikah Nama column 12 and the registration date in column 24, volume, page and serial number stated; for a second marriage, all documents proving legal dissolution of the first, such as the Talaq Nama, original and apostilled; for Hindu and other faiths, the marriage certificate, marriage act, true copy of the register book or the marriage translated into English, original and apostilled — conditional, for spouse applications.
• Certified copy of all pages of all passports owned by the spouse residing in Italy since the marriage date; ID documents of all wedding witnesses; and ID documents and residence permits of all witnesses in Italy in the case of telephonic or video marriages — conditional, for spouse applications.
• For underage applicants reuniting with parents: apostilled consent of both parents or custodian; the parents' or guardian's passport photocopy; the minor's birth certificate, original and apostilled; Bangladeshi court documents proving legal-guardian or custodian status, original and apostilled; and a certified copy of all pages of all passports of the parent in Italy since the applicant's conception — conditional.
• For adult applicants reuniting with parents: birth certificate, original and apostilled; proof of financial dependency on the inviting parent in Italy through remittances for the last 2 years; and an apostilled applicant's bank statement for the last 1 year — conditional.
• For applicants under 65 reuniting with children in Italy: the child's birth certificate issued in Italy naming the parents, original and apostilled; proof of financial dependency through remittances for the last 2 years plus an apostilled bank statement for the last 1 year; an apostilled family certificate listing all children and their country of residence; and an apostilled affidavit that the applicant has no other children in Bangladesh — conditional.
• For applicants over 65 reuniting with children in Italy: the child's birth certificate issued in Italy, original and apostilled; an apostilled family certificate; medical certificates of the applicant's children residing in Bangladesh where necessary; and an apostilled affidavit of no other children in Bangladesh — conditional.
• Only one apostille for each document will be accepted — a condition applying to every apostilled item above.
• A valid Bangladeshi Residence Permit — conditional, for applicants who are not Bangladeshi nationals.
• Supplementary documents requested by the Embassy — conditional, at the Embassy's discretion. Applicants are personally responsible for the authenticity and veracity of every document.

8. Family reunification with an Italian or EU citizen (Art. 2, D.Lgs 30/2007) — Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, "Check-list for FAMILY REUNION EU VISA" (EU-family-reunion.pdf)

• Schengen ("D" type) visa application form, original, signed, and by both parents or guardian if a minor — required.
• One recent ICAO-format photograph — required.
• Valid passport plus a bio-data page copy, valid at least 3 months beyond the visa's expiry, with at least two blank visa pages — required.
• Invitation letter from the EU or Italian national plus a valid identity document, stating the Italian or EU family member's intention to exercise the right to family unity — required.
• Family certificate issued by the local chairman or commissioner, original and apostilled; a copy of all pages of the inviting person's Italian passport; and a declaration under DPR 445/2000 self-certifying that the inviting Italian citizen is resident in Italy — required of all applicants.
• Declaration under DPR 445/2000 that the marriage has already been registered by the Italian municipality of residence of the inviter; if it has not yet been registered in Italy, the Bangladeshi civil-status documents must be submitted to the Embassy for transcription in Italy — conditional, for spouse applications.
• For direct descendants under 21 and children of the spouse or registered partner: the DPR 445/2000 declaration; apostilled consent of both parents or custodian clearly specifying who will accompany the minor to Italy; an attested and apostilled photocopy of the parents' or legal guardian's passport; apostilled legal-guardian or custodian documentation issued by the competent Bangladeshi courts; and the minor's original apostilled birth certificate — conditional.
• For direct and dependent descendants over 21 and children of the spouse or registered partner: the declaration; proof of financial dependency on the inviting Italian parent through remittances for the last 2 years; an apostilled applicant's bank statement for the last 1 year; and the original apostilled birth certificate — conditional.
• For dependent direct ascendants: proof of financial dependency on the inviting Italian son or daughter through remittances for the last 2 years plus an apostilled bank statement for the last 1 year — conditional.
• For dependent direct ascendants of the spouse or registered partner: the DPR 445/2000 declaration plus proof of financial dependency on the inviting Italian son-in-law or daughter-in-law through remittances for the last 2 years plus an apostilled bank statement for the last 1 year — conditional.
• Only one apostille for each submitted document will be accepted — a condition applying to every apostilled item above.
• A valid Bangladeshi Residence Permit — conditional, for applicants who are not Bangladeshi nationals.
• Supplementary documents requested by the Embassy — conditional, at the Embassy's discretion.

