Italy Travel requirements, advice , Coronavirus status and Visa Policy
2022-10-04 20:19:03
Italy is located in Southern Europe. It is a developed country. Current Travel Advice to visitors travelling to Italy is Exercise Increased Caution. Check Italy Travel Advisory, visa Requirements below.
Travel advice and advisories
Published 03.05.2022
1. Passengers entering or transiting through Italy must have:
- a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken at most 48 hours before arrival; or
- a negative COVID-19 LAMP, NAAT, PCR, RNA, RT-PCR or TMA test taken at most 72 hours before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 recovery certificate issued at most 180 days before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days and at most 270 days before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated and received a booster dose.
Vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Janssen, Moderna, Nuvaxovid (Novavax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty).
All documents must be in English, French, Italian or Spanish.
- This does not apply to:
- military personnel;
- passengers younger than 6 years;
- passengers arriving from San Marino or Vatican City (Holy See);
- passengers who have started their journey in Ukraine;
- more exemptions can be found at https://tinyurl.com/2wxhvfbv .
2. Passengers could be subject to self-isolation for 5 days. More details can be found at https://infocovid.viaggiaresicuri.it/index_en.html .
- This does not apply to passengers with:
- a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken at most 48 hours before arrival; or
- a negative COVID-19 LAMP, NAAT, PCR, RNA, RT-PCR or TMA test taken at most 72 hours before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 recovery certificate issued at most 180 days before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days and at most 270 days before arrival; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated and received a booster dose.
Vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Janssen, Moderna, Nuvaxovid (Novavax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty).
All documents must be in English, French, Italian or Spanish.
3. Passengers could be subject to a COVID-19 test upon arrival.
Travel Advisory By USA
Tue, 04 Oct 2022
Last Update: Reissued with updates to health information.
Exercise increased caution due to terrorism.
Country Summary: Terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in Italy. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets/shopping malls, local government facilities, hotels, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, parks, major sporting and cultural events, educational institutions, airports, and other public areas.
Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Italy.
If you decide to travel to Italy:
- Read the Department of State’s COVID-19 page before planning any international travel, and read the Embassy COVID-19 page for country-specific COVID-19 information.
- Be aware of your surroundings when traveling to tourist locations and crowded public venues.
- Follow the instructions of local authorities.
- Monitor local media for breaking events and adjust your plans based on new information.
- Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive Alerts and make it easier to locate you in an emergency.
- Follow the Department of State on Facebook and Twitter.
- Review the Country Security Report for Italy.
- Visit the CDC page for the latest Travel Health Information related to your travel.
- Prepare a contingency plan for emergency situations. Review the Traveler’s Checklist.
Visa Policy for Visitors travelling to Italy
Visa required
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Visa Requirements for Italy Citizens
References
- U.S Department of State - Bureau of Consular Affairs
- Systematic dataset of Covid-19 policy, from Oxford University
- International Air Transport Association (IATA)