Italian passport

Cover of an Italian biometric passport issued in 2006

Italian passports are issued to Italian citizens to travel outside of Italy. For travelling within the European Union, Italian citizens can use their ID card.

Biometric passports are available since October 26, 2006. They are valid for a period of 10 years and they cost €44.66 (32 pages) or €45.62 (48 pages), and one "tax mark" that costs € 40.29.

Physical Appearance

Italian passports are burgundy coloured, with the Italian Coat of arms emblazoned in the center of the front cover. The word "Passaporto" meaning, passport is inscribed below the coat of arms and "Unione Europea" (Template:Lang-en), "Repubblica Italiana" (Template:Lang-en) above. However, the “e-passport” cover will have the biometric symbol at the bottom, as in other countries. Italian passport use the standard EU design.

Identity Information Page

The Italian Passport includes the following data:

Photo of Passport Holder
Type (P)
Code of Issuing State (ITA)
Passport No.
Surname (1)
Given Names (2)
Nationality (3)
Date of Birth (4)
Sex (5)
Place of Birth (6)
Date of Issue (7)
Date of Expiry (8)
Authority (9)

The information page ends with the Machine Readable Zone.

Languages

The data page/information page is printed in Italian, English and French.

Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel

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Africa

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
Botswana	90 days [1]
Burundi	Visa can be obtained upon arrival [2]
Comoros	A free 24 h transit visa issued upon arrival at the airport. Within 24 hours this must be converted into a full visa at the immigration office in Moroni (fee payable) [3]
Djibouti	1-month visa can be obtain upon arrival for DJF5,000 [4]
Egypt	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$15 [5]
Ethiopia	3-month tourist visa issued upon arrival (Addis Ababa Airport only; US$40 and two passport photos required) [6]
Gambia	90 days [7]
Kenya	3-month visa may be issued upon arrival for $50 [8]
Lesotho	14 days [9][10]
Madagascar	90-day visa issued upon arrival for MGA 140,000; visa obtained prior to arrival strongly recommended [11]
Malawi	90 days [12]
Mauritius	60 days (tourist), 90 days (business) [13][14]
Mayotte	90 days [15]
Morocco	3 months [16]
Mozambique	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$25 [17][18]
Namibia	3 months [19]
Réunion	unlimited access [20]
Saint Helena	90 days
Senegal	3 months [21]
Seychelles	1 month [22]
South Africa	90 days [23]
Swaziland	60 days [24]
Tanzania	3 month visa issued upon arrival for USD 50 [25][26]
Togo	7-day visa can be obtained upon arrival for XOF10,000~35,000 [27]
Tunisia	3 months [28]
Uganda	30-day visa can be obtained upon arrival for USD 50 [29][30]
Zambia	visa issued upon arrival (single entry visa fee USD 25) [31][32]
Zimbabwe	3-month holiday/1-month business visa issued upon arrival for USD 30 ~ 55 [33]

Americas

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
Anguilla	3 months [34][35]
Antigua and Barbuda	1 month [36][37]
Argentina	90 days [38]
Aruba	3 months [39]
Bahamas	8 months [40]
Barbados	6 months [41][42]
Belize	1 month [43]
Bermuda	6 months [44][45]
Bolivia	90 days [46]
Brazil	90 days [47]
British Virgin Islands	30 days [48]
Canada	6 months [49][50]
Cayman Islands	30 days [51]
Chile	90 days [52]
Colombia	90 days [53][54]
Costa Rica	90 days [55]
Dominica	6 months [56]
Dominican Republic	30-day tourist card issued on arrival USD 10 [57]
Ecuador	90 days [58][59]
El Salvador	90 days [60][61]
Falkland Islands	30 days [62][63]
French Guiana	unlimited access [64]
Greenland	90 days [65]
Grenada	3 months [66][67]
Guadeloupe	unlimited access [68]
Guatemala	90 days [69]
Guyana	90 days [70]
Haiti	3 months [71][72]
Honduras	3 months [73]
Jamaica	90 days [74][75]
Martinique	unlimited access [76]
Mexico	180 days tourist/30 days business [77][78]
Montserrat	3 months [79]
Netherlands Antilles	3 months [80]
Nicaragua	90 days [81]
Panama	90 days [82][83]
Paraguay	90 days [84]
Peru	90 days [85]
Puerto Rico	90 days, Visa Waiver Program-ESTA required [86]
Saint Barthélemy	unlimited access [87]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	3 months [88][89]
Saint Lucia	6-week [90]
Saint Martin	unlimited access [91]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	90 days [92]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1 month [93]
Trinidad and Tobago	90 days [94]
Turks and Caicos Islands	30 days [95]
United States of America	90 days, Visa Waiver Program-ESTA required [96]
Uruguay	3 months [97]
U.S. Virgin Islands	90 days, Visa Waiver Program-ESTA required [98]
Venezuela	3 months [99]

