A visa for medical treatment allows a person who needs to undergo medical treatment at a public or at an accredited private health Institution to enter Italy. This visa should be issued also to an accompanying person.
Every applicant requesting a visa to enter Italy for medical treatment is required to submit their visa application in person at the Visa Office of the Italian Embassy in Pristina on the specified date and time to deliver to the assigned staff “the visa application form” completed in capital letters, along with one photo in accordance with ICAO standards.
The following documents should be attached to the visa application with their photocopies:
- Passport expiring at least 3 months after the requested visa;
- Visa Form: For stays up to 90 days, the type C visa form should be completed. For stays longer than 90 days, the type D visa form is required. Both forms are also available for free at the entrance of the Embassy;
- Certificate of diagnosis, issued by the competent Clinic of the University Clinical Center of Kosovo (QKUK) and translated into Italian by a legal translator recognized by this Embassy, stating that the medical treatment is necessary because not available in Kosovo;
- Statement of the Italian Hospital indicating:
- Type of treatment;
- Date of commencement of treatment;
- Duration of treatment;
- Financial cost for the treatment (DRG, i.e. Diagnosis Related Groups);
- Confirmation of the deposit of at least 30% of the expected cost for the service requested;
- Documentation proving the availability in Italy of sufficient resources to pay the remaining 70% of the healthcare expenses, board and lodging outside the healthcare facility, and repatriation of the applicant and any accompanying person (paycheck, bank guarantee);
- Documentation regarding the staying in Italy: hotel booking, declaration of hospitality for the accompanying person signed by a natural or legal person, Italian or foreigner, legally resident in Italy, together with a copy of the identity card and a copy of the residence permit in Italy, if the inviting person is not an Italian citizen;
- Documentation concerning means of transport: return flight ticket or return flight reservation, if traveling by vehicle, photocopy of vehicle documents;
- International health insurance valid for the Schengen area that covers any health and emergency costs, hospitalization, repatriation due to illness or death, with a minimum coverage of Euro 30.000;
- Only for minors under the age of 18:
- certificate of birth of the minor, legalized by the Civil Registration Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kosovo;
- parental consent to leave Kosovo, issued in front of the Visa Officer at the Italian Embassy in Pristina, by means of a declaration that both parents (or the one remaining in Kosovo) sign in person in front of the Officer or by a Public Notary.
N.B. The above documents are valid only for medical treatments where the expenses are covered personally. For humanitarian cases, points 4 and 5 are replaced by the Regional Resolution (“delibera regionale”) covering the costs.
In the event of an emergency, no additional costs will be charged.