Is there a Permesso di Soggiorno card valid for traveling around Europe?

I’m going to renew my Permesso di soggiorno this April and I wanted it to be valid for traveling around Europe, for now I have Permesso di Soggiorno (Attesa Occupazione).

Best Answer

I assume since you have a residence permit that you are a non-EU citizen.

From the Europa website on "Travel documents for non-EU nationals", it says:

Travel documents for non-EU nationals

Passport and visa requirements

If you are a non-EU national wishing to visit or travel within the EU, you will need a passport:

valid for at least 3 months after the date you intend to leave the EU country you are visiting,

which was issued within the previous 10 years,

and possibly a visa. You should apply for a visa from the consulate or embassy of the country you are visiting. If your visa is from a Schengen area country, it automatically allows you to travel to the other Schengen countries as well. If you have a valid residence permit from one of those Schengen countries, it is equivalent to a visa. You may need a national visa to visit non-Schengen countries.

So since you have a residence permit from Italy (Schengen country), it should be valid to travel to other Schengen countries so long as you also carry your passport.

Note that, as mentioned above, not all European countries are a member of the Schengen area, so visa requirements would be different for non-Schengen countries, (but since you've tagged the question as 'schengen' I presume you know this :) )

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Can I travel to EU countries with permesso di soggiorno?

Unless you have a Schengen Visa still valid (which is almost never the case for a work Visa), you cannot travel legally to any other country until the Permesso di Soggiorno has been granted.

Can I travel in Europe with Italian residence permit?

All foreign national citizens who hold an EU long term residence permit or a valid residence permit of another type, can leave Italy and move freely within the Schengen area for tourism purposes, bringing with them just a passport and the residence permit.

Can you travel outside Italy with receipt of Permesso Soggiorno?

Once you are granted the standard Permesso, you can travel freely in and out of Italy and the Schengen area provided you always bring along the original Permesso together with your passport. If a standard Permesso is not granted, you can stay in Italy with the receipt and leave the country, but cannot re-enter Italy.

Can I travel freely through Europe with my residence permit?

Yes, your residence permit allows you to travel freely to other countries within the Schengen area.

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