| A passport or a valid identity document is necessary to enter Italy. Permission to stay for tourists is valid for three months; for longer periods enquiries must be made at Italian consulates abroad.
Current regulations require a consular visa for visitors coming from certain countries in Eastern Europe (states of the former USSR, the Baltic republics, Poland, the Czech republic, the Slovak republic, Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria), from Albania and Turkey.
As far as the major countries outside Europe are concerned, a visa is not required for visitors from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Japan and the United States.
Minors travelling with parents, and who do not have a personal identity document, must be included in the passport of one of the parents.
Driving licenses and other traffic documents valid in other countries are recognized in Italy. A green card (or an equivalent international insurance certificate) is required for citizens from non-EU countries.
Pets are allowed to enter only if they are in good health and vaccinated against rabies.
A permit issued by an Italian consulate and endorsed by the frontier police, is required to bring in a hunting weapon.
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