How Long Can Americans Stay In Italy?

[@paulfreitag7772]

Ciao Caroline! I am planning to spend 3 months in Sicily starting in April and then I'm thinking of Montenegro for the 90 days outside of the Schengen zone. I spent a year in Florence with a Student Visa for a language school. Perhaps this would be an option for your BF? He can then also work up to 20 hours per week, although nobody really checks that. This is my experience and maybe this could work for you guys? Grazie, Paul

[@Tony-ue3my]

ciao paul, and how i can apply for a Student Visa for a language school ?

[@cookmaster3626]

Is there such a thing as a Non Lucrative residency visa that allows a US citizen to stay longer than the schengen 90 day rule. If they do, and lets say they give me a 6 month permit, will I be able to spend the entire 180 day in and Schengen zone country or is the extension to 180 is only for Italy and the other Schengen countries would enforce the 90/180 day rule. Please explain. I am sure if you are on a student visa for say an year, does that mean you can freely travel around the Schengen zone for the length of your Italian visa?

[@toobaikram2059]

Hey i have question please answer i really need answer so i went to italy in December for 40 days and know i am going back to italy in may for 3 month can i stay there with United state passport my husband lives there so i wanna go to italy

[@RivieraDreamer]

If 180 days have passed since you departed in December you can stay for 3 months (90 days). If not, you can stay for 50 days. You can only stay 90 days in every 180 day cycle and the cycle began on your first day of arrival in December. I hope that makes sense!

[@toobaikram2059]

@@RivieraDreamer my 180 days period will end during my 50 days i am so canfused but thank you so much for replying .

[@RivieraDreamer]

Okay here’s an example: Let’s say your first day of travel was December 1st. This is the start of a 180 day period which lasts until May 29th. May 29th is the 180th day. Between December 1st and May 29th you have 90 days total you can spend in Italy. Then you must leave the Schengen Zone on May 29th to restart the cycle for the next 180 day period.

[@toobaikram2059]

@@RivieraDreamer ok thank you so much

[@Tony-ue3my]

@@RivieraDreamer so basically lets say i will go to Romania i have to stay there the rest of the 180 days witch is 90 days 3 month to be able to enter Italy again right ??

[@tejamajhi2271]

Hey, caroline How r u doing

[@davidbretall8118]

What is the reasoning behind this???

[@lisabianconi1315]

All EU countries have this and we have it with the EU

[@glenjoke10]

The reason...because you can't just move to a country and just live there as long as you want. You know theres a thing a citizen does and thats pay taxes for the infrastructure.

[@beaulong]

Isn't america wonderful. ;)

[@Fajrulindian8670]

Ciao