Italian consulate in St Petersburg: address, booking, D visa
The Consulate General of Italy in St Petersburg: Teatralnaya ploshchad 10, switchboard +7 812 679-45-81 and 679-45-82, open weekdays 09:00-17:00 and by appointment only; the visa office urgent line is +7 812 679-46-09 on weekdays 11:00-12:00, consular-services questions go to the switchboard on weekdays 10:00-11:00. The consular offices are booked free of charge on the Prenot@Mi portal (prenotami.esteri.it - an account in the name on your passport, default mission «Russian Federation - Consulate General of Italy in St Petersburg»), the visa counter by email to visti.spb@esteri.it with the subject APPUNTAMENTO, but only for relatives of EU citizens and employment, adoption and Sportello Unico family-reunification visas. Everyone else, including D visas for study, lavoro autonomo and residenza elettiva, files at the VMS visa centre on Kazanskaya street 1/25 or in Arkhangelsk.
Below: every service of the mission and where you get it, the visa-centre addresses, fees, the consulate own D-visa document lists, its notices and what the community chats report. Official data re-read on 2026-09-30 on esteri.it, each fact linked to its source.
Address: Teatralnaya square 10, 190068 Saint Petersburg
Phone: +7 812 679-45-81 and +7 812 679-45-82 - the consulate switchboard; urgent visa questions on +7 812 679-46-09 (visa office: visti.spb@esteri.it)
Opening hours: Per the official site the consulate is open Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00, but the public is received by prior appointment only. Visa applications at the consulate itself are taken by appointment from 10:00 to 13:00; urgent visa questions are answered by phone on weekdays 11:00-12:00 and consular questions on weekdays 10:00-11:00. Hours change - verify on conssanpietroburgo.esteri.it.
Official site:conssanpietroburgo.esteri.it
The address, phones and reception hours come from the mission official site on esteri.it, but they change - verify current data on the official site before calling or visiting.
Updated: - permesso.love editorial team
In brief: contacts, booking, the D visa
- Mission type: consulate general
- Country: Russia
- Address: Teatralnaya square 10, 190068 Saint Petersburg
- Phone: +7 812 679-45-81 and +7 812 679-45-82 - the consulate switchboard; urgent visa questions on +7 812 679-46-09 (visa office: visti.spb@esteri.it)
- Opening hours: Per the official site the consulate is open Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00, but the public is received by prior appointment only.
- Official site: conssanpietroburgo.esteri.it
- Handles: Visas (Schengen C and national D) for its consular district, passport and consular services, plus certification of translations of Russian documents into Italian.
- Visa centre: Per the official site the concession holder for this district is Visa Management Service (VMS): centres operate in Saint Petersburg (Kazanskaya street 1/25, Atrium business centre by Nevsky Prospekt, phone +7 812 334-80-48) and in Arkhangelsk (Severnaya Dvina embankment 55, office 605, phone +7 8182 69-85-33); the operator site is italy-vms.ru.
- Booking: Per the official site only four categories are accepted at the consulate visa counter: family members of EU citizens, applicants for a lavoro subordinato visa, for an adoption visa, and for family reunification via the Sportello Unico.
How many Schengen visas the Italian consulate in Saint Petersburg issues: European Commission statistics
In 2025 the consulate received 21,899 short-stay Schengen visa applications and issued 20,613 visas, 5,908 of them multiple-entry (28.7%). 1,286 were not issued; the not-issued rate as computed by the Commission is 5.9%.
| Year | Applications | Visas issued | Of which multiple-entry | Not issued | Not-issued rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21,899 | 20,613 | 5,908 | 1,286 | 5.9% |
| 2024 | 19,226 | 16,799 | 5,232 | 2,277 | 11.8% |
| 2023 | 20,547 | 17,952 | 10,529 | 2,574 | 12.5% |
The statistics count short-stay visas only: uniform Schengen visas (type C, up to 90 days in 180) and visas with limited territorial validity; national D visas are not in them. Source: European Commission, Visa statistics for consulates 2023-2025, sheet "Data for consulates"; retrieved 2026-09-25.
Getting there without mixing up the address
The consulate: Teatralnaya ploshchad 10, 190068 (the Italian Cultural Institute is in the same building). The VMS visa centre is elsewhere: Kazanskaya street 1/25, Nevsky Atrium business centre, 5th floor, by Nevsky Prospekt. The district follows the registration in your passport: St Petersburg and the Leningrad, Novgorod, Vologda, Arkhangelsk, Pskov and Murmansk regions and Karelia; the rest of Russia belongs to Moscow.
