Consulate is a body of foreign relations of a country, which is established on the territory of another state to carry out certain functions. Basically, the consulate serves citizens and deals with paperwork and issuing visas. There are consulates of two states in Samara - Italy and Slovenia.
Instructions
Step 1
The Honorary Consulate of Italy is located on st. Stepan Razin, 71a. Open on weekdays from 10:00 to 18:00. Telephone for inquiries - 8 (846) 310-64-01. The consul is Janguido Breddo. The consulate provides support to Italian citizens living in the Samara region and the Republic of Tatarstan. Also cooperates with Italian enterprises located in Russian regions. Ordinary Russian citizens apply to the Italian consulate for a Schengen visa. The Samara branch has full authority to accept documents for processing and issuing a visa.
Step 2
It is possible to open a Schengen visa at the Italian consulate if the first country of visit is Italy. A package of documents is required to apply for a visa. This is a valid international passport; old passport containing valid visas; 2 photos with a size of 3 * 4; certificate from the place of work; photocopies of the pages of the civil passport; a bank card statement or travel checks for the amount of at least 70 thousand rubles. If air ticket reservations and hotel rooms are available, it is advisable to provide them to the consulate as well.
Step 3
On July 11, 2011, the opening of the Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia took place in Samara. It serves not only the Samara region, but also the Volgograd, Orenburg, Penza, Saratov and Ulyanovsk regions. The institution is located on the street. Moscow highway, 4a. For consultations, you can call 8 (846) 276-44-39. The post of honorary consul is occupied by Nikolay Ulyanov. Slovenia is one of the countries of the Schengen area. Therefore, you can apply for a Schengen visa at the consulate. Slovenia became the first foreign country to come to the Samara region with a consular mission. In addition to issuing visas, the institution solves the problems of Slovenian citizens living in Russia and holds various cultural events to familiarize themselves with the traditions of Slovenia.
Step 4
Also in Samara there is a “United Visa Service Center”. It is located on the street. Sadovaya, 263. By phone number 8 (846) 200-01-98 you can get the necessary information. The Visa Application Center is open on weekdays from 09:00 to 16:00 without a lunch break. The service institution accepts documents for a visa to countries such as Austria, Greece, Denmark, Spain, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Norway, Malta, Switzerland and Sweden. In 2014, it will additionally be possible to apply for a visa to Germany. You can also order a fast visa processing service at the center.