9. Digital nomads and remote workers — Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, "Check-list for Digital Nomads and remote workers VISA (C or D type)" (Digital-nomads-and-remote-workers_last-version-1.pdf)

• National ("C" or "D" type) visa application form, original, in English or Italian, signed — required.
• One recent and identical photograph in ICAO format, stated as 4.0 × 3.5 cm, colour, white background, taken within the last 6 months — required.
• Valid passport plus a bio-data page copy, valid at least 3 additional months beyond the visa's expiry, with at least two blank visa pages — required.
• Proof of being a highly qualified worker under art. 27-quater(1), D.Lgs 286/98: a tertiary-level higher-education qualification of at least three years, or a post-secondary professional qualification of at least three years, or at least NQF level 6; or the requirements of D.Lgs 206/2007 for regulated professions, certified before the visa application by an Italian authority under art. 5 of that decree, with a copy of the certification; or a higher professional qualification attested by at least five years of professional experience comparable to tertiary qualifications, relevant to the profession or sector in the contract or binding offer, evidenced by public-authority documents giving the company's identification data and sector, the position held, a copy of the employment contract and at least two pay slips per declared year, and an employer certificate describing the experience with start and end dates; or a higher professional qualification attested by at least three years of relevant experience in the seven years preceding the application, for ICT managers or specialists (ISCO-08 numbers 133 and 25) — required, one of these.
• Certified copy, legalised or apostilled, with an Italian translation certified as compliant with the original, for documents issued by non-EU authorities under points 1, 2 and 4 above; a CIMEA Certificate of Comparability may replace the Declaration of Value — conditional.
• Minimum annual income from lawful sources of not less than three times the minimum level required for exemption from participation in healthcare costs — required.
• Health insurance for medical care and hospitalisation, valid for the national territory and for the period of stay — required.
• Suitable documentation on accommodation arrangements — required.
• At least six months of previous experience in the field of work to be carried out as a digital nomad or remote worker — required.
• Employment or collaboration contract, or binding job offer, meeting one of the art. 27-quater(1) requirements, with an annual salary not lower than the national collective agreements and in any case not lower than the average gross annual salary recorded by ISTAT, plus a declaration signed by the employer with a copy of a valid ID certifying no convictions in the last five years for the offences in art. 22(5-bis) of the Consolidated Law — conditional, for remote workers in subordinate work only.
• Civil-status documents translated into English and apostilled — conditional, according to civil status; only one apostille per document.
• A valid Bangladeshi Residence Permit — conditional, for applicants who are not Bangladeshi nationals.

10. Self-employment — Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, "Check-list for SELF-EMPLOYMENT visa" (Self-employment.pdf)

• National ("D" type) visa application form, original, in English or Italian, signed — required.
• One recent ICAO-format photograph — required.
• Valid passport plus a bio-data page copy, valid at least 15 months from the date of application, with at least two blank visa pages — required.
• Nulla Osta issued by the territorially competent Police office, the Questura, which must have been issued within 90 days before submission of the visa application — required.
• Statement from the competent Direzione Provinciale del Lavoro — Servizio Politiche del Lavoro proving the working contract is not subordinate work — required.
• Statement from the competent Chamber of Commerce that the company has been active for at least the last three years according to the Registro delle imprese — required.
• Business Licence of the Italian company issued by the competent Chamber of Commerce, the Visura Camerale — required.
• Statement signed by the Italian company's legal representative guaranteeing the applicant a wage of a minimum of €8,500, stated to correspond to the minimum amount foreseen by law for exemption from the contribution to medical expenses — required.
• Copy of the Italian company's last financial balance deposited in the Registro delle imprese for capital companies, or the last individual income tax return for individual enterprises, proving revenues suffice to pay the applicant's wage — required.
• Personal bank statement from any bank operating in Bangladesh for the last 6 months, plus other proof of solvency — required.
• Airline ticket booking with the Passenger Registration Number or Reservation Number and the itinerary — required.
• Purchase or rental contract of an apartment, or an accommodation statement under articles 2 and 4 of Italian Law 4.1.1968 no. 15 signed by an Italian citizen or a foreigner with a regular residence permit plus a copy of the signer's ID — required.
• Civil-status documents translated into English and apostilled — conditional, according to civil status; only one apostille per document.
• A valid Bangladeshi Residence Permit — conditional, for applicants who are not Bangladeshi nationals.

