Global rank
#3
Italy • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free124 · 62%
Visa on arrival27 · 14%
eTA11 · 6%
Visa required38 · 19%
Bloc
EU / Schengen
Language required
B1 Italian
Years to citizenship
10 yr
