World Travel Guide Search for a City   Destination Guides > Europe & Russia > Europe > Italy Italy •  Italy •  Where To Go •  Getting There •  Red Tape And Visas •  Insurance And Health Cover •  Costs, Money And Banks •  Travellers With Disabilities •  The North-south Divide •  Getting Around •  Food And Drink •  Communications: Post, Phones And The Media •  Trouble And The Police •  Women? And Sexual Harassment •  Work And Study •  History •  Best Of •  Information And Maps •  Health •  Opening Hours And Public Holidays •  Festivals •  Sports And Outdoor Pursuits •  Directory •  Painting And Sculpture •  Architecture •  Mafia, 'Ndrangheta, Camorra: Socialized Crime In Southern Italy •  Language •  Explore Italy ITALY - RED TAPE AND VISAS Italy    view all cities Top Destinations •  Florence (Firenze) •  Genoa •  Milan (Milano) •  Naples •  Padua •  Palermo •  Pisa •  Rome •  Siena •  Turin (Torino) •  Venice •  Verona •  Vicenza   British, Irish and other EU citizens can enter Italy and stay as long as they like on production of a valid passport. Citizens of the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand need only a valid passport, too, but are limited to stays of three months. All other nationals should consult the relevant embassy about visa requirements. Legally, you're required to register with the police within three days of entering Italy, though if you're staying at a hotel this will be done for you. Although the police in some towns have become more punctilious about this, most would still be amazed at any attempt to register yourself down at the local police station while on holiday. However, if you're going to be living here for a while, you'd be advised to do it . Italian embassies and consulates abroad Australia : Getaway, Level 45, 1 Macquarie Place, Sydney, NSW 2000 (tel 02/9392 7900); 509 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, VIC 3004 (tel 03/9867 5744); 12 Grey St, Deakin, ACT 2600 (tel 02/6273 3333). Britain : 38 Eaton Place, London SW1X 8AN (tel 020/7235 9371); 32 Melville St, Edinburgh EH3 7HA (tel 0131/226 3631); 111 Piccadilly, Manchester M1 2HY (tel 0161/236 9024). Canada : 275 Slater St, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5H9 (tel 613/232-2401); 3489 Drummond St, Montréal, Quebec H3G 1X6 (tel 514/849-8351); 136 Beverley St, Toronto (tel 416/977-1566). Ireland : 63-65 Northumberland Rd, Dublin 4 (tel 01/660 1744); 7 Richmond Park, Belfast (tel 028/9066 8854). New Zealand : 34 Grant Rd, Thorndon, Wellington (tel 04/499 4186). USA: 690 Park Ave, New York (tel 212/737-9100 or 439-8600); 12400 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 300, Los Angeles (tel 310/820-0622); 1601 Fuller St NW, Washington DC (tel 202/328-5500).