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British Citizens travelling to Italy from 01.01.2021

Short Stay visas

In accordance with the provisions of the EU Regulation 2019/592, starting from 1st January 2021 (the end of the transition period) the United Kingdom will be added to Annex II of the EU regulation 2018/1806.
British citizens will therefore not need a Schengen short-stay visa to spend up to 90 days in Italy within a period of 180 days.

This exemption also applies to the following categories of British citizens:

• ”British National Overseas”;
• “British Overseas Territories Citizen”(BOTC) – including Anguilla, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, South Georgia Island, South Sandwich Islands, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicos Islands, British Virgin Islands, British Antarctic Territory and British Indian Ocean Territory;
• British Overseas Citizen (BOC);
• British Protected Persons (BPP);
• British Subjects (BS).
The exemption from the requirement for a short-stay visa will also apply in cases where British citizens enter Italy to perform paid work, subject to reciprocal arrangements for Italian citizens in the U.K.
In the case of British citizens entering Italy to undertake paid work, there is a separate requirement to apply for a residence permit within eight working days of entering Italy.
Other Schengen visa exemption under ex art. 6 Reg 2018/1806 will be applied to the following persons:
• Third country nationals subject to visa requirement, residing in the UK, travelling as part of a school trip as members of a group of school pupils accompanied by a teacher from the school in question;
• Recognized refugees and stateless persons, resident in the UK in possession of a travel document issued by the British authorities.

Long Stay visas

Starting from 1st January 2021, British citizens planning to stay in Italy for more than 90 days (‘long stay’) within 180 days, will be subject to National visas requirements according to the Italian immigration rules applied to third country nationals.
Starting now, British citizens may submit a Long Stay visa application for entry on 1st January 2021 or later, if applying for the following purposes:

• Study
• Religious purposes
• Mission
• Elective residency

Applications for National visas subject to the “Nulla Osta” (entry clearance) from the “Sportello Unico per l’Immigrazione” (Unified Immigration Desk) will be possible exclusively after 1 January 2021. The above mentioned procedure applies for Long stay visas for the following purposes:
– work (including sport related activities and research)
– family reunion and adoption
– investors and start-up
– conversion of residence permits originally issued for study or traineeship purposes.

British and EU Family Member
UK nationals’ family members who are from third countries will have to fulfil all the rules of the Visa Code applicable to third‐country nationals.

If they are not holding a visa and they intend to apply in order to travel as of 1 January 2021, they must apply for a short stay visa under the general rules applicable to third-country nationals in accordance with the Visa Code.

If they already have a visa issued, they will need to fulfil, in addition, the entry conditions applicable to third-country nationals.