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My SO plans to attend an art workshop held in Italy spanning 6 months. The workshop takes 2 full weeks per month. We are not sure about which visa he should apply. The workshop is not held by an registered education institution, so I doubt whether they will accept if he applied for a study visa.

As a sidenote, he is a Hongkonger and he holds a HKSAR passport (but doesn't currently hold, though eligible for, a British National (Overseas) Passport, if this makes a difference).

Which visa should he apply for in this situation?

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The common Schengen Type C visa (short-term visit) is intended for stays of up to 90 days in any 180 day period. The activity proposed lasts longer than that so is clearly not eligible for a C visa. That only leaves Type A (Airport Transit visa) and Type B (Transit visa), which clearly would not suit, and Type D (a national visa).

Queries regarding Type D (for longer-term) are generally a matter for Expatriates rather than Travel.

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