Asia

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
ASEAN
Brunei Darussalam	30 days [100]
Cambodia	30-day visa issued upon arrival for USD 20/USD 25 [101]
Indonesia	30-day visa issued upon arrival for USD 25 [102]
Laos	30-day visa issued upon arrival for USD 30 [103]
Malaysia	3 months [104]
Philippines	21 days [105]
Singapore	30 days [106]
Thailand	30 days [107]
Non-ASEAN
Armenia	120-day visa issued upon arrival for AMD 15,000 [108]
Azerbaijan	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$100 [109]
Bahrain	14-day visa issued upon arrival for BHD5 [110][111]
Bangladesh	90-day visa issued upon arrival for USD50 [112]
Republic of China (Taiwan)	30 days [113]
Georgia	360 days [114]
Hong Kong	90 days [115]
Iraq (only Kurdistan region)	visa issued upon arrival (free of charge) [116]
Israel	3 months [117]
Japan	3 months [118]
Jordan	1 month visa issued upon arrival for JOD10 [119][120]
South Korea	90 days [121]
Kuwait	3-month visa issued upon arrival for KWD5 [122]
Kyrgyzstan	1-month visa issued upon arrival (fee USD 35 ~ USD 70) [123]
Lebanon	1-month visa issued upon arrival (free of charge) [124][125]
Macau	90 days [126]
Maldives	30 day visa issued upon arrival free of charge [127]
Mongolia	Visa can be issued upon arrival [128]
Nepal	15/30/90 day visa issued on arrival for $25/40/100 [129]
Oman	visa issued upon arrival : 1 month (OMR 6), 1 year multiple entries stay up to 3-week per visit (OMR 10) [130]
Qatar	21-day visa can be issued upon arrival [131]
Sri Lanka	30 days [132]
Timor-Leste	30-day visa issued upon arrival for USD 30 [133]
Turkey	90 days [134]
United Arab Emirates	30 days [135]
Yemen	1-month visa issued upon arrival for YER10,500 [136]

Europe

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
European Union
Austria	unlimited access [137][138]
Belgium	unlimited access [139][140]
Bulgaria	unlimited access [141][142]
Cyprus	unlimited access [143][144]
Czech Republic	unlimited access [145][146]
Denmark	unlimited access [147][148]
Estonia	unlimited access [149][150]
Finland	unlimited access [151][152]
France	unlimited access [153][154]
Germany	unlimited access [155][156]
Gibraltar	unlimited access [157]
Greece	unlimited access [158][159]
Hungary	unlimited access [160][161]
Republic of Ireland	unlimited access [162][163]
Italy	Italian citizens have the Right of Abode [164][165]
Latvia	unlimited access [166][167]
Lithuania	unlimited access [168][169]
Luxembourg	unlimited access [170][171]
Malta	unlimited access [172][173]
Netherlands	unlimited access [174][175]
Poland	unlimited access [176][177]
Portugal	unlimited access [178][179]
Romania	unlimited access [180][181]
Slovakia	unlimited access [182][183]
Slovenia	unlimited access [184][185]
Spain	unlimited access [186][187]
Sweden	unlimited access [188][189]
United Kingdom	unlimited access [190]
Non-EU
Albania	90 days [191]
Andorra	90 days [192]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	90 days [193]
Croatia	90 days [194][195]
Faroe Islands	90 days [196]
Guernsey	6 months [197]
Iceland	unlimited access
Isle of Man	6 months
Jersey	6 months
Liechtenstein	unlimited access [198]
Monaco	90 days) [199]
Montenegro	90 days [200]
Norway	unlimited access [201]
San Marino	90 days [202]
Serbia	90 days [203]
Switzerland	unlimited access [204]
Ukraine	90 days [205]
Vatican City	90 days) [206]

Oceania

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
Australia	3 months - eVisitor visa required (free of charge) [207]
American Samoa	30 days [208]
Cook Islands	31 days [209]
Fiji	6 months [210]
Guam	90 days, Visa Waiver Program-ESTA required
Kiribati	28 days [211]
Marshall Islands	30-day visa issued upon arrival [212]
Federated States of Micronesia	30 days[213]
New Caledonia	3 months [214]
New Zealand	3 months [215]
Niue	30 days [216]
Northern Mariana Islands	30 days [217]
Palau	30-day visa issued upon arrival (free of charge) [218][219]
Papua New Guinea	60-day visa issued upon arrival for PGK100 (tourist), PGK500 (business) [220]
French Polynesia	3 months [221]
Norfolk Island	3 months - eVisitor visa required (free of charge) [222]
Samoa	60 days, free visitor permit issued upon arrival [223]
Solomon Islands	3 months [224]
Tokelau	free cruising permit can be obtain in Apia, Samoa [225]
Tonga	31-day visa issued upon arrival (free of charge) [226]
Tuvalu	1-month visa issued upon arrival free of charge [227]
Vanuatu	30 days [228][229]
Wallis and Futuna	3 months