Destination guide · Italy
Who can visit Italy visa-free?
Rome, Florence, Venice — Schengen zone.
93 passports get visa-free entry, 0 can get a visa on arrival, and 0 can apply for an e-visa online. The remaining 105 nationalities need a full embassy visa.
93visa-free
0visa on arrival
0e-visa
105visa required
Visa-free to Italy
Passport holders who can enter Italy without any prior visa application.
- Albania 90d
- Andorra 90d
- Antigua and Barbuda 90d
- Argentina 90d
- Australia 90d
- Austria
- Bahamas 90d
- Barbados 90d
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 90d
- Brazil 90d
- Brunei 90d
- Bulgaria
- Canada 90d
- Chile 90d
- Colombia 90d
- Costa Rica 90d
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominica 90d
- El Salvador 90d
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia 90d
- Germany
- Greece
- Grenada 90d
- Guatemala 90d
- Honduras 90d
- Hong Kong 90d
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel 90d
- Japan 90d
- Kiribati 90d
- Kosovo 90d
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao 90d
- Malaysia 90d
- Malta
- Marshall Islands 90d
- Mauritius 90d
- Mexico 90d
- Micronesia 90d
- Moldova 90d
- Monaco 90d
- Montenegro 90d
- Netherlands
- New Zealand 90d
- Nicaragua 90d
- North Macedonia 90d
- Norway
- Palau 90d
- Panama 90d
- Paraguay 90d
- Peru 90d
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Saint Kitts and Nevis 90d
- Saint Lucia 90d
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90d
- Samoa 90d
- San Marino 90d
- Serbia 90d
- Seychelles 90d
- Singapore 90d
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands 90d
- South Korea 90d
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan 90d
- Timor-Leste 90d
- Tonga 90d
- Trinidad and Tobago 90d
- Tuvalu 90d
- Ukraine 90d
- United Arab Emirates 90d
- United Kingdom 90d
- United States 90d
- Uruguay 90d
- Vatican 90d
- Venezuela 90d
Full visa required for Italy
Passport holders who need to apply for a visa at a Italy embassy before travel.
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Angola
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Comoros
- Congo
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- Dominican Republic
- DR Congo
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Frequently asked questions
Which passport holders can visit Italy visa-free?
93 passports get visa-free access to Italy, plus 0 more can enter with visa on arrival. See the full grouped lists above. Another 0 nationalities can apply for an e-visa online before travel.
Do I need a visa for Italy?
It depends on your passport. Use the lists above to find yours, or try our interactive multi-passport checker if you also hold a residence permit (UAE, US Green Card, Schengen, UK, Canada) — those can unlock additional access.
What's the difference between visa-free, visa on arrival, and e-visa?
Visa-free = you walk through immigration with just your passport. Visa on arrival = you get the visa stamped at the airport / land border, usually for a small fee. e-Visa = you apply online before you travel, and receive an electronic authorization (usually within a few days). ETA = similar to e-visa but lighter-weight — a pre-registration that takes minutes.
How long can I stay in Italy visa-free?
Day-limits vary by passport — common defaults are 30, 60, or 90 days. Where our data includes a specific day count, it's shown alongside the passport entry. Always double-check with the destination embassy, because day limits change more frequently than the visa-free status itself.
Can a residence permit help me enter Italy?
Sometimes. Holders of UAE residence, US Green Card, Schengen residence, UK BRP, or Canadian PR can sometimes access additional countries regardless of their home passport. See our Green Card guide, Indian+UAE guide, and Schengen permit guide for details.
How accurate is this list?
Entries come from the community-maintained open-source Passport Index Dataset. It's a reasonable starting point but not individually verified — rules change frequently. Always confirm with the embassy before booking travel. For high-traffic passport-destination pairs, we re-verify against official gov sources (marked with a ✓ on individual passport pages).