REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL VISA APPLICANTS 1) Personal appearance; 2) Passport with no less than 3 months validity over the

visa expiration; 3) Accomplished application form with one recent picture (2X2) with white background; 4) Original and a photocopy of all documents required for each applicant. TOURIST VISA 1) Certificate of employment or Business registration certificate and financial statement. 2) Approved Leave of Absence indicating duration of leave. 3) Bank certification for dollar and peso accounts accompanied by their corresponding passbook, statements of account. If available, travelers checks and international credit cards. 4) Declaration of annual income (ITR). 5) Confirmed round trip ticket upon release. 6) Itinerary, confirmed round trip flight booking and hotel vouchers or hotel booking under the name of the traveler. 7) A letter of invitation addressed to the Embassy, (format of this letter may be secured at the Italian Embassy or downloaded from www.ambmanila.esteri.it ), in case the traveler will stay in a friends or relatives residence. The invitation may be made by an Italian national or a foreign resident legally staying in Italy. A document of identity or permit of stay should accompany the letter of invitation. 8) For all minors, an Affidavit of Support and Consent from both parents. In addition, a DSWD clearance for minors not traveling with parents. 9) Travel insurance Schengen accredited insurance companies in the Phils (as of June 2010) ACE Secure (849-6057; 849-6022) Chartis Phil. Insurance, Inc (formerly AIU) (878-5578) Assist-Card (linked to ACE Group) (0922-8162790) Blue Cross (899-8001 loc. 707 or 513) BPI-MS Insurance Corporation (840-9000) Fortune General Ins. Corp (6339232 loc.331) MAA Insurance (892-3842) Malayan Insurance (242-8888 loc.267) MAPFRE (892-2769) Paramount Life and General Ins. Co. (812-7956 loc 132) PNB General Insurers Co. Inc (891-4060 loc. 4313) Standard Insurance Co. (750-0378 loc. 320) UCPB General Insurance Co. Inc. (884-1244) WorldWide Travel Insurance Plans (890-4916) Everest Intl Group Administrators Inc. (692-0835) Federal Phoenix Assurance Co., Inc. (859-1200)