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Entry in Italy

Intra Company Transfer Visa

Intra Company Transfer Visa

The Intra Company Transfer Visa is for big companies that move their non-European employees from one part of their company to another in Italy for a temporary period. The Italian Intra Company Transfer Visa, also called the ICT Visa, is for big companies that move their non-European employees from one part of their company to […]

Internship Visa

Internship Visa

Italy offers a special visa for students or recent graduates from outside the European Union (EU) who want to do an internship in the country. This visa, known as the Internship Visa, permits non-EU citizens to engage in internship programs in Italy. An internship involves receiving training and getting familiar with a job, but it […]

Startup Visa

Startup Visa

Italy’s Startup Visa program is designed for individuals from outside the European Union who want to establish their own unique business in Italy. To qualify for the Italian Startup Visa, applicants must meet certain criteria. They must demonstrate that they are establishing an innovative startup company, which is defined as a joint stock company or […]

Digital Nomad Visa

Digital Nomad Visa

Italy has introduced a Digital Nomad Visa for skilled workers who can work remotely, allowing them to live and work in Italy without being tied to a physical office. The visa exempts applicants from certain requirements and limitations.

Business Visa

Business Visa

The Business Visa for Italy is designed for employees who need to travel for business reasons like attending meetings, meeting clients, visiting factories, and more, without doing physical work

Airport Transit Visa

Airport Transit Visa

An Italy Airport Transit Visa, also known as an Airport Transit Schengen Visa, allows travelers to wait for their connecting flight in the international transit area of a Schengen airport without leaving it. This visa doesn’t permit exiting the airport, even for overnight layovers. Not all travelers need this visa for layovers at Schengen airports.

Re-entry Visa

Re-entry Visa

The Re-entry Visa allows entry into national territory for the purpose of continuing a long-term stay, either temporary or indefinite, for foreigners holding an expired residence permit or permit, or for holders of a valid residence permit who are incidentally without such documents and intend to return to Italian territory.

Entry and Stay for the Protection of Minors

Entry and Stay for the Protection of Minors

Unaccompanied foreign minors (UFMs) are protected by the former Committee for Foreign Minors (Art. 33, Consolidated Immigration Act), now replaced by the Directorate-General for Immigration and Integration Policies of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies.

Social Protection Visa

Social Protection Visa

The Consolidated Immigration Act, in Articles 18, 18-bis, and 19, expressly provides limits on the authority to adopt expulsion measures, identifying general prohibitions and specific protected categories of individuals, so-called “non-expellable” subjects.

Work Visa for Special Cases

Work Visa for Special Cases

Special work categories for entry into Italy include highly skilled professionals, academic lecturers, researchers, and experienced domestic workers. Executives and skilled workers can be detached for up to five years with potential for subsequent employment. Professional nurses recognized by the Ministry of Health can be hired by healthcare facilities, following standard entry procedures.

Medical Treatment Visa

Medical Treatment Visa

The Entry Visa for Medical Treatment Purposes is an authorization that allows entry into Italy for a short or long-term stay, always for a specified period, to non-EU foreign citizens who need to undergo medical treatments at accredited Italian hospitals, either public or private.

Family Member Accompanying Visa

Family Member Accompanying Visa

Entry Visa for the Purpose of Accompanying Family Member (non-EU family member of an EU citizen residing in Italy)

Tourism Visa

Tourism Visa

The Entry Visa for Tourism Purposes is an authorization that allows entry, for a short stay in Italy and other Schengen Area countries, for non-EU foreign citizens intending to travel for tourism purposes for a maximum of 90 days (per semester).

Self-Employment Visa

Self-Employment Visa

The Entry Visa for Self-Employment is an authorization that allows entry into Italy for a short or long stay for non-EU foreign citizens intending to engage in self-employment activities

Subordinate and Seasonal Work Visa

Subordinate and Seasonal Work Visa

The Entry Visa for Non-Seasonal and Seasonal Subordinate Work is an authorization that allows entry into Italy for a short or long stay to non-EU foreign citizens who are called to perform subordinate work in Italy

Study visa

Study visa

Ensure you check if you need a Study visa before traveling to Italy, meeting enrollment and financial stability requirements. Study permits are typically issued for three months or for the study program’s duration.

Elective Residence Visa

Elective Residence Visa

The Elective Residence Visa for Italy is a unique long-term visa designed for individuals who wish to live in Italy without employment. This visa is particularly suited for retirees who receive a pension and wish to make Italy their home.

Family Reunion Visa

Family Reunion Visa

The family reunion visa in Italy is a type of long-stay visa designed for foreign nationals who can demonstrate familial connections in Italy, allowing them to stay for more than 3 months.