TDudette

juliejohn22, where did you end up staying in Italy last year?

cafegoddess

juliejohn22,

I too is interested in knowing where you stayed. I hope you fine a way to stay longer.

ParisAmsterdam

See if you can qualify for a passport from anow EU country. For example, my Irish born grandfather makes me eligible for an Irish passport. In that case, you could stay in Italy for as long as you like.

historytraveler

I have no idea whether or how you can stay longer than 90 days, but I do wonder why anyone would come to this board for an answer. How would you know if any of the responses are right? Would you select the answer on the identity of the poster or on the answer that sounds best or fits your needs best? If I wanted such information, I'd start with a consulate and proceed from there. Sorry but this is not the best place to pose such a question. Ask us about where to stay in Florence for 100 € a night etc. or the lines at the Vatican not questions that deal with important aspects of legality.

bvlenci

Most of the things that were said on this topic can be verified. For instance, a quick verification would have revealed that you can't prolong your stay in Italy by spending a weekend in Switzerland.

You can also verify the requirements for a long-term visa by searching on "long term visa Italy".

http://www.esteri.it/mae/en/minister...to_durata.html

At least you would have learned from the forum the search term to use!

Not only that, but even consulates sometimes give wrong information. When I moved to Italy, the Italian consulate in New York, which issued my visa "for family reunification", it was valid for 90 days. They told me that near the end of the 90 days, I had to go to the questura (police station) to get it prolonged. The "demographic office" in my town registered me as a new resident, and agreed with the consulate on this point.

Instead, I was supposed to have gone immediately to the questura, and when I went, I learned that consequently my visa was null and void, and couldn't be prolonged. The police officer "fixed" the problem by changing the date of entry on my residence permit. For several years, every time I returned to Italy from the US, I was afraid immigration would notice the discrepancy between my visa entry date (in my passport) and that on my residence permit.

All important information should be verified! You should even verify recommendations of rooms in Florence.

janisj

The OP has never returned/responded to her thread -- was topped by curious souls . . . the OP ain't interested.

bvlenci

Or maybe she was put off by all the scolding.

historytraveler

bvienci, perhaps I didn't make myself clear ( often a problem ) but one of the points I was trying to make was that getting the correct information requires considerable research and, indeed, verification. Posing your questions here and accepting the answers without serious enquiry and verification is not a good approach.

bvlenci

Yes, I can agree with what you're saying now, historytraveler. I didn't agree with what you said before, because I think this <b> can </b> be a good place for brainstorming solutions to such problems.

I also wanted to warn that one shouldn't blindly accept what the consulate says, either.

Sometimes you see a question like, "I'm a citizen of Lower Slobbovia. Do I need a transit visa to change planes in Frankfurt en route to Canada? <b> That </b> is indeed a question that shouldn't be posed in a travel forum.

roadlqui

Julie John - I'm looking to do a 1 months stay, maybe longer in Italy in February or March of 2020. Would love to hear where you stayed and any tips you could share.

janisj

welcome to Fodors roadlqui.

>>Julie John - I'm looking to do a 1 months stay, maybe longer in Italy in February or March of 2020. Would love to hear where you stayed and any tips you could share.<<

juliejohn has not posted on Fodors in more than 2 years. If you are looking for recommendations for places to stay in Italy, you should probably start a new thread of your own.

suze

I don't think we even know if juliejohn ever went to Italy??? She last posted March 2016 without saying what she had decided.