What the mission itself does
It reviews the visa file, decides it and puts the visa in the passport, certifies translations and does consular legalization of documents. Its official site is the primary source for document lists. The mission own visa counter does not take everyone: who may file there and how to book is in the "How to book" block below.
What the visa centre does
A commercial operator: it takes in documents, collects fingerprints and charges its own service fee on top of the consular one. It makes no visa decisions - the file goes to the mission. The mission visa office and the visa centre are different counters with different addresses, phones and hours.
What it handles
Visas (Schengen C and national D) for its consular district, passport and consular services, plus certification of translations of Russian documents into Italian. Per the official site the certification is requested at the consular counter and paid in cash in roubles. Per the community you can also request a codice fiscale here - the paper one comes quickly, the plastic card arrives later.
Who it covers
Per the official site the district is Saint Petersburg, the Leningrad region, Veliky Novgorod and the Novgorod region, Vologda and its region, Arkhangelsk and its region, Pskov and its region, Murmansk and its region, Petrozavodsk and the Republic of Karelia. All the rest of Russia belongs to the Moscow Consulate General. The district follows the registration in your passport, not your preference.
Consulate services and where you get them
D visa and Schengen C visa
Where: VMS visa centre (St Petersburg, Arkhangelsk); four categories - at the consulate visa counter
VMS booking is on the operator site, free and strictly first-come; the consulate counter is booked by email to visti.spb@esteri.it with the subject APPUNTAMENTO, reception 10:00-13:00, cash in roubles only. source
Certifying translations
Where: Consular services counter
Stack the papers as: apostilled original, then the Italian translation signed by a translator from the consulate list. Bring the originals of both passports plus copies of their main pages and the registration page. A representative with a notarised power of attorney may file for you. source
Dichiarazione di valore in loco
Where: Consular services counter
The apostille goes on the original diploma only (a transcript also needs a dean-office letter), the translation by a listed translator, two copies of the apostilled document and a copy of the translation. For study there is no fee if you attach the Universitaly summary or a university letter that explicitly requires the DV. source
Consular questions and codice fiscale
Where: Consular section: consolare.spb@esteri.it, phone advice on weekdays 10:00-11:00
Passports and registration of Italian citizens, notarial acts, codice fiscale - per the sections of the consulate site. source
Visa centre
Per the official site the concession holder for this district is Visa Management Service (VMS): centres operate in Saint Petersburg (Kazanskaya street 1/25, Atrium business centre by Nevsky Prospekt, phone +7 812 334-80-48) and in Arkhangelsk (Severnaya Dvina embankment 55, office 605, phone +7 8182 69-85-33); the operator site is italy-vms.ru. The operator service is charged on top of the consular fee. Per press reports the operator network in Russia is changing - confirm the current operator, addresses and fees on conssanpietroburgo.esteri.it.
How to book
Per the official site only four categories are accepted at the consulate visa counter: family members of EU citizens, applicants for a lavoro subordinato visa, for an adoption visa, and for family reunification via the Sportello Unico. Everyone else - including D visas for lavoro autonomo, study and elective residence - must go to the VMS visa centre. The consulate appointment is requested by email to visti.spb@esteri.it with the subject APPUNTAMENTO; reception by appointment runs 10:00-13:00, and the visa counter takes cash in local currency only. The site asks you to file at least 45 days before your trip.
Visa centres: addresses, hours, who goes where
VMS, St Petersburg
Kazanskaya ul. 1/25, Nevsky Atrium business centre, 5th floor
+7 812 334-80-48
filing on weekdays 08:30-15:30, pick-up 08:30-17:30
For whom: Every applicant of the district except the four categories that file at the consulate source
VMS, Arkhangelsk
Severnoy Dviny nab. 55 V, office 605
+7 8182 69-85-33
For whom: Applicants of the same district for whom Arkhangelsk is closer source
Per the consulate site VMS booking is free and allocated strictly in booking order by visa type; the consulate warns against intermediaries who promise "special channels" or sell appointments. Besides the consular fee only the VMS service fee is due. The consulate asks you to file at least 45 days before the trip.
D visa documents: what the consulate itself asks for
The general guide for any consulate - D visa types, fees, waiting times and the first entry: the Italian D visa.