11. Business — Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, "Check-list for BUSINESS visa" (Business.pdf)

• Schengen ("C" type) visa application form, original, duly and completely filled in English or Italian, signed — required.
• One recent ICAO-format photograph, 3.5 × 4.0 cm, colour, white background, taken within the last 6 months — required.
• Valid passport, original plus one copy of pages 2 and 3 only, valid at least 3 months after the planned departure from the Schengen area, with at least two blank, unmarked visa pages — required.
• Invitation letter on the inviting company's official letterhead with stamp and signature, stating the company's full address and contacts; the name and position, as in the Visura camerale, of the countersigning officer; the purpose and duration of the visit; the detailed programme; the person or entity bearing the applicant's travel and living costs; and whether the sponsor gives a financial guarantee for the applicant's return to Bangladesh; plus a copy of the countersigning officer's signed ID or passport page. Only invitation letters using the Embassy's format are accepted, and inviting companies should also send a scanned PDF of the signed letter from their official mailbox to dhaka.commerciale@esteri.it — required.
• Inviting company's registration (Visura Camerale), issued by the relevant Chamber of Commerce and not older than 6 months — required.
• Inviting company's bank statement for the last 6 months; trade licence issued by the City Corporation; and Incorporation Certificate from the Office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies — required.
• Employment letter, original, in English on company letterhead with seal, signature and date, stating the company's address, telephone and fax; the countersigning officer's name and position; the applicant's name, position, salary and years of service; approval of absence; confirmation of the position after return; and the person or entity bearing travel and living costs; self-employed applicants add an income tax return — required.
• Personal bank statement from any bank operating in Bangladesh for the last 6 months, plus other proof of solvency — required.
• Return airline ticket booking with the Passenger Registration Number or Reservation Number and the itinerary — required.
• Hotel confirmation or other documents proving accommodation for the whole stay in the Schengen states — required.
• Proof of recent business contacts: evidence of recent and current transactions abroad, such as a bill of lading, receipts, contracts or a letter of credit — required.
• Where attending commercial fairs: proof of attendance through a letter of invitation from the event organiser or payment of the registration fee, plus the event programme — conditional. The Embassy advises that if the applicant participates only as a visitor, there must be consistency between their business and the fair, and they should hold a proper position within the company.
• Travel insurance valid Schengen-wide, covering medical fees, hospitalisation and repatriation up to €30,000 for the whole stay — required.
• Civil-status documents translated into English and apostilled — conditional, according to civil status; only one apostille per document is accepted.
• A Bangladeshi Residence Permit valid at least 3 months beyond the intended departure from the member states — conditional, for applicants who are not Bangladeshi nationals.

12. Sports competition — Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, "Check-list for SPORTS (C Type)" (Sport.pdf)

• Schengen ("C" type) visa application form, original, signed, and by both parents or guardian if a minor — required.
• One recent ICAO-format photograph — required.
• Valid passport plus a bio-data page copy, valid at least 3 months after the planned departure from the Schengen area, with at least two blank visa pages — required.
• Return airline ticket booking with the Passenger Registration Number or Reservation Number and the itinerary — required.
• Proof of financial means: a Bangladeshi bank statement for the last 6 months plus other proof — required.
• Travel insurance valid Schengen-wide, up to €30,000, for the whole stay — required.
• Invitation from CONI, the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano, and from the relevant Italian sports federation certifying that the person is attending the event — required.
• Proof of accommodation for the whole stay — required.
• For minors: consent of both parents or custodian, original and apostilled; a passport photocopy; proof of the parents' or guardian's means; the original apostilled birth certificate; and Bangladeshi court documents proving legal-guardian status, original and apostilled — conditional; only one apostille per document.
• Supplementary documents requested by the Embassy — conditional, at the Embassy's discretion.

13. Religious reasons (culto) — Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, "Check-list for RELIGIOUS EVENTS (CULTO) visa" (Religious-visa.pdf)

• Schengen ("C" type) form where the application is for up to 90 days, or National ("D" type) form where it is for more than 91 days, original, signed — required.
• One recent ICAO-format photograph — required.
• Valid passport plus a bio-data page copy; for Type C, valid at least 3 months from the planned exit from the Schengen area; for Type D, valid at least 15 months from the date of applying; with at least two unused visa pages — required.
• Invitation letter from the religious institution in Italy, original, on the institute's official letterhead, stating the applicant's name, position, duration of stay and reason for the visit, with the inviting person's signature legalised by the Secretary of State of the Pontifical State (Vatican); or, in the alternative, a Note Verbale issued by the Apostolic Nunciature in Dhaka — required.
• Letter from the local Bangladeshi religious institution, original, in English, on official letterhead with stamp, signature and date, stating the institution's address, telephone and fax; the applicant's name and position; salary and since when they have been part of the institution; the reason for the visit; confirmation of the position after return; and who bears travel and living costs — required.
• Proof of financial means: the personal bank statement, or the bank statement of the congregation, for the last 6 months, plus other proof — required.
• Return airline ticket booking with the Passenger Registration Number or Reservation Number and the itinerary — required.
• Hotel confirmation or other proof of accommodation for the whole stay — required.
• Travel insurance valid Schengen-wide, up to €30,000, for the whole stay — required.
• A valid Bangladeshi Residence Permit — conditional, for applicants who are not Bangladeshi nationals.

