Dummy Flight Ticket for Italy Student Visa – One-Way, Live PNR

The official requirements we found

The checklist below is the one the Consulate General of Italy in Bengaluru publishes through VFS Global for study (D) visas. It is labelled 2025–2026, so check for a newer edition before your appointment.

• Air ticket: “one-way airline ticket reservation” for a long-stay study visa, with the note that the PNR or booking reference will be verified.
• Admission: the admission letter plus the pre-enrolment summary from the Universitaly portal (where the institution requires it), which must not show the red “NON IMMATRICOLATO” status.
• Insurance: medical cover of at least €30,000, valid for the first six months in Italy.
• Processing: up to 90 days for a study national visa.
• Jurisdiction: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry.

Sources: Bengaluru study (D) checklist, vfsglobal.com; universitaly.it; to confirm the visa type for your course, use vistoperitalia.esteri.it.

Last checked: October 2026.

Why “will be verified” changes how you book

When a consulate says it will look the PNR up, the booking has to be findable on the airline's website at the moment someone checks. Two practical consequences follow.

1. Book close to submission. Ordering the reservation weeks before your VFS slot wastes hold time. The hold window is shown before you pay; pick a moment that keeps the PNR active through your appointment.
2. Keep the PDF and PNR identical. Never adjust the date or name on the document yourself. If anything is wrong, ask us for a corrected booking so that what the officer sees online matches the paper.

With processing of up to 90 days, a reservation may not stay live for the whole assessment. That is normal for any held booking. If the consulate asks for an updated itinerary later, order a fresh one with the same route.

Example: from Bengaluru to a Milan campus

Arjun has been admitted to a master's programme in Milan starting on 1 October. His Universitaly summary shows the pre-enrolment as accepted, and he has paid the enrolment fee from his own account so it appears on his statements.

• He books his VFS Bengaluru appointment in June, allowing for the 90-day processing note.
• Five days before the appointment he orders a one-way reservation BLR → MXP for 20 September, connecting wherever the airline routes him.
• He confirms the PNR on the operating airline's site and prints the PDF with the rest of his file.
• Total cost: ₹699. His friend from Kuwait, admitted to the same course, would pay KWD 2.75.

Errors that delay Italian study files

• Return ticket for a two-year degree. The checklist asks for one way. A return dated two years ahead adds nothing.
• Name differences. The checklist says that if your name differs between the passport and other documents, you need an attested and apostilled “One and the Same” certificate. Make the reservation match the passport, then deal with the other documents.
• Wrong consulate. Bengaluru only accepts applicants from its five states, unless you prove six months' residence there. Students elsewhere use the Italian office for their state.
• Arrival after classes begin. Choose a date shortly before the programme starts; a reservation for mid-October against a 1 October start invites questions.

Each reservation is emailed in about ten minutes, its PNR is visible on the carrier's booking-lookup page, and it is meant for visa paperwork only.