What can i do to stay longer than 90 days in italy?

Question

i dont know what to do before i go! i want to stay longer than 90 days. maybe even up to a year! how can i do that? i also want to see if i can get a little part-time there just to have some money to pay the place im stayin at and stuff. how can i get a working permit or something? how do i do this. this isnt a business trip or to study so how do i go about this? what can i do to be able to live there for a year?

Answer 1

To do this legally, you either have to have a work, study, or family reunification visa.  You download the forms, complete and send in with your application fee to your nearest Italian Consular services office, and wait for an answer.  I'd allow at least 6 months to get an answer.  If you don't have a job offer from a company in Italy, or a university study abroad programme in Italy, or immediate family members already there, then you might try an extended tourist visa application.  Same process.  You'll need to show bank accounts and creditworthiness to support yourself financially in Italy, based on their minimum daily requirements, to be considered.  Without these, you probably won't even be allowed to board a flight to Italy.  If you somehow make it there without a visa pre-arranged and with you, then you'll likely be denied entry at the airport, and shipped back home, unless you can prove onward travel outside of the Schengen Agreement border countries within 90 days.

Answer 2

I lived in Italy for almost seven years without any documents other than my US passport. Nobody will bother you unless you need to have a job that's not "under the table". If anyone ever asks, just say you had arrived in Italy previously and then went to France and came back. Since there's no border check between the EU countries, they can't prove a thing.

Answer 3

If you are a European then there is no limit to how long you can stay.  there may be a limit on when you can claim any sort of benefit.

If you are anything else check with you appropriate consulate/ embassy.

Answer 4

Hi,,, hmm,,, well i know that you cannot apply for residence until after you live there over 10 years or maybe longer..

I suggest that you Google your question and see what you find out.. They do have extensions on the 90 day rule... but you have to apply at an Italian Police station from what I remember reading... After you get there...  I would say study up on line , and find out after that...

I know you will have to show proof of money avaliable and an air ticket out of the country that is good.....

Good luck

Answer 5

Do you need to be legal?  I came as a tourist and just stayed once I got a job.  Most employers do not care if you have a permesso di lavoro (work permission).  No one who rents you an apartment cares, either.  I've been here for a year, now, and no one has given me any trouble at all.

Especially if you are an American, no Italian official cares what you do.  They are not going to kick you out.  No official has any way of knowing how long you have been here.  I do not carry around my passport, just my drivers license (which IS valid for driving here).  You are not required to carry your passport around, just some form of legal ID.  (In fact, you would be silly to carry your passport, as it could be stolen.)

Getting a permesso di lavoro is incredibly difficult.  You must apply in person to your nearest Italian consulate.  Officially, it only takes 10 days, but in reality, it can take months or years.

Your best bet is to just go as a tourist (and you CAN buy a one-way ticket--I did), find a job, and stay.  Try to arrange an room rental ahead of time, on Craig's List or www.wantedinrome.com.  You could also find a job that way.

Prepare a CV.  It's just like a resume, just formatted differently.  That's what you'll need to get a job in Italy.

Answer 6

Try to apply for a job at the American Embassy or you can apply for job at a USO !!! There are plenty of them throughout the country!!!

Answer 7

This is a tough one.... First of all, it depends on where you are from.  If you are from the US, then it is really really hard.  They tend to only give out longer stay permits to US citizens who are students.  Of course there are exceptions.  Depending on what you do for a living or how much you want to work, you could try to find a job to sponsor you before you leave and get a visa that way.

If that is not the case, then my best advice to you is to go and and while you are there go to the police station and get permission to stay longer (permission de sujurno-although the spelling is probably way off).  If you can't get that, you can always stay illegally (I did) but if you get caught I think it is like a 1,500 euro fine and they will probably kick you out.  Another option is to go to a non-Shengan country (ie UK, CZ rep...etc) every 3 months... this keeps you somewhat legal.  As far as other ways to work.. you can always try to do something under the table.  There are always under the table jobs if you look hard enough :)  Good luck and have fun, I love Italy!! :)