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Wondering if you need an Italy visa for your upcoming trip? Learn about Italy’s entry requirements, ETIAS information, and more!
Italy is part of the Schengen area.
If you are visiting for tourism or business and hold a valid U.S. passport, you stay in the Schengen area (which includes Italy) without a visa for 90 days within each 180-day period. To stay longer than 90 days you must obtain a visa. However, starting in early 2025, to travel to Europe U.S. passport holders will need to apply for a visa waiver. This can be done through the EU’s European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS).
To enter Italy, US citizens must have a valid US Passport. It must be valid for at least three months beyond your planned departure date from the Schengen Area and six months is suggested. Your passport must have two blank pages.
Italy has several international airports and which one you fly into depends on what region of Italy you’ll be visiting.
Italy’s largest airports are Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport (FCO) and Milan’s Malpensa Airport (MXP). If you’re visiting Sardinia, fly into Cagliari Airport (CAG), and for Sicily, fly into Palermo’s Falcone Borsellino Airport (PMO). Tuscany has several options including Pisa’s Galileo Galilei Airport (PSA), Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA), and Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ).
Emirates, United Airlines, ITA Airways, Lufthansa, and American Airlines all offer direct flights from the United States to Italy.
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