Take the list for your motive from the St Petersburg consulate and VMS sites: the consulate points to the Italian Foreign Ministry portal and to the visa-centre information sheets. The site separately warns that processing may take longer than usual and asks for the file at least 45 days before departure. source
Fees in 2026
| Service | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Schengen visa C | 90 EUR - 8,490 RUB; children 6-12 45 EUR - 4,250 RUB (Q4 2026, consular rate 94.3232) | source |
| D visa for work and family reunification | 116 EUR - 10,950 RUB (Q4 2026, consular rate 94.3232) | source |
| Study D visa | 50 EUR - 4,720 RUB (Q4 2026, consular rate 94.3232) | source |
| Visas for family members of EU citizens | free | source |
| Certifying a translation | 13 EUR - 1,230 RUB per sheet of the original (Q4 2026, consular rate 94.3232) | source |
| Notarial copy (if the translation cannot be bound to the original) | 10 EUR - 950 RUB per sheet (Q4 2026, consular rate 94.3232) | source |
| Dichiarazione di valore | 50 EUR (4,720 RUB) + 13 and 10 EUR (1,230 and 950 RUB) per sheet of the original (Q4 2026, consular rate 94.3232) | source |
Everything at the consulate counter is paid in cash in roubles. Roubles in Q4 2026 follow the consular rate of 1 EUR = 94.3232 RUB (consulate decree of 02.10.2026, Q4 table): D visa 116 EUR = 10,950 RUB, study 50 EUR = 4,720 RUB, Schengen 90 EUR = 8,490 RUB. In Q3 the rate was 86.2899. The euro amounts stay. The VMS service fee is separate, per the operator tariff.
Consulate notices worth knowing
- The consular fee table for Q4 2026 was published at 1 EUR = 94.3232 RUB (decree of 02.10.2026): D visa 10,950 RUB, study 4,720 RUB, Schengen 8,490 RUB, children 6-12 4,250 RUB. The Q3 rate was 86.2899. source
What the chats say about the Saint Petersburg consulate
VMS St Petersburg only takes permanent registrations from the St Petersburg consular district. In 2026 its slots went within an hour, and when there were none members suggested VMS Arkhangelsk - about a week slower because the file is forwarded.
In 2023-2024 the St Petersburg consulate was seen as strict: Schengen passports often came back the day before travel or after the flight date, and bookings were checked. In 2025-2026 it is the opposite - Schengen visas here take 2-3 weeks, faster than Moscow.
For D visas extra requests came straight from the consulate and required an in-person visit; in 2023 a master student was called for an interview a week after filing. A family D visa after a Russian marriage and its trascrizione at the consulate was issued in about 10 days in 2026.
A codice fiscale by email from the St Petersburg consulate came fast in 2024-2026 - from an hour to 1-3 days.
In summer 2026 translation-certification bookings were 1.5-2 months out (in July the earliest date was 2 September). Start the dichiarazione di valore early: the diploma apostille in St Petersburg was budgeted at 2 to 6 months.
Why papers get returned and time gets lost
- Per members the consulate counts required funds in full for each family member and looks harder at where money comes from for students without jobs; a freelancer was refused lavoro autonomo partly because self-employment was registered a week before filing. (from 3 messages, 2023-2024)
- After issuing a Schengen visa the consulate sometimes hands a note asking you to come back after the trip with entry stamps or boarding passes - keep them. (from 4 messages, 2025-2026)
- St Petersburg reportedly keeps the second passport too, while VMS Moscow usually accepted a copy of it. (from 8 messages, 2023-2025)
Paraphrased community chat messages, no names; lived experience, not consulate rules - take the rules from the official site.
Russian-language community reports (forum.awd.ru and the Telegram channel Immigratsiya Italiya), October 2025 - September 2026, 9 messages
- A digital-nomad D visa was issued after 89 days (May 2026); the contract had to be redone to meet the remote and non-subordinate work criteria. The consulate does not stamp document copies, which some questure later ask for.
- From July 2026 booking for digital-nomad, self-employment and elective-residence D visas goes manually through the consulate; in September questions about work D visas were answered with no slots in 2026. Study and family D visas are being issued, the channel author says.
- A 6-month language course: refused (May 2026), and a follow-up question about the required language certificate went unanswered for 3 months. Forum members say the St Petersburg and Moscow consulates almost always refuse language-course applicants, especially at A1 (4 messages).
