Atlas de pasaportes
Entering Italia
Italia playbook updated 2026-09. Openness first, then how to apply and how to stay.
Openness rank
#106
Entry openness
93
Sin visado
93
Visado
105
Avísame cuando cambien las reglas de entrada a Italia
Un correo de confirmación y después solo cuando los datos cambien.
Sin cuenta. Date de baja con un clic.
Ficha del país
Capital
Rome
Población
58.9 million
Superficie
301,230 km²
Moneda
Euro EUR
Idioma
Italian
Huso horario
UTC+01:00
Nacidos en el extranjero
6.6 million · 2024
Cuota de migrantes
11%
Grupos étnicos
Italian
Nacidos en el extranjero: stock de migrantes de la ONU vía Banco Mundial (sobre todo 2024). Los grupos étnicos siguen las categorías publicadas de cada país. La mayoría no censa por color de piel. Solo orientativo.
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
FSin visado93
Southern Europe