Entrance into Italy
NATIONALITES REQUIRING SCHENGEN VISA TO ENTER ITALY
| A | I | Q | SCHENGEN COUNTRIES |
| AFGHANISTAN | INDIA | QATAR | |
| ALBANIA ① | INDONESIA | R | AUSTRIA |
| ALGERIA | IRAN | RUSSIA | BELGIUM |
| ANGOLA | IRAQ | RWANDA | CZECH REPUBLIC |
| ARMENIA | J | S | DENMARK |
| AZERBAIJAN | JAMAICA | SAMOA | ESTONIA |
| B | JORDAN | SAUDI ARABIA | FINLAND |
| BAHRAIN | K | SENEGAL | FRANCE |
| BANGLADESH | KAZAKHSTAN | SERBIA ① | GERMANY |
| BELARUS | KENYA | SIERRA LEONE | GREECE |
| BELIZE | KIRIBATI | SOLOMON ISLANDS | HUNGARY |
| BENIN | KOSOVO | SOMALIA | ICELAND |
| BHUTAN | KUWAIT | SOUTH AFRICA | ITALY |
| BOLIVIA | KYRGYZSTAN | SRI LANKA | LATVIA |
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ① |
L | ST. LUCIA | LEICHTENSTEIN |
| BOTSWANA | LAOS | ST. TOME AND PRINCIPE | LITHUANIA |
| BURKINA FASO | LEBANON | ST. VINCENT AND GRENADINE |
LUXEMBOURG |
| BURUNDI | LESOTHO | SUDAN | MALTA |
| C | LIBERIA | SURINAME | NETHERLANDS |
| CAMBODIA | LIBYA | SWAZILAND | NORWAY |
| CAMEROON | M | SYRIA | POLAND |
| CAPE VERDE | MACEDONIA ① | T | PORTUGAL |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
MADAGASCAR | TAIWAN ② | SLOVAKIA |
| CHAD | MALAWI | TAJIKISTAN | SLOVENIA |
| CHINA | MALDIVES | TANZANIA | SPAIN |
| COLOMBIA | MALI | THAILAND | SWEDEN |
| COMOROS | MARSHALL ISLANDS | TIMOR (EAST) | SWITZERLAND |
| CONGO | TOGO | ||
| COTE D'IVOR | MAURITANIA | TONGA | |
| CUBA | MICRONESIA | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | |
| D | MOLDOVA | TUNIS | |
| DJIBOUTI | MONGOLIA | TURKEY | |
| DOMINICA | MONTENEGRO ① | TURKMENISTAN | |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | MOROCCO | TUVALU | |
| E | MOZAMBIQUE | U | |
| ECUADOR | MYANMAR/ BURMA | UGANDA | |
| EGYPT | N | UKRAINE | |
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA | NAMIBIA | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | |
| ERITREA | NAURU | UZBEKISTAN | |
| ETHIOPIA | NEPAL | V | |
| F | NIGER | VANUATU | |
| FIJI | NIGERIA | VIETNAM | |
| G | NORTH KOREA | Y | |
| GABON | O | YEMEN | |
| GAMBIA | OMAN | Z | |
| GEORGIA | P | ZAMBIA | |
| GHANA | PAKISTAN | ZIMBABWE | |
| GRENADA | PALAU | ||
| GUINEA | PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY | ||
| GUINEA BISSAU | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | ||
| GUYANA | PERU | ||
| H | PHILIPPINES | ||
| HAITI |
A VALID VISA IS REQUIRED TO ENTER IN SCHENGEN ZONE. A PASSENGERS REQUIRING VISA FOR ITALY MAY HAVE FOLLOWING OPTIONS TO ENTER WITHOUT A VISA
A. "PERMESSO DI SOGGIORNO" - The passenger may have a copy of a valid permesso di soggiorno and is allowed to enter italy without a schengen visa. Should the permesso be expired, they need to have a copy of the expired document and a receipt of "Poste Italiane".
B. PERMANENT RESIDENCE - Should the passenger have a permanent residence in any Schengen country this will automatically omit the requirment to have a Schengen Visa.
C. VISA TYPE D: Passengers having Visa type D for any Schengen country are allowed to enter in Italy without Visa.
(1) Passenger with BIOMETRICAL PASSPORT issued in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia are allowed to enter in Italy without Visa (biometrical passport is passport with microchip inside)
IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE THAT PASSENGERS WITH BIOMETRICAL PASSPORT IUSSED BY "KOORDINACIONA UPREVA" NEED VISA FOR ENTERING IN ITALY.
(2) Passengers with passport issued in Taiwan which includes the number of identity card on th epassport do not need a Visa to enter Italy.
