Guide - Entrance to Italy
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1.1 HOW TO ENTER ITALY
1.1.1 NECESSARY DOCUMENTS
When entering to Italy, a foreigner must have:
- valid and not expired passport, issued from country of origin, or equivalent document
- entry visa for Countries that require it;
Entry visa is issued by the Italian Embassy or Consulate in Country of origin or provenience. The visas issued by other Embassies have the same effect, but only for no longer than a 3 months residence. Upon issue of entry or transit visa, a written communication in a language intelligible to foreigner is presented to the foreigner, communication that explains his/her rights and duties relative to entry and residence in Italy.
If someone has not the required conditions to obtain a visa, the Embassy or the Consulate has to communicate the refusal in a language that can be understood by the foreigner, and if it's not possible in English, French, Spanish or Arabian language. The refusal of entry or re-entry visa is adopted with written and motivated measures.
Entry in Italy is allowed either with short term residence visa (up to 90 days) or with long term residence visa, which requires concession of residence permit with identical motivation to that indicated on visa. Two types of visa are distinguished, visas for people who want to reside in Italy and transit visas, with short term validity, to pass through Italy and continue journey to other countries.
The Italian police frontiers offices, from absolute necessity, can be authorized to issue transit or entrance visas for periods not longer than 10 and 5 days. - documentation relative to purpose of residence;
- documentation relative to means of subsistence (money and accommodation) for duration of residence and -with the exception of visa for employment reasons -for return in Country of origin.
N.B. All documents from foreign Nations and used in Italy must be translated into Italian by an interpreter registered on the list of the Court. Translation must be sworn in Court, in the presence of a registrar or other public officer.
According to the Schengen Agreement, the foreigner who comes from out of the Eu and who obtains a legal visa to enter one of the countries who signed the Agreement, can move in all of these countries for a period of 90 days within each half-year. He has to introduce himself to the authority of each country within 3 days by his entrance to inform them.
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1.1.2 FRONTIER CHECK
Legal entry to Italy is allowed only through frontier crossing points purposely established.
Foreigners already expelled from Italy cannot enter Italy, and therefore are rejected at the frontier (unless the period of prohibition - actually 10 years - has already expired and a special authorisation has been obtained), and foreigners signalled for security and public order reasons, also according to international conventions.
Admission is conditioned to those requisites and is not allowed for foreigners who are supposed to threaten public order or the State safety and the safety of countries which signed agreements with Italy to eliminate frontiers controls and allowed the free circulation of the people. Foreigners condemned for crimes for which the law establishes the compulsory arrest are not admitted.
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1.1.3 MIGRANT FLOW FORECAST
Every year the Prime Minister, with a decree, establishes the maximum quota of foreigners allowed to enter in the territory of the State for employment - also seasonal - and for self employment, conditionally to the family reuniting requests and eventual humanitarian emergencies. All of the employment visas are issued within the limit of the aforesaid quotas. If the annual decree is not published, the Prime Minister can temporarily provide with a new decree confirming the quota of the year before.
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