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Flight reservation for your Italy application

Planning a trip to Italy? Here is what official sources say about flight reservations and return or onward tickets, and how to get a reservation without buying a full ticket.

Short answer. Italian consulate pages we reviewed ask for a round-trip flight reservation for a tourist Schengen visa, and the Singapore embassy checklist asks for a confirmed booking that is explicitly not a paid ticket. Requirements vary by consulate, and no document guarantees a visa.

What official sources say

The Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles lists a round-trip flight reservation as a requirement for the Schengen tourist visa, plus transport bookings between countries if visiting several Schengen states.

The Italian Embassy in Singapore's tourist visa checklist (updated 23 April 2026) asks for a confirmed flight booking and states it should not be a paid airticket.

EU Visa Code Annex II also lists a reservation of or return or round ticket.

Good to know for Italy

Italian requirements are published by each consulate, so use the checklist for the Italian mission covering your country. Only the Los Angeles and Singapore pages were verified.

Step by step: using a flight reservation

  1. Check the official checklist for your application and ask your application centre what they accept.
  2. Search flights on Visa Flight Pass with your real route and dates.
  3. Choose a flight and click Book for Visa proof. Only flights the airline lets us hold are offered.
  4. Enter each traveller exactly as in the passport.
  5. Pay the service fee and receive the reservation PDF by email.
  6. Attach the PDF unaltered to your application.

Timing

Airline holds are short, typically from about a day to a few days. Apply while the reservation is still valid, or ask your application centre whether it must be active on your appointment date.

Limits and honesty

A reservation is not a ticket: you cannot fly on it. Use real names and never edit the PDF. Requirements differ between embassies, consulates and application centres, and some ask for a paid ticket. No document guarantees a visa or entry. Always confirm against the checklist for your own application.

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Sources

Last checked: 6 October 2026. Requirements change and differ between consulates. Always confirm with the official checklist for your own application.