If someone is already in Italy and wants to stay over the 90 day?
If someone is already in Italy and wants to stay longer then the 90 days allowed without a visa. How would they go about getting a visa without coming back to the states to get one. Also is it possible to get a visa to work to stay in Italy for a year or 2 or only if you get a student visa. Any suggestions? Getting married to an Italian is not the answer by the way.
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Most countries in the EU will allow an AMERICAN citizen to apply for a visa while they are in the country on a tourist visa....at least that was the case for me with Germany and France. Your best bet is a student visa unless you already have a job lined up. Finding work could prove challenging and it's usually about who you know not how qualified you are. The European Union is working hard to make it more and more difficult for foreigners to take jobs from native EU citizens as an insurgence of non-natives has increased unemployment for natives. When you apply for a student or any other type of visa you will need to prove financial independence or provide a letter from a sponsor which can be verified. For more info try a search for expat websites or web blogs. To make additional contacts in Italy try www.couchsurfing.com and to search for work or housing try www.craigslist.org and click on Italy then on the city you desire. Take care & enjoy!
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You can try to go to Switzerland and apply for the residency permit at the Italian embassy in Switzerland. If you are US-citizen, Canadian, Aussie or Kiwi and don't care about where in Europe you stay as long as it is Europe you can also go to Germany and apply there for a residency permit. Citizens from certain countries are allowed to enter Germany without a visa and can then apply for a residency permit once they are already in Germany. This works especially well if you intend to stay in Europe for up to 6 months. With a German residency permit you are allowed to travel around Europe for 90 days out of 180, so if you get an extension for 90 days in Germany you get to travel around Europe for 180 days. It is not possible for US-citizens to get a work visa to Italy. Your only chance to work in Italy is volunteer work - food and accomodation in exchange for labour. See "WWOOF Italy" for more info.
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You have to have an extended stay visa to stay here in Italy over 90 days and you can't get that from here. It is very difficult, but not impossible, for someone from the US to get a work visa here. I did, but it took 8 months even though I already had the job lined up. We've had two other people from the US transfer here since I arrived too. Basically, you need to be able to demonstrate that you have a needed skill that isn't easily filled by someone from the EU. However, again, you have to go back to the US and wait for all the paperwork to be done before coming back. You'll generally need an employer here to apply for a work permit for you. Your best bet is to go back and get a student visa. The residency option for Germany that tmaia mentioned is worth looking into. You would have to prove that you have a place to live and means of support though. There's visa information on this Italian government website: http://www.esteri.it/visti/index_eng.asp and at http://www.ambwashingtondc.esteri.it/ambasciata_washington.
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