14. Maritime workers (seafarer transit) — Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, "Check-list for TRANSIT visa for Seamen" (Seamen-transit.pdf)

• Schengen ("C" type) visa application form, original, signed — required.
• One recent ICAO-format photograph — required.
• Valid passport plus a bio-data page copy, valid at least 15 months from the date of application, with at least two blank visa pages — required.
• Copy of the employment contract — required.
• Seaman's book, original plus one copy — required.
• Invitation letter issued by a maritime agency of the country where the seaman will join the ship (Italy or Malta), signed and sealed by the agency and sealed by the relevant port authority (the Capitaneria di Porto for Italy) confirming the ship was at that port on the stated date, and containing the seafarer's name and surname; place and date of birth, passport number, seaman's book number, its date of issue and period of validity; the seafarer's position on the ship, with a signed and sealed list annexed for multiple sailors; the date and airport of entry into the member state; the ship's name and nationality; the port of boarding; the duration of the contract; and the name of the appointed Bangladeshi agency collaborating with the Italian or Maltese agency — required.
• One-way airline ticket booking with the Passenger Registration Number or Reservation Number and the itinerary — required.
• Travel insurance valid Schengen-wide, up to €30,000, for the whole stay — required.
• Civil-status documents translated into English and apostilled — conditional, according to civil status; only one apostille per document.
• A valid Bangladeshi Residence Permit — conditional, for applicants who are not Bangladeshi nationals.

15. Re-entry — Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, "Check-list for RE-ENTRY visa" (Re-entry.pdf)

• National ("D" type) visa application form, in English or Italian, signed, and by both parents or guardian if a minor — required.
• One recent ICAO-format photograph — required.
• Valid passport plus a bio-data page copy, valid at least 15 months from the date of application, with at least two blank visa pages — required.
• Copy of the apostilled police report issued by the competent police of the country where the loss or theft occurred — conditional, where the Italian residence permit was stolen or lost.
• Copy of the expired permit plus the receipt of the renewal application — conditional, where the permit expired no more than 60 days before the visa application.
• Proof of the date of exit from Italian territory: a passport copy bearing the Italian exit stamp, or, if the passport was lost, a copy of the flight ticket used to come to Bangladesh at that time — required.
• Letter from the applicant explaining the reasons for the re-entry visa application, in Italian or English or translated into either — required.
• Airline ticket booking with the Passenger Registration Number or Reservation Number and the itinerary — required.
• No-impediment from the competent Italian Immigration Authority, the Questura — required, as the substantive precondition the checklist states for issuance.
• Supplementary documents requested by the Embassy — conditional, at the Embassy's discretion.

16. Qualified work L/N art. 23 — Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, "Check-list for Work VISA L/N ART 22/23 (D type)" (Work-L-N-art-23.pdf)

• National ("D" type) visa application form, original, in English or Italian, signed — required.
• One recent ICAO-format photograph — required.
• Valid passport plus a bio-data page copy, valid at least 15 months from the date of application, with at least two blank visa pages — required.
• Copy of the Nulla Osta issued by the SUI — required.
• Documentation proving participation in and completion of educational, vocational-training and civic-linguistic activities in the country of origin as provided by art. 23.1 of Legislative Decree 286/1998, within programmes approved by the Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies, the Ministry of Education and Merit, or the Ministry of University and Research — required.
• Supplementary documents requested by the Embassy — conditional, at the Embassy's discretion.

17. Study — post-graduate, single courses and exchange — Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, "Check-list for STUDY visa (single courses, student exchange and post graduate)" (Study-single-course.pdf)

