Italy's ordinary adult residence route generally requires ten years of legal residence for non-EU nationals, with shorter statutory cohorts, language proof and a discretionary grant process.
Europe passport
Italy passport rank
Global rank#4
Mobility score191
Destinations tracked227
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Passport overview
About the Italy passport
The Italy passport is grouped with Europe in this index. It ranks #4 globally and #2 among 49 Europe passports, with a mobility score of 191.
Its current access profile includes 137 visa-free destinations,34 visas on arrival, and 20 destinations using an ETA. The detailed list below separates these from eVisas, traditional visas, and any officially documented entry restrictions.
Italy's baseline personal income tax distinguishes residents' worldwide income from non-residents' Italian-source income. Residence has alternative connections and cannot be determined from a passport or day count alone.
Entry rules can change without notice. Treat this as a comparison tool and verify official requirements before travel.
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Not sure how an ETA differs from an eVisa?Africa
57AlgeriaVisa requiredAngolaVisa-freeBenineVisaBotswanaVisa-freeBurkina FasoVisa on arrivalBurundiVisa on arrivalCamerooneVisaCape Verde IslandsVisa-freeCentral African RepublicVisa requiredChadeVisaComoro IslandsVisa on arrivalCongo (Dem. Rep.)eVisaCongo (Rep.)Visa requiredCôte d'IvoireVisa on arrivalDjiboutieVisaEgyptVisa on arrivalEquatorial GuineaeVisaEritreaVisa requiredeSwatiniVisa-freeEthiopiaVisa on arrivalGabonVisa on arrivalGhanaeVisaGuineaETAGuinea-BissauVisa requiredKenyaETALesothoVisa-freeLiberiaVisa requiredLibyaeVisaMadagascarVisa on arrivalMalawiVisa on arrivalMaliVisa requiredMauritaniaeVisaMauritiusVisa-freeMayotteVisa-freeMoroccoVisa-freeMozambiqueETANamibiaVisa on arrivalNigerVisa requiredNigeriaeVisaReunionVisa-freeRwandaVisa on arrivalSão Tomé and PríncipeVisa-freeSenegalVisa requiredSeychellesETASierra LeoneVisa on arrivalSomaliaETASouth AfricaVisa-freeSouth SudaneVisaSt. HelenaVisa on arrivalSudanVisa requiredTanzaniaVisa on arrivalThe GambiaVisa-freeTogoeVisaTunisiaVisa-freeUgandaeVisaZambiaVisa-freeZimbabweVisa on arrival
Americas
25ArgentinaVisa-freeBelizeVisa-freeBermudaVisa-freeBoliviaVisa-freeBrazilVisa-freeCanadaETAChileVisa-freeColombiaVisa-freeCosta RicaVisa-freeEcuadorVisa-freeEl SalvadorVisa-freeFalkland IslandsVisa-freeFrench GuianaVisa-freeGuatemalaVisa-freeGuyanaVisa-freeHondurasVisa-freeMexicoVisa-freeNicaraguaVisa-freePanamaVisa-freeParaguayVisa-freePeruVisa-freeSurinameVisa-freeUnited StatesETAUruguayVisa-freeVenezuelaVisa-free
Caribbean
25AnguillaVisa-freeAntigua and BarbudaVisa-freeArubaVisa-freeBarbadosVisa-freeBonaire; St. Eustatius and SabaVisa-freeBritish Virgin IslandsVisa-freeCayman IslandsVisa-freeCubaeVisaCuracaoVisa-freeDominicaVisa-freeDominican RepublicVisa-freeFrench West IndiesVisa-freeGrenadaVisa-freeHaitiVisa-freeJamaicaVisa-freeMontserratVisa-freePuerto RicoETASaint Martin (French part)Visa-freeSt. Kitts and NevisETASt. LuciaVisa-freeSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-freeThe BahamasVisa-freeTrinidad and TobagoVisa-freeTurks and Caicos IslandsVisa-freeUS Virgin IslandsETA
