Italian Consulate General in Kolkata

Italy requires Indian citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Applications may be taken here or by a visa centre working for Italy.

2025 figures: 6,182 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Italy’s consulate general in Kolkata, and 5,355 visas were issued. 827 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 13.4%. That is barely different from 2024 (12.5%). Applications fell by 39% compared with 2024 (10,091).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 12.1% (2023) to 13.4% (2025).

Italy issues Schengen visas at 4 locations in India; this office handled 12% of their 53,423 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Mumbai 10.1%, New Delhi 16.6% and Bengaluru 12.4%. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in India, 15.8% of applications were refused in 2025; Italy’s rate worldwide was 10.8%. Italy received the 6th largest number of applications of the 28 Schengen states represented here.

Almost every visa issued here allows multiple entries. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of India.

For matters it cannot handle, the Italian embassy in New Delhi is responsible. The Italian consulate general in Kolkata is one of 5 missions of Italy in India. Consulates: Mumbai and Bengaluru. Honorary consulates: Panjim. India in turn has 2 missions in Italy, its embassy being in Rome.

About the Italian consulate general in Kolkata

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Italy in Kolkata. It is headed by Fragnito de Giorgio Giuliano, according to the records. Consulates handle passports, civil registration and, for many countries, visa applications for their district.

Address and contact

Address: 5G, Rev. Lalbehari Shah Sarani (già New Road), Alipore, Kolkata - 700 027, Kolkata. The record for the Italian consulate general in Kolkata includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website. Its exact position is not recorded, so the map marks the town; use the street address.

Italian citizens travelling to India

Italian citizens need an e-Visa for India, applied for online before travel and valid for up to 30 days.

Before visiting the Italian consulate general in Kolkata

Current procedures for the Italian consulate general in Kolkata, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.