Latest regulations on residence permit in Italy

A visa is a document that allows foreigners to enter Italy and is issued by the Italian embassy or consulate in the applicant's country. Residents of Hong Kong and Macau, China, who stay in Italy for a maximum of 90 days in every 180 days for the purpose of tourism, business, official duties, and sports competitions, do not need to apply for an entry visa. Holders of Chinese diplomatic passports who stay in Italy for a maximum of 90 days in every 180 days are exempted from visa application. Other Chinese citizens must apply for an entry visa regardless of the length of stay.

The types of Italian visas are divided into long-term visas of more than 90 days and short-term visas of less than 90 days (inclusive). The categories mainly include tourism, visiting relatives and friends, business, study, work, family reunion, sports and cultural activities, medical, Adoption, transit, crew and more. Applicants should provide relevant materials according to different visa requirements. More information and details can be obtained from the website of the Italian Embassy and Consulates in China.

1. Before entering Italy, please check the validity of your passport (the remaining validity period is generally more than half a year) to avoid the expiration of your passport affecting your itinerary while abroad. In addition, you need to check the Italian (Schengen) visa information in your passport to ensure that you have obtained an Italian visa and a transit visa from the countries you stopped along the way, that the visa is within the validity period, and that the stay cannot exceed the maximum number of days approved by the visa. The type of visa should be consistent with your true purpose of coming. In addition, please carry copies of your passport information page, visa page and personal ID photos with you in case of emergency.

Italian port border inspection personnel may require visa holders to present relevant documents to prove whether the applicant has sufficient financial ability, as well as the length of stay in the country and the purpose of travel. We hereby remind you to carry copies of relevant documents provided when applying for a visa, such as invitation letters, hotel orders, round-trip air ticket orders, or other materials proving the purpose of travel.

Travellers holding a multiple-entry Schengen visa can only stay a maximum of 90 days in every 180 days.

If you enter Italy with an Italian national visa instead of a Schengen visa, please go to the Italian police station to apply for converting your visa into a residence permit within 8 days of arrival in Italy. The validity period of the residence permit is the same as that of the visa. The extension of the residence permit You should apply within your country.

2. Entry

According to Article 5 of the Schengen Treaty, citizens of non-Schengen countries must meet the following conditions to enter Italy:

(1) By Entry at the border port;

1. Hold a valid passport recognized by the Italian government or a travel document with equivalent validity (the document should allow the holder to return freely to the country that issued the document);

2. Possess documents that can prove the purpose of entry and conditions of stay, and prove that they have sufficient funds to ensure the expenses for the period of stay and to pay the travel expenses to return to the country or to a third country (foreigners who have already lived in Schengen countries and obtained official residence are not included in this list).

(2) Hold a valid entry or transit visa.

1. Foreigners who already live in Schengen countries and have obtained official residence are exempt from visa if their stay period does not exceed 90 days. However,

If you enter the artistic conception for the purpose of work or internship, you will not enjoy the above visa-free treatment.

2. Foreigners who have obtained formal residence permit are also exempted from visa.

(3) No record of entry denial.

(4) It is not considered to threaten the political order, national security and international relations.

(5) Anyone who does not meet any of the above conditions will be refused entry by the Italian border authorities even if they hold an entry or transit visa.

I hope the above content will be helpful to you. If you still have any questions, please consult a professional lawyer.

Legal basis:

Article 62 of the "Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People's Republic of China"

Foreigners who have one of the following circumstances , can be deported:

(1) Those who are ordered to leave the country within a time limit and fail to leave the country within the prescribed time limit;

(2) Those who are not allowed to enter the country;

(3) Illegal residence or illegal employment;

(4) Violation of this Law or other laws and administrative regulations requiring deportation.

Other overseas personnel who fall under any of the circumstances listed in the preceding paragraph may be deported in accordance with the law. Persons who are deported will not be allowed to enter the country within one to five years from the date of deportation.