Asia
32AfghanistanVisa requiredBangladeshVisa on arrivalBhutaneVisaBruneiVisa-freeCambodiaVisa on arrivalChinaVisa-freeHong Kong (SAR China)Visa-freeIndiaeVisaIndonesiaVisa on arrivalJapanVisa-freeKazakhstanVisa-freeKyrgyzstanVisa-freeLaoseVisaMacao (SAR China)Visa-freeMalaysiaVisa-freeMaldivesVisa on arrivalMongoliaVisa-freeMyanmarVisa on arrivalNepalVisa on arrivalNorth KoreaVisa requiredPakistanETAPhilippinesVisa-freeSingaporeVisa-freeSouth KoreaVisa-freeSri LankaETATaiwan (Chinese Taipei)Visa-freeTajikistanVisa-freeThailandVisa-freeTimor-LesteVisa-freeTurkmenistanVisa on arrivalUzbekistanVisa-freeVietnamVisa-free
Europe
52AlbaniaVisa-freeAndorraVisa-freeAustriaVisa-freeAzerbaijaneVisaBelarusVisa-freeBelgiumVisa-freeBosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-freeBulgariaVisa-freeCroatiaVisa-freeCyprusVisa-freeCzechiaVisa-freeDenmarkVisa-freeEstoniaVisa-freeFaroe IslandsVisa-freeFinlandVisa-freeFranceVisa-freeGeorgiaVisa-freeGermanyVisa-freeGibraltarVisa-freeGreeceVisa-freeGreenlandVisa-freeHungaryVisa-freeIcelandVisa-freeIrelandVisa-freeItalyCitizenshipKosovoVisa-freeLatviaVisa-freeLiechtensteinVisa-freeLithuaniaVisa-freeLuxembourgVisa-freeMaltaVisa-freeMoldovaVisa-freeMonacoVisa-freeMontenegroVisa-freeNetherlandsVisa-freeNorth MacedoniaVisa-freeNorwayVisa-freePolandVisa-freePortugalVisa-freeRomaniaVisa-freeRussian FederationeVisaSan MarinoVisa-freeSerbiaVisa-freeSlovakiaVisa-freeSloveniaVisa-freeSpainVisa-freeSwedenVisa-freeSwitzerlandVisa-freeTürkiyeVisa-freeUkraineVisa-freeUnited KingdomETAVatican CityVisa-free
Middle East
15Oceania
21American SamoaETAAustraliaETACook IslandsVisa on arrivalFijiVisa-freeFrench PolynesiaVisa-freeGuamETAKiribatiVisa-freeMarshall IslandsVisa-freeMicronesiaVisa-freeNauruVisa requiredNew CaledoniaVisa-freeNew ZealandETANiueVisa on arrivalNorthern Mariana IslandsETAPalau IslandsVisa-freePapua New GuineaeVisaSamoaVisa on arrivalSolomon IslandsVisa-freeTongaVisa-freeTuvaluVisa-freeVanuatuVisa on arrival
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Human Development Index
0.9150–1 · 2023
UNDP's development measure; not a passport or relocation score.
Italy · Publisher-reported national statistical geography; not every overseas territory or citizen abroad
UNDP · Human Development Report 2025Source, reuse and review
UNDP Human Development Report 2025, composite indices time series. Selected observations; display rounded to three decimals. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
Source data · CC BY 3.0 IGOLife expectancy at birth
84.0years · 2024
Population-level period estimate; not an individual prediction or healthcare-access rating.
Italy · Publisher-reported national statistical geography; not every overseas territory or citizen abroad
World Bank · World Development Indicators, updated 2026-07-13Source, reuse and review
World Bank: World Development Indicators, SP.DYN.LE00.IN; UN World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat. Selected observations; display rounded to one decimal. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
Source data · Source geography registry · CC BY 4.0 with World Bank additional terms