NATIONALITES REQUIRING SCHENGEN VISA TO ENTER ITALY

PASSENGERS REQUIRING VISA FOR ITALY MAY HAVE 2 OPTIONS TO ENTER WITHOUT A VISA                                               
1. "PERMESSO DI SOGGIORNO" - The passenger may have a copy of a valid permesso di soggiorno and is allowed to enter Italy without a Schengen visa.  Should the permesso be expired, the passenger needs to have a copy of the expired document and a receipt of "Poste Italiane" which contains a stamp for their last exit from Italy. This will only be valid if it is an Italian police stamp and entry will be allowed only in the same port of exit from Italy.                                          
                                               
2. PERMANENT RESIDENCE - Should the passenger have a permanent residence in any Schengen country, this will automatically omit the requirement to have a Schengen Visa