• Schengen ("C" type) form where the application is for up to 90 days, or National ("D" type) form where it is for more than 91 days, original, signed, and by both parents or guardian if a minor — required.
• One recent ICAO-format photograph — required.
• Valid passport plus a bio-data page copy, valid at least 15 months from the date of application, with at least two blank visa pages — required.
• Proof of enrolment at an Italian university, public or private, authorised to issue legally recognised degrees — conditional, for post-graduate courses such as a PhD or a master's.
• Proof of enrolment, according to the Italian Ministry of Education calendar, at a university running courses, classes or university internships — conditional, for those courses.
• Proof of enrolment in an authorised exchange, mobility or partnership EU programme, including Erasmus Mundus and Erasmus Plus, or a national programme, or a cooperation programme between universities and academies under agreements with foreign universities — conditional, for exchange applicants.
• UNIVERSITALY pre-enrolment receipt with explicit tuition fees, plus a Declaration of Value from the Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, or the Declaration of Value application receipt, or another Italian consulate's, or a verifiable CIMEA certificate — required.
• Language certification reflecting the language of the course, issued no more than two years before the visa application, at level no lower than B2 CEFR for Italian or other European languages, or no lower than a score of 6 for English with only IELTS accepted — conditional, where the university has not already verified the language and recorded it on Universitaly.
• Proof of a scholarship and its assignment — conditional, where applicable; a scholarship does not exempt the applicant from the financial-means proof.
• Proof of the applicant's financial means: a Bangladeshi bank statement for the last 6 months plus other proof — required.
• Proof of the sponsor's means, where the sponsor must be an immediate family member: the sponsor's Bangladeshi bank statement for the last 6 months with the means justified, and a copy of a valid residence permit where the sponsor resides in Italy — required.
• Proof of the family relationship with the sponsor — conditional.
• Proof of accommodation, the return airline ticket booking with the Passenger Registration Number or Reservation Number and itinerary, travel insurance valid Schengen-wide for the whole stay, civil-status documents translated into English and apostilled, the minor provisions, and a valid Bangladeshi Residence Permit for applicants who are not Bangladeshi nationals — required, as set out in the same published checklist.

18. Study — traineeships and internships — Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, "Check-list for STUDY visa (Internship)" (study-internship.pdf)

• National ("D" type) visa application form, original, signed — required.
• One recent ICAO-format photograph — required.
• Valid passport plus a bio-data page copy, valid at least 15 months from the date of application, with at least two blank visa pages — required.
• Training agreement (convenzione di tirocinio) and training project (progetto formativo) approved by the competent Department of the relevant Italian Region — required.
• School degree obtained in Bangladesh, duly apostilled — required.
• Proof of the applicant's financial means: a Bangladeshi bank statement for the last 12 months plus other proof — required.
• Proof of the sponsor's means, where the sponsor must be an immediate family member: a Bangladeshi bank statement for the last 6 months, and a copy of a valid residence permit where the sponsor is resident in Italy — required.
• Proof of the family relationship with the sponsor — conditional.
• Proof of accommodation: a purchase or rental contract, or an accommodation statement under articles 2 and 4 of Italian Law 4.1.1968 no. 15 with a copy of the signer's ID — required.
• Return airline ticket booking with the Passenger Registration Number or Reservation Number and the itinerary — required.
• Travel insurance valid Schengen-wide, up to €30,000, for the whole stay — required.
• Civil-status documents translated into English and apostilled — conditional, according to civil status; one apostille per document.
• For minors: the study-visa provisions plus proof of adequate protection until the age of eighteen — conditional.
• A valid Bangladeshi Residence Permit — conditional, for applicants who are not Bangladeshi nationals.

19. Study — vocational training — Embassy of Italy in Dhaka, "Check-list for STUDY visa (Vocational Training)" (Study-vocational-training.pdf)

• National ("D" type) visa application form, original, signed — required.
• One recent ICAO-format photograph — required.
• Valid passport plus a bio-data page copy, valid at least 15 months from the date of application, with at least two blank visa pages — required.
• Training programme: a vocational training course lasting no more than 24 months, with a clear indication of the training institution, its accreditation with the Region, and proof that the course is among those authorised by the Region for this purpose — required.
• Diploma or title issued by an authorised institution coherent with the course, accompanied where applicable by a Declaration of Value from the competent Italian Embassy or a CIMEA certificate — required, one of the two qualification routes.
• Employment contracts and pay slips demonstrating the sector and duration of professional experience coherent with the course, translated into English with the translation attested by the Embassy of Italy — required, the alternative qualification route.
• Proof of the applicant's financial means: a Bangladeshi bank statement for the last 12 months plus other proof — required.
• Proof of accommodation: a valid hotel reservation for the first period, or a signed purchase or rental contract, or a suitable declaration of hospitality, or an accommodation statement under articles 2 and 4 of Italian Law 4.1.1968 no. 15 with a copy of the signer's ID — required.
• Return airline ticket booking with the Passenger Registration Number or Reservation Number and the itinerary — required.
• Travel insurance valid Schengen-wide, up to €30,000, for the whole stay — required.
• Civil-status documents translated into English and apostilled — conditional, according to civil status; one apostille per document.
• For minors: the study-visa provisions plus proof of adequate protection until the age of eighteen — conditional.
• A valid Bangladeshi Residence Permit — conditional, for applicants who are not Bangladeshi nationals.

