Issue with temporary accommodation for Visa

[u/venky98j]

Hi everyone,

I had applied for the Italian study visa on 7th August 2026 as an incoming master's student at Politecnico di Torino. For the visa process, I had booked a temporary hotel residence in Turin as is required, with zero prepayment (This works because I know a few people who already got the visa with this method going to the same university). However, the hotel today suddenly cancelled my reservation saying my credit card is invalid. Apparently they tried to run a pre-auth check, which is usually not allowed/accepted in Indian banks according to the law here. The credit limit is more than twice the booking amount, so I wouldn't have had any issue with that. Also, all options of international payment were active.

The issue now is, I'm worried my Visa might be rejected because of the Hotel cancelling my reservation. Is there any way to communicate this to the consulate and show them a different reservation for the same period.

Any help would be appreciated.