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ENTRY/EXIT REQUIREMENTS: A valid passport is
required. Italian authorities may deny entry to travelers who attempt to
enter without a valid passport. A visa is not required for tourist stays up
to three months. However, for all other purposes, such as work, study,
etc., a visa is required and must be obtained from the Italian Embassy or
Consulates before entering Italy. For further information concerning visas
and entry requirements for Italy, travelers may contact the Embassy of Italy
at 3000 Whitehaven St NW, Washington, DC 20008, via telephone at (202)
612-4400 or via the internet:
http://www.ambwashingtondc.esteri.it/ambasciata_washington, or Italian
Consulates General in Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami,
Newark, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, or San Francisco, accessible
through the above Internet site.
Under Italian law, tourists who plan to stay more than eight business
days are required to obtain a permesso di soggiorno (permit of stay)
within eight business days of their arrival. As of December 11, 2006,
tourists may request an application "kit" for the permesso di soggiorno from
one of 14,000 national post offices (Poste Italiane). The kit must
then be returned to one of 5,332 designated Post Office acceptance
locations. Tourists will have to complete a form, provide a complete
photocopy of their passport, present sufficient proof of their means of
financial support, submit photographs, a photocopy of their insurance
policy, photocopy proof of their return to the United States, and pay a
fee. It is important that applicants keep a copy of the receipt issued by
the Post Office. Failure to obtain the permit of stay within eight days is
punishable by fine. Additional information may be obtained from an Italian
immigration website via Internet at
http://www.portaleimmigrazione.it.
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MEDICAL FACILITIES AND HEALTH INFORMATION: Medical
facilities are available, but may be limited outside urban areas. Public
hospitals, though generally free of charge for emergency services, sometimes
do not maintain the same standards as hospitals in the United States, so
travelers are encouraged to obtain insurance that would cover a stay in a
private Italian hospital or clinic. It is almost impossible to obtain an
itemized hospital bill from public hospitals, as required by many U.S.
insurance companies, because the Italian National Health Service charges one
inclusive rate (care services, bed and board).
Information on vaccinations and other health precautions, such as safe
food and water precautions and insect bite protection, may be obtained from
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s hotline for international
travelers at 1-877-FYI-TRIP (1-877-394-8747); fax 1-888-CDC-FAXX
(1-888-232-3299)
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MEDICAL INSURANCE: The Department of State strongly
urges Americans to consult with their medical insurance company prior to
traveling abroad to confirm whether their policy applies overseas and
whether it will cover emergency expenses such as a medical evacuation.
REGISTRATION / EMBASSY LOCATION: Americans living
or traveling outside of the U.S. are encouraged to register with the U.S.
Embassy through the State Department’s travel registration website,
https://travelregistration.state.gov. Americans without Internet access
may register directly with the U.S. Embassy. By registering, American
citizens make it easier for the Embassy to contact them in case of
emergency.
The U.S. Embassy is located at Via V. Veneto 119/A, tel: 39-06-46741 and
fax: 39-06-4674-2217; Internet address:
http://italy.usembassy.gov.
The U.S. Consulates are located in:
- Florence: Lungarno Amerigo Vespucci 38, tel:
39-055-266-951, consular fax: 399-055-215-550;
- Milan: Via Principe Amedeo 2/10, tel:
39-02-290-351, and fax: 39-02-290-35-273;
- Naples: Piazza della Repubblica, tel:
39-081-583-8111, and consular fax: 39-081-583-8275.
There are U.S. Consular Agents located in:
- Genoa: Via Dante 2, tel: 39-010-584-492, and fax:
39-010-553-3033;
- Palermo: Via Vaccarini 1, tel: 39-091-305-857,
and fax: 39-091-625-6026;
- Venice: Viale Galileo Galilei, 30, tel:
39-041-541-5944, and fax: 39-041-541-6654.
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