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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

Digital-Nomad-Visum ItalienDigital Nomad Visa · €28.000/Jahr (≈ US$2.567/Monat)

E-Mail, wenn sich die Einreiseregeln für Italien ändern

Eine Bestätigungs-E-Mail, danach nur bei echten Änderungen.

Kein Konto nötig. Abmeldung mit einem Klick.

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

Italien PassRatgeber · ItalienVisa siteImmigration site

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

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