FIRST I VISITED GERMAN EMBASSY...TO GET SOME INFO...THEY WERE RUDE....I SAID TO MYSELF...THEY DO NOT DESERVE MY DOLLARS (WHICH I WILL SPEND). THEN I WENT TO ITALIAN EMBASSY....THEY WERE OK....EVERY THINGS IS ON NET...BUT STILL YOU SHOULD KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE FOR STAMPING VISA...THEN ACCORDINGLY YOU WILL SUBMIT YOUR DOCUMENTS. FOR EXAMPLE YOU GO THERE ON 1ST...THEY TELL YOU YOU IT WILL TAKE 7 DAYS...THEN APART FROM YOUR BANK STATEMENT ...YOU SHOULD BE PROVIDING HOTEL BOOKINGS/AIRLINE TICKET...SAY FOR 9TH.