Italian Ricevuta / Travelling outside of Schengen [duplicate]

I am a Turkish citizen who studies in Italy. My permesso di soggiorno (residence permit) is expired and I made an application for renewal. I have my ricevuta from the post office. I left Italy 10 days ago to have a trip in Balkans. Currently , I am in Serbia. Can I fly back to Italy from here via direct fly? I read couple of times ricevuta can be used only for travelling to home country. (Turkey in my case) But Italian police’s web page doesnt specify something like that. It only says Italian residents can come back to Italy with their expired residence permit and ricevuta. I am thinking to go back to Italy with Ryanair. Is there a possibility for Ryanair to not recognize ricevuta and reject my boarding? Is there anyone who tried to travel from another extra-EU country to Italy with his/her ricevuta? (I have seen another questions like this but they all want to travel to another Schengen country with their ricevuta.)

Best Answer

You should be able to fly directly to Italy from Serbia, or with a transfer in any non-Schengen country. You would not be able to fly via another Schengen country.

The database that airlines use to check these requirements, TIMATIC, has this to say on the matter:

Visa Exemptions:

Passengers with a residence permit issued by Italy.

Additional Information:

Residents of Italy with an expired Residence Permit are permitted to re-enter Italy. They must also have a receipt issued by the Italian Post Office or Police Department proving that they have applied for the new residence permit in less than 60 days after the expiration date. They must return to Italy directly from outside the Schengen area.

Valid visas in full, invalidated travel documents are accepted if accompanied by a new travel document.

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Can I travel with my Ricevuta?

So the answer is, you can travel to your home country with your ricevuta but you cannot travel to other Schengen Areas with a permesso di soggiorno receipt.

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 with permesso di soggiorno receipt Europe?

If you already have your permesso di soggiorno card, then you are free to travel where you want without restrictions on layovers in Europe, assuming that you are from a country that allows you to travel in Europe for up to 90 days without a visa.

How long can Italian carta di soggiorno stay outside the EU?

Residence permits allow individuals, unless specific limitations are imposed, to travel to several European countries without restraint for a period not to exceed 90 days in any 6-month period (Italy 18 Nov.

Travelling with the receipt from questura [ricevuta]or requesting for permesso di soggiorno

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