Which countries in the world are citizens visa-exempt for short stays in Italy?

Do you want to invite a non-EU friend to come to Italy and you are not sure whether they need a tourist visa for Italy?

Here is the list of the countries in the world whose citizens do NOT necessarily need a visa to enter Italy for a short period:

Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, South Korea, Costa Rica, Dominica, El Salvador, United Arab Emirates, Georgia, Japan, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong SAR, Solomon Islands, Israel, Kiribati, Malaysia, Macao SAR, North Macedonia, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Nauru, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts) and Nevis, United Kingdom, Samoa, Saint Lucia, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, United States, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan, East Timor, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Ukraine, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela.

In all of these countries there is NO need to apply for the Tourist Visa for Italy for visits to Italy for a short period.

What documents must a citizen present at the Italian border when they want to enter Italy at the invitation of an Italian person?

Documents and forms required to be presented at the Italian border:

• a valid travel document
• a return travel ticket (or booking), that is, proof of the availability of personal means of transport 
• As proof of possession of financial means of support, in the amount set out by the Directive of the Ministry of the Interior of 1 March 2000 –  it is possible to prove possession of means of support in Italy by means of a Bank Guarantee.
• supporting documentation of one’s socio-professional status 
• health insurance with minimum coverage of €30,000 for emergency hospital admission costs and repatriation expenses, valid throughout the Schengen area 
• declaration of hospitality. ( view )

We operate online throughout the whole of Italy, islands included, and we are able to get you the Bank Guarantee for an Italy Tourist Visa in less than 24 hours.

Our company also handles insurance consultancy and we are able to get you, in just a few hours, the health insurance for a Tourist Visa in Italy, with no age limits, required for travel to Italy and the Schengen countries when a Tourist Visa is obtained.

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