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Originally Posted by vali.g
Hi! I too am trying to get to Italy by the end of the summer and am concerned about the Visa issue. It seems like a lot of hoops and the consulate, when I went last week to ask questions, was very busy and only handed me a form. I did call the embassy in D.C. and they said that if the stay was less than 90 days I was not required to get a Visa. I am planning to attend language classes and not work but to feel out the idea of living there full time. I will do one more trip to the consulate, as they don't answer email or telephone messages, but I think I will stay in Italy for only two months as a vacation, if I decide to live there I will go to the embassy in Rome and get the paper work I need, or if I don't like it I will just come home. But you will still need your permit to stay regardless...Good luck!
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Hey, Just to make sure your clear on what you need to do. Make sure you have your visa before you leave. If you decide to stay the embassy will be of no help to you, as the Italians don't allow issuance of Visa while inside the country and certainly not from the American Embassy. So in other words you will have to head back to the States first to retrieve the Visa. I've quadruple checked on this and there is absolutely no way they will give you a visa unless its applied for in person at your Consulate in your home region in the United States. Its a real pain, but the main hoop you have to jump through is means of substinence, meaning you have the assets to survive in Italy without obtaining a job and without utilizing their resources such as free healthcare. Good Luck to you as well!!