<![CDATA[Visa woes: How to bring FDW to Italy to help on vacation?]]>Am bringing my 3 young boys to Italy to ski at the end of the year. In order to have an extra pair of hands and eyes to watch them and help with luggages, I want to bring my Indo helper.


But Italian embassy says they do not have a visa that caters to "temporary subordinate work under a temporary resident" in Italy. So I guess I have to try my luck with a tourist visa for her. BUT she can only apply for a tourist visa not more than 3 months before travel. In the meantime, I’m worried air tickets would be sold out by then…

Anyone applied Italian visa for their Indo FDW before?? Is approval rate high?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/37446/visa-woes-how-to-bring-fdw-to-italy-to-help-on-vacationRSS for NodeFri, 01 May 2026 10:18:11 GMTMon, 02 Jul 2012 09:10:14 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Visa woes: How to bring FDW to Italy to help on vacation? on Wed, 04 Jul 2012 03:35:00 GMT]]>you can also get your airtickets and your maid’s tickets now, say for travel in a month’s time and start applying for visa immediately


the visa should be valid for a period of time without fixed date of travel…otherwise if there is flight delay – die, right ?

after you get the visa for her, need to change travel / holiday plan lor … who can foresee changes to future travel plan ?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/788800https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/788800Wed, 04 Jul 2012 03:35:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Visa woes: How to bring FDW to Italy to help on vacation? on Wed, 04 Jul 2012 03:21:37 GMT]]>Thanks verykisau2010, I guess now i just have to work on preparing "favourable" documents to support her visa application. I’ve read from the internet that the people at the Italian embassy here are not hospitable at all.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/788785https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/788785Wed, 04 Jul 2012 03:21:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Visa woes: How to bring FDW to Italy to help on vacation? on Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:29:13 GMT]]>

Vassal:
Am bringing my 3 young boys to Italy to ski at the end of the year. In order to have an extra pair of hands and eyes to watch them and help with luggages, I want to bring my Indo helper.


But Italian embassy says they do not have a visa that caters to \"temporary subordinate work under a temporary resident\" in Italy. So I guess I have to try my luck with a tourist visa for her. BUT she can only apply for a tourist visa not more than 3 months before travel. In the meantime, I'm worried air tickets would be sold out by then....

Anyone applied Italian visa for their Indo FDW before?? Is approval rate high?
I am sure Indon of any profession, exercising employment anywhere in the world, is entitled to a visa for holiday in Italy

just book the airticket, and once it is within 3 months, apply for the visa

air ticket cancellation charge is about $75, if it is not used at all

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/788530https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/788530Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:29:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Visa woes: How to bring FDW to Italy to help on vacation? on Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:08:15 GMT]]>I haven't done this before and is not an expert... but I have been on holidays of which the families bring along their FDW - either to help take care of young and old... or as a bonus for their long service.


I assume that the application for the FDW should be quite straight forward. She is going to Italy as a tourist, with her employers. It is only natural that in the course of the vacation she offers her kind assistance to you and your family, right? Else you can take me - I don't need a visa and is very good with young children :rahrah: :rotflmao:

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