Pass-Atlas
Entering Italien
Italien playbook updated 2026-09. Openness first, then how to apply and how to stay.
Openness rank
#106
Entry openness
93
Visumfrei
93
Visum nötig
105
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Länderprofil
Hauptstadt
Rome
Bevölkerung
58.9 million
Fläche
301,230 km²
Währung
Euro EUR
Sprache
Italian
Zeitzone
UTC+01:00
Im Ausland geboren
6.6 million · 2024
Migrantenanteil
11%
Ethnische Gruppen
Italian
Im Ausland Geborene: UN-Migrantenbestand über die Weltbank (meist 2024). Ethnische Gruppen folgen den veröffentlichten Kategorien des Landes. Die meisten Staaten erheben keine Hautfarbe. Nur Richtwerte.
Travel notes
Plug
Type C / Type L
Mains
230 V · 50 Hz
Driving
Right
Emergency
Police 112 · Ambulance 118
Dialing code
+39
Airports
FCO · MXP · VCE · BLQ
Highlights
- Colosseum
- Grand Canal
- Duomo
- Pompeii
- Cinque Terre
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How to get a visa
Schengen short-stay (type C)
Visit / tourism · 90 days in any 180-day period
- Apply at a Schengen consulate or visa centre in your country of residence, with biometrics, for the main destination.
- Visa-exempt passports use the EES entry/exit system. ETIAS will apply on the EU timetable — confirm whether your passport is in scope before travel.
Work visa (quota)
Work · Matches the contract and quota
- The employer obtains nulla osta in the quota window, then you take an entry visa. EU Blue Card is a separate track.
Elective residence
Visit / tourism · 1 year, renewable, no employment
- Prove passive income and an Italian address.
Immigration routes
EU long-term resident
Skilled work
Five years’ lawful stay.
Leads to PR:Long-term resident status after five years.
PR & citizenship
EU long-term resident
Time to PR:5 years
- Usually continuous lawful stay, stable income or social cover, and a clean criminal record.
- Language and civics requirements vary by member state.
Naturalisation usually 10 years (4 for EU citizens; Italian descent is a separate jure sanguinis path), with Italian.
Passports that enter without a prior visa
FVisumfrei93
Southern Europe