Sunday, October 17, 2010

How to come to Italy for tourism?

I have a friend that Africa would come to Italy this summer to meet me and to make a short tour. What should I do?

The arrival in Italy for tourism, which is governed by the Central Immigration and DM July 12, 2000, is allowed only if the citizen extra-Ue:

-Has a valid passport or other travel document

Has-entry visa (requirement not only mandatory in some cases, of which we will discuss later);

-Has not been reported for the purposes of refusing entry to a Schengen country (eg because an old deportation)

We must also have:
- Sufficient financial means to support themselves during their stay;
- The availability of housing;
- A health insurance policy with minimum coverage of EUR 30,000.00 for medical expenses;
- A round trip ticket.
  • Financial resources
the availability of funds can be established, the foreign national, on presentation of cash, bank guarantees, guaranty policies, the equivalent credit of securities of prepaid services or other documents demonstrating access to sources in Italy of income. The amount that must be provided varies depending on the time you want to stay in Italy. See table
  • Availability of housing.
It can be demonstrated through a hotel reservation or, as often happens, an invitation from an Italian citizen or foreigner residing in Italy. This should complete a "declaration of hospitality" to sign it and send it in original, along with a photocopy of the identity.
  • The visa
Once collected all the documentation extra-UE the citizen, usually by appointment, must go to the Italian diplomatic mission in the country of residence and apply for a visa by filling out the form valid for all states and enclosing a passport sized photograph.

The visa is at the discretion of the diplomatic missions so that they can refuse without any reason (in fact this type of visa is not issued frequently, especially in countries with high emigration rate). In case of positive evaluation, however, the visa is usually issued within 90 days from the date of application. The Authority, however, grant a visa over that period, which is an approximation.

Only for short stays (maximum 90 days) the law may provide that the foreigner, should not require an entry visa to enter Italy (and more generally in a Schengen State). There are cases, ie, where, thanks to international agreements or EU nationals of certain countries are exempted from the requirement to apply for a visa (eg Argentina, Brazil, Canada, etc.).. The visa waiver, however, does not exempt from the controls that border officials can do to make sure that those who enter Italy, although for reasons of tourism, is in possession of the conditions and documentation required,
  •  Once in Italy  
hose arriving in Italy directly from countries not party to the Schengen agreement will simply show their passports at the border and have it stamped by the police. That stamp will suffice to demonstrate that it has declared its presence in Italy as well as the law requires.

They should not even go to the police instead extraue citizens who entered Italy via the Schengen countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Iceland and Norway) and staying in hotels, bed and breakfasts, campgrounds and other facilities that are required to keep records of their guests and to inform the police of the new arrivals. The ticket registration is compiled arrival will serve as a declaration of presence, it will be good to do with giving a copy to be shown during any inspection by the police.

The only ones to have to make a statement will be ad hoc non-EU nationals arrived in Italy through Schengen countries who may stay at home with friends or relatives. To comply, within eight days of arrival will need to go to the police station and fill out a form which brings data, passport number, duration of the visa and reasons for staying, and the address of their accommodation. A copy will remain the Police, the other stamped, will be held with him during his stay in Italy.

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