Travel Documents

Keep an identity document with you at all times, to show at the check points, along with your boarding pass. For further information, please see your airline website.

Identity document

A valid identity card is accepted as an identification document for entry into EU countries. The identity card is accepted only in some Extra-EU countries, and only for trips organized by Tour Operators. For further details, please see the relevant country sheet on the Viaggiare Sicuri website.

Passport

A passport allows access to all countries worldwide whose governments are recognized by the Italian government, with or without a visa. The passport is valid for ten years.

For United States of America: When travelling for business or pleasure, with a return ticket and for a period not exceeding 90 days, you can travel to the United States of America visa-free, through the Visa Waiver Program. In order to take advantage of the Visa Waiver Program, you must obtain the ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) by filling out the related form and paying the on-line fee on the www.usa.gov website before departure.

Driving License

Driving licences are not valid as travel documents in Italy, and they are not valid as identity documents abroad.

Vaccinations

For health reasons, some countries require or recommend vaccinations and special preventive measures before travelling: for updated news on the destinations and on the related requirements, see the Viaggiare Sicuri website.

MINORS

Unaccompanied minors: new rules for minors under the age of 14 travelling alone
Since 04/06/2014, the parents or tutors of minors under the age of 14 travelling without their supervision, who want to entrust the minor to a natural person or to a transport company (such as an airline), must sign an accompaniment statement, which will be filed at the competent Police Headquarters.

Before purchasing a ticket, check that the transport company is willing to take custody of a minor under the age of 14.

Travelling with minors
All children's passports must be individual: all Italian minors must be equipped with an individual travelling document to travel in Europe and abroad, i.e. a passport, or, if the destination Countries recognize it as valid, an identity card or another equivalent travelling document.