Italy

Six months of illegal work — picking grapes 14 hours a day, sleeping in a tent by night, talking with butchers, vintors, and tough guys the whole time in between —  has cumulated in a book called Barolo, the memoirs of Matthew Gavin Frank’s life as vineyard laboror in the Barolo region of Italy. If [...]

Can you return to Europe as a tourist after overstaying the Schengen visa? Hello, This is a tough question to answer because immigration policy is often very inconsistently applied around the Schengen region, but it is my impression that you should be in the clear: you paid your fine in Zurich and have been away [...]

Overstayed visa, caught when leaving Zurich by air — “when I try to go back to France or Italy in a few months (I have no intention of returning to Swiss)? Will the Swiss put my name on some list and I be barred from entry, with no legal hearing or notice? It makes sense [...]

Prepare for your travels to Italy Use this guide to help you prepare for your travels to Italy. Below are topics and categories that are important for travelers going to Italy. Browse the topics and submit links, comments, ideas, and information wherever you can to assist other travelers in Italy. Map of Italy Topics for [...]

Travel Visas to Italy Italy is part of the Schengen immigration zone, which means that a visa for this country is good for all 25 countries of the group. Typically, tourists are given visas that are good for 90 out of 180 days. Due to the complexity of this visa, many people overstay. As of [...]

Traveling and Studying online in Italy — Good Travel Strategy, but why stay in Italy? studying online and using financial aid money to travel is a top notch move.

Can European immigration tell when I entered the Schengen region if I lost my passport? — Will I have a problem returning home without an entry stamp? Will they be able to trace my passport theft and know when I entered Italy. Shall I fly into another country, perhaps, France, just to get an Entry [...]

Can I travel to Italy from the Netherlands after overstaying the Schengen Visa? Updated answer to question Hello Jatinder, I just received an email today from a guy who overstayed his Schengen visa by 15 days and was deported to his country of origin and fined 160 Euro as he tried to travel from Germany [...]

What would happen if my boyfriend overstays his tourist visa in Italy by five months? Hello Anna, To answer your question simply: Your boyfriend is playing a game of chance. He may be caught, he may not be. There is no telling. But if he does not exit the Schengen region from Switzerland or Germany [...]