The application for the obtainment of the visa is carried out when the applicant is still outside Italy. Once the investor visa authorization and the actual visa has been approved and then stamped on the applicant's passport by the competent Italian Embassy/Consulate in the applicant's foreign country of residence, the applicant shall necessarily enter Italy to complete the process of obtainment of the residence permit. The processing timing of the application might be affected by the current situation but we still do not know the real impact that it may have on visa issuance's timing.