- The consulate issued the codice fiscale remotely on request; it was not on the study-visa document list.
A retelling of individual stories from public posts (read Oct 2, 2026), without names or quotes. These are not consulate rules: take requirements and fees from the official site.
Practical notes
Per the community the St. Petersburg requirements can differ from Moscow (for example on document validity windows), and D visa filing more often asks for you in person, with the consulate reserving the right to call you in for extra fingerprinting. Take the list for your motive from this consulate site, not from someone else's Moscow experience.
FAQ
What are the address, phone and hours of the Italian consulate in St. Petersburg?
The Consulate General of Italy in Saint Petersburg is at Teatralnaya square 10 (190068). The switchboard is +7 812 679-45-81 and +7 812 679-45-82, and urgent visa questions go to +7 812 679-46-09 on weekdays 11:00-12:00. Per the official site the consulate is open on weekdays 09:00-17:00 but receives by prior appointment only. The official site is conssanpietroburgo.esteri.it - check the current hours there.
Who files for the D visa in Saint Petersburg?
Applicants whose passport registration falls inside this consulate district: St. Petersburg, the Leningrad, Novgorod, Vologda, Arkhangelsk, Pskov and Murmansk regions and Karelia. All the rest of Russia files via the Moscow Consulate General. The district is set by your registered address, not by choice - verify the lines on conssanpietroburgo.esteri.it.
How do you book the consulate or the visa centre in St. Petersburg?
Per the official site the consulate visa counter takes only four categories (EU citizens' family members, lavoro subordinato, adoption, family reunification via the Sportello Unico) - the appointment is requested by email to visti.spb@esteri.it with the subject APPUNTAMENTO, and reception runs 10:00-13:00. Everyone else, including D visas for lavoro autonomo and study, books at the VMS visa centre (italy-vms.ru). The site asks you to file at least 45 days before your trip.
Do St. Petersburg requirements differ from the Moscow consulate?
By community experience - yes, they can: the two consulates do not always match on document lists and validity windows, and St. Petersburg spells out separately which categories it takes at the consulate itself. Rely on the list for your motive from the St. Petersburg consulate site specifically.
Who may file for a visa directly at the St Petersburg consulate?
Only four categories: relatives of EU citizens, and applicants for employment (lavoro subordinato), adoption and Sportello Unico family-reunification visas. Book by email to visti.spb@esteri.it with the subject APPUNTAMENTO, reception 10:00-13:00, cash in roubles. Everyone else files at VMS on Kazanskaya 1/25 or in Arkhangelsk.
How much are a D visa and a certified translation in St Petersburg in 2026?
In Q4 2026 at the consular rate of 1 EUR = 94.3232 RUB (consulate decree of 02.10.2026): a D visa for work and family reunification - 116 EUR (10,950 RUB), study - 50 EUR (4,720 RUB), Schengen - 90 EUR (8,490 RUB); free for family members of EU citizens. Certifying a translation - 13 EUR (1,230 RUB) per sheet of the original. In Q3, at 86.2899, these were 10,010, 4,320, 7,770 and 1,130 RUB.
How does the St Petersburg consulate differ from Moscow?
A different district and visa centre: everyone here files through VMS (St Petersburg or Arkhangelsk), there is no Almaviva. Per members in 2025-2026 St Petersburg issues Schengen visas in 2-3 weeks against 2-3 months in Moscow, but VMS St Petersburg slots are harder to catch and after the trip you may be asked to show entry stamps.
Official links and further reading
- conssanpietroburgo.esteri.it - the official mission site (primary source for document lists)
- Italian permit types: which motive to pick for the D visa
- Legalization, apostille and translations for the consulate
- Lavoro autonomo step by step: nulla osta, consulate, KIT
- Getting to Italy on the D visa
- The Italian D visa: types, documents, timing
- Study visa document checklist via the St Petersburg consulate
- Tool: which legalization step your document needs
- Diploma recognition in Italy and the dichiarazione di valore
- Italian universities: admission and the study D visa
- Codice fiscale: how to get it before you arrive
- After the D visa: file the kit permesso within 8 days
- Italian visa centres and consulates for Russian speakers
Other Italian missions
Not legal advice. District lines, visa-centre operators, document lists and timings change - verify everything against the official mission site on esteri.it before filing.
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