Entry visa in Italy. Right to access for EU and non-EU nationals

The white list is a list of countries whose nationals are exempt from the visa requirement and application to enter Italy for short stays of up to 90 days for:

• Tourism
• Mission
• Business
• Letters of invitation
• Schengen
• Sports competitions
• Study

List of countries on the White List updated at March 2017

(Italy visa information)

For citizens of Taiwan, the visa exemption applies only to holders of passports including the identity document number.

For citizens of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, and Serbia, the exemption from the visa requirement applies only to holders of biometric passports.

Serbian citizens holding a passport issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate (in Serbian: Koordinaciona upreva) are excluded from the visa exemption. The citizens of SAN MARINO, the HOLY SEE and SWITZERLAND are always exempt from the visa requirement.

Within 8 days of entry in Italy, a foreign national from a country belonging to the Schengen area is required to declare his/her presence on the Italian territory to Italian border authorities or to the local police chief.

Appeal against the refusal of entry visa:

• Lazio Administrative Court (TAR)
• Judiciary, court, ordinary judge in case of refusal of family reunification

Body responsible for the issuing of entry visas: 

• Italian diplomatic missions or consulates at the place of origin or residence of the foreign national

Requirements to apply for an entry visa for Italy:

• Appropriate documentation on the purpose and conditions of stay;
• Adequate means of sustenance for the duration of the stay and, except for work stays, even of those necessary to return to the country of origin;
• Non-subsistence of any of the cases that prevent entry as provided for in paragraphs 3 and 6 of Article 4 of the Consolidated Immigration Act (T.U.I.);
• Visas for specific types of stay, having obtained special clearance (e.g., for reunification);
• Falling within the quotas set annually by decree by the President of the Italian Council of Ministers (so-called Flows Decree). This requirement is necessary only for entries for employed (also seasonal) and self-employed work;
• Clearance and entry visa: For entry in Italy for work (whether employed, including seasonal, or self-employed) or for family reunification, the law requires that in order to be granted a visa, it is necessary to obtain in advance the relevant clearances by filing the related applications at the Immigration Office (Sportello Unico per l’Immigrazione).

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