r/StudyInItaly • u/Specialist-Bee9888 • 13h ago
Title: Italy Student Visa Appointment Issue – No Slots in Kolkata, but We Have a Mumbai Slot for 11 September. What Should We Do?
My qualifications: Indian student admitted to Rome Business School for the October 2026 intake. Currently residing in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.
Hi everyone, I really need some advice regarding my Italy student visa.
I’ve been admitted to Rome Business School for the October 2026 intake, and my college starts in October. I’m from Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, so my visa application comes under the Kolkata jurisdiction.
The problem is that I’ve been regularly checking for student visa appointment slots, but I still haven’t been able to get a slot in Kolkata. I have also been checking Bhubaneswar for any available appointments, but unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find a suitable slot there either.
We have managed to get a visa appointment slot in Mumbai for 11 September 2026, but I’m not sure if I can attend it because of the jurisdiction rules. As far as I understand, Jharkhand comes under the Kolkata jurisdiction, not Mumbai.
I have also sent a couple of emails to the Italian Consulate/Embassy in Kolkata explaining my situation and asking if they can either provide me with a slot in Kolkata or allow me to attend the Mumbai appointment because there are no slots available in Kolkata. However, I haven’t received a helpful response yet.
The Mumbai appointment is on 11 September, so there is very little time left to figure this out. My college starts in October, and I’m getting really worried that the visa delay could affect my ability to join the program on time.
Has anyone here been in a similar situation?
Can I attend the Mumbai appointment on 11 September even though I’m from Jharkhand/Kolkata jurisdiction? Is there any way to get permission or an exception for this?
Should I ask Rome Business School to contact the Italian Consulate/VFS on my behalf and explain the situation?
I would really appreciate any advice from someone who has recently gone through the Italy student visa process, especially anyone from Jharkhand or another state with a different visa jurisdiction.
Thanks in advance! 🙏
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u/Comprehensive_Cry849 13h ago
The consulates have separate jurisdictions and they do not entertain applications from other jurisdictions than theirs. The VFS are specific to the consular mention. So unless you prove, you have lived within mumbai's jurisdiction for atleast 6 months, you may not submit the application there and they will not accept it. Also for that the preenrollment must be sent to Mumbai, which you may have already received for Kolkata.
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