20. EU tourism (family member of an EU citizen, Art. 2, D.Lgs 30/2007) — Embassy of Italy in Dhaka (EU-tourism-art.-2-D.-Lgs.-30-2007.rev_.pdf)

• Schengen ("C" type) visa application form, original, signed, and by both parents or legal guardian if a minor — required.
• One recent ICAO-format photograph — required.
• Passport original plus one copy of pages 2 and 3 only, valid at least 3 months after the planned departure from the Schengen area, with at least two blank visa pages — required.
• Invitation letter in the Embassy's downloadable format plus a copy of the inviting person's EU or EEA passport or identity card — required.
• Marriage certificate issued by the Italian municipality of residence of the inviting spouse, or, where the inviting spouse is a non-Italian EU national, a marriage certificate issued by that country's civil-status authorities; a copy of all pages of the EU-citizen spouse's passport; and a BRIS birth certificate stating both parents' names for minors — conditional, for married applicants.
• For minors: parental consent, a passport photocopy, the original BRIS birth certificate, and Bangladeshi court documents proving legal-guardian or custodian status — conditional.
• For dependent parents: proof of economic dependency through proof of remittances in the last 12 months; an apostilled applicant's bank statement for the last 12 months; and an apostilled notarised statement establishing non-possession of means of support — conditional; only one apostille per document.
• A valid Bangladeshi Residence Permit — conditional, for applicants who are not Bangladeshi nationals.

Source: the checklists named against each route, published by the Embassy of Italy in Dhaka; the Embassy's "choose the correct visa" checklist library (last updated 14/09/2026); the EU's harmonised Bangladesh list, Commission Implementing Decision C(2017) 5853 final, Annex II; and the Italian MFA pages on types of visa and duration, terms for issuing visas and the procedure for issuing a visa. Claims checked 2026-09-17

Authority & application channels

This is the part most often reported wrongly. Italy's short-stay route is the uniform Schengen visa — Type C — which is a common Schengen instrument and not an Italy-only invention. What is Italy-specific for a Bangladeshi applicant is the Bangladesh checklist, the fee paid in cash in Bangladeshi taka, the VFS appointment regime and the apostille rules.

• Competent authority — Embassy of Italy in Dhaka. A single mission, not a separate consulate. It is competent for both short-stay Type C (including the uniform Schengen visa) and long-stay Type D national visas for residents of Bangladesh. It also represents Malta and Slovakia, but solely for Schengen Type C applications. ambdhaka.esteri.it
• Application channel — VFS Global is the designated visa application operator and the only filing channel. In the mission's own words: "Visas for Italy can only be requested at the VFS Agency, Italy Visa and Legalization Application Centre." Applications are lodged at VFS centres, not at the Embassy counter. VFS Global is a private operator designated for this purpose; it is not the government and not the authority that decides the visa — the decision rests with the Embassy of Italy in Dhaka. Operator portal: visa.vfsglobal.com/bgd/en/ita
• VFS centres in Bangladesh. Dhaka — Nafi Tower (4th and 5th Floor), 53 South Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan 1, Dhaka 1212. Chattogram — World Trade Center Chittagong (5th Floor), 102/103 Agrabad C/A, Commerce College Road, Chittagong 4100. Sylhet — Visa and Legalization Application Centre, 4th Floor, Nirvana Inn Complex, Ramer Dighir Par, Mirzajungle Road, Sylhet 3100.
• Decreto Flussi filing route. Holders of a valid Nulla Osta issued after 22 October 2024 start the process through a VFS webform portal: vfseu.mioot.com/forms/ITABDE
• Appointment regime — Bangladesh-specific. Appointment slots are released in monthly batches. For September 2026 the family reunion and tourist categories opened on 26 August 2026 at 10:00 AM, booked directly and free of charge through the VFS login "without the need for any third-party assistance". A maximum of 10 appointment slots per day is allocated for tourist visa applications. From February 2026 a dedicated walk-in channel exists for frequent travellers: applicants with at least three Schengen visas issued within the last four years, correctly used with no overstay, may submit tourist applications without an appointment, subject to VFS verification.
• Student appointments. Students who registered regularly on the UNIVERSITALY portal are contacted by email by VFS Global to set up the appointment, at the same email address used for registration on Universitaly.
• Family reunion appointments. Family reunion applicants may submit without an appointment on 6 and 27 September 2026 at the Dhaka centre between 09:00 and 10:30, where the Nulla Osta is set to expire within 30 days or the applicant is a minor whose parent holds a valid family reunion visa. The Nulla Osta is treated as valid for six months from issuance; exceptions require the Embassy's approval.
• L/N Nulla Osta submissions. Applicants holding a Nulla Osta issued under the L/N work category are not required to book an online appointment. They may attend the Visa Application Centre on a walk-in basis with a hard copy of the approved Nulla Osta and a copy of the passport bio-data page; the documents are forwarded to the Embassy for verification, and once the Nulla Osta is validated the applicant receives an email confirming the date and time for submission of the visa application.
• Biometrics. Taken in person at the mission, under articles 13 and 47 of the Visa Code.
• Fee payment. For all visas the payment is processed in cash in local currency (BDT). The Dhaka fee page publishes only four tariffs — €90 for the Type C adult rate, €45 for children aged 6 to 12, €116 for the general national Type D rate, and €50 for national study visas. It does not publish an exemption list, and this page therefore does not reproduce one.
• Apostille. Bangladeshi civil-status documents must be apostilled by the MoFA of Bangladesh, and only one apostille is accepted per document. The apostille requirement, the 6-month or 12-month Bangladeshi bank statements and the residence-permit condition for non-Bangladeshi applicants are the requirements the EU's harmonised Bangladesh list adds for Bangladesh specifically.
• Contacts. Embassy visa office visti.dhaka@esteri.it; commercial correspondence for business applications dhaka.commerciale@esteri.it; VFS helpline info.itbd@vfshelpline.com, +880 9606777666 and +880 966611384.
• Entry/Exit System (EES). The Italian MFA portal states the biometric Entry/Exit System became operational on 12 October 2025. No Bangladesh-specific operational guidance was found.

