Atlas des passeports
Italie

Atlas des passeports

Italie travel, immigration and PR

Italy is searched more for travel than immigration: decreto flussi work quotas are tight, while elective residence and the digital-nomad visa serve a smaller long-stay set.

Voyage

Openness rank

#106

Entry openness

93

Sans visa

93

Briefing updated

2026-09

Fiche pays

Capitale

Rome

Population

58.9 million

Superficie

301,230 km²

Monnaie

Euro EUR

Langue

Italian

Fuseau

UTC+01:00

Nés à l’étranger

6.6 million · 2024

Part de migrants

11%

Groupes ethniques

Italian

Nés à l’étranger : stock de migrants de l’ONU via la Banque mondiale (surtout 2024). Les groupes ethniques suivent les catégories publiées de chaque pays. La plupart ne recensent pas la couleur de peau. Indicatif seulement.

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À qui s’adresse ce guide

For Schengen holidays, art and design study, and people with passive income considering elective residence.

Visiter et durée de séjour

Schengen 90/180. Chinese passports file a Schengen visa with Italy when it is the main destination. Peak-season appointments and insurance are strict. Short stays have no work right.

Travail et résidence

Work visas are quota-limited by decreto flussi. Elective residence needs passive income and forbids employment. A digital-nomad visa targets well-paid remote work. Study and self-employment have their own articles.

Résidence permanente et nationalité

EU long-term residence is commonly five years. Nationality is ten years, shorter with an Italian spouse. Investor or elective residence does not automatically cut that. Confirm with the interior ministry.

Time to PR：5 years

Entrée des passeports populaires

FAQ

Can elective-residence holders work in Italy?

Not as an employee. The status assumes you can live without Italian employment.

What is decreto flussi?

The annual decree that caps non-EU labour entry by nationality and sector. It is not an always-open work visa.

Does a Chinese passport need a visa?

On this site’s matrix the result is “Visa requis”. confirm length of stay with the destination. The port and mission are authoritative.

Does a US passport need a visa?

On this site’s matrix the result is “Sans visa”. typical stay on the matrix is 90 days. The port and mission are authoritative.

Guides connexes

Handbooks summarise public sources so you can cross-check the visa matrix and policy playbooks. They are not legal advice. Quotas, stay lengths and visa-free lists move — confirm with the destination government and its missions before you travel or file.