Source: Embassy of Italy in Dhaka — consular services page (last updated 06/07/2026), "where to apply" page (last updated 30/06/2026), fees page (last updated 30/06/2026) and the "choose the correct visa" library (last updated 14/09/2026); VFS Global as the designated visa application operator for Italy in Bangladesh — portal, student visa notice (31 May 2026), family reunion notice (19 August 2026), Nulla Osta submission notice (1 August 2026) and Schengen advisory (1 August 2026); Italian MFA procedure for issuing a visa; EU harmonised Bangladesh list. Claims checked 2026-09-17

Frequently asked questions

Source for this section: the Embassy of Italy in Dhaka's fees page, "where to apply" page, consular services page and "choose the correct visa" checklist library; the Italian MFA pages on types of visa and duration, terms for issuing visas and the procedure for issuing a visa; VFS Global advisories as the designated operator; the Gazzetta Ufficiale text of D.P.C.M. 25A05656; the Prefettura (Ministero dell'Interno) Decreto Flussi 2026-2028 page; and the EU's harmonised Bangladesh list. Claims checked 2026-09-17

Official inconsistencies, and what could not be verified

Where an official source is silent, gated, or contradicts another official source, that is recorded here rather than filled in with a figure from elsewhere. A gap is reported as a gap.

• Fee-exemption categories are not published for the Bangladesh mission. The Dhaka fee page lists only the four tariffs — Type C adult €90, children 6 to 12 €45, national Type D €116 and study €50. It does not publish the exemption or reduced categories that exist elsewhere in the EU Visa Code framework. This page therefore prints no exemption list.
• No official fee exists for the Decreto Flussi visa beyond the general €116. The Dhaka fee page has one national Type D line and no quota-specific line. Any "Flows Decree visa fee" figure circulating elsewhere is not from an official Bangladeshi source.
• No Bangladesh-specific quota number exists in the official decree. The D.P.C.M. publishes a single shared reserve of 25,000 places a year across 38 countries, naming Bangladesh among them. Any per-country Bangladesh number is unsupported by the decree.
• Remaining quota after the 16 February 2026 click day is unpublished. The Prefettura states only that requests may be filed until 31 December 2026 subject to verification of quota availability. Whether quota remained available as at 17 September 2026 could not be verified.
• The Italian MFA visa database is JavaScript and login gated. The guided selector on vistoperitalia.esteri.it — nationality, country of residence, length of stay and reason for stay — renders client-side, and the per-route detail pages could not be read. The portal returned HTTP 404 for /home/en and /home/en/visa-database. Only route names were readable from the public landing page. Recorded as unverified rather than substituted.
• VFS Global Bangladesh fee and visa-type pages are JavaScript-rendered. The visa-fees and visa-types pages returned only a loading state with no extractable content, so the VFS service charge, if any, could not be verified from the designated operator's own site. No third-party figure is substituted here.
• Elective residence — no Bangladesh-specific requirements are published. There is no Dhaka checklist and no published Bangladeshi income threshold. Official figures published by Italian consulates elsewhere are issued for their own jurisdiction and are not the Bangladesh requirement, so no such figure is printed on this page.
• The EU Blue Card salary threshold could not be verified for 2026. The figure published on the EU Immigration Portal is dated 2024 and the page itself is dated 1 April 2025; its 2026 value is unverified, so no threshold figure is printed on this page and the route is flagged as potentially stale.
• The Blue Card's exemption from the Decreto Flussi quota is unverified. That claim was found only in third-party sources; the official EU and Italian pages checked do not state it.
• Blue Card versus L/N art. 27 naming. The Dhaka checklist is titled "Qualified Work VISA L/N ART 27" and states the visa is reserved for highly qualified workers, while the EU Blue Card in Italian law sits in art. 27-quater. Whether the Dhaka checklist and the EU Blue Card are the same instrument is not stated on the checklist, so the equation is treated cautiously here.
• The Embassy's opening hours conflict between two official Dhaka pages. The consular-services page gives translations and legalisations as Sunday to Thursday 14:00 to 16:00; the "where to apply" page gives 11:00 to 12:30, and contains a literal typographical error reading "16:00 to %:00 PM". Reported, not resolved.
• The Work L/N art. 23 checklist is internally inconsistent. The document title reads "L/N ART 22/23" while the Bengali heading on the same file says "L/N ART 27". Reported, not resolved.
• Processing times exist at framework level only. No route-specific processing time is published on any Bangladesh checklist. The MFA figures — 15 days extendable to 45 for Schengen, 90 days for national visas, 30 days for employment, 30 days for family reunification and 120 days for self-employment — are statutory maximum or framework terms, not turnarounds, and are labelled as framework throughout this page.
• Self-employment sub-types have no Bangladesh checklist. The MFA selector lists business owner, freelance, sports activity and start-up as separate self-employment purposes; the Dhaka checklist covers consultants and corporate roles of pre-existing companies only.
• "Study – Apprenticeship" and "Working Holiday" have no Bangladesh checklist. Both appear in the MFA route selector. Whether Bangladeshi nationals are eligible for an Italian Working Holiday visa is not documented in the sources checked.
• The Entry/Exit System has no Bangladesh-specific guidance. The MFA portal states the biometric EES became operational on 12 October 2025, but its practical effect on Bangladeshi applicants at Schengen borders is described only generically in the sources checked.
• The insurance minimum varies by route. €30,000 is stated on Type C routes and most study variants, while the university pre-enrolment study checklist states no €30,000 figure. Reported per route above rather than generalised.

Source: the Embassy of Italy in Dhaka — fees page, checklist library, consular services page and "where to apply" page; the Italian MFA pages on types of visa and duration and the vistoperitalia.esteri.it portal; VFS Global (designated operator) visa-fees and visa-types pages; the EU Immigration Portal; the Gazzetta Ufficiale; and the Prefettura (Ministero dell'Interno). Each item records the source that was checked and found to be silent, gated or contradictory. Claims checked 2026-09-17

Source

• Embassy of Italy in Dhaka — consular services and visas (last updated 06/07/2026); where to apply (last updated 30/06/2026); visa fees and payment (last updated 30/06/2026); choose the correct visa — checklist library (last updated 14/09/2026); forms and modulistica (last updated 15/07/2026).
• Dhaka checklists, item by item — Tourism; Medical treatment; Study, university pre-enrolment; Work, Type D; Work, Type C seasonal; Blue Card L/N art. 27; Family reunion (SUI); Family reunion EU; Digital nomads and remote workers; Self-employment; Business; Sports; Religious events; Seamen transit; EU tourism; Study, single course and post-graduate; Study, internship; Study, vocational training; Re-entry; Work L/N art. 23.
• EU harmonised Bangladesh list — Commission Implementing Decision C(2017) 5853 final, Annex II, published by the mission as the harmonised list for Bangladesh (Brussels, 30 August 2017).
• Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Visa for Italy portal; types of visa and duration; terms for issuing visas; procedure for issuing a visa; means of support table.
• VFS Global, designated visa application operator for Italy in Bangladesh — portal; student visa notice (31 May 2026); family reunion notice (19 August 2026); Nulla Osta submission process (1 August 2026); Schengen advisory (1 August 2026).
• Gazzetta Ufficiale — D.P.C.M. 2 October 2025, "Programmazione dei flussi di ingresso legale in Italia dei lavoratori stranieri per il triennio 2026-2028", GU no. 240 of 15 October 2025 (25A05656), Article 6.
• Ministero dell'Interno — Decreto Flussi 2026-2028 (20 October 2025); Prefettura, Decreto Flussi 2026-2028 (last updated 10 December 2025).
• Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali — Decreto Flussi 2026-2028 (16 October 2025); migration and labour agreements.
• European Union — EU Immigration Portal, EU Blue Card in Italy (page dated 1 April 2025).

How this page was built. Every figure and requirement on this page was read from the official source named against it, and is reproduced with its own source and effective date. Where an official source published no figure, this page says so instead of supplying one from elsewhere; where two official sources disagreed, both are reported. No blog, agent page or third-party visa service was the source of any figure on this page. Requirements change, so confirm the current rule on the official source before you apply. Claims checked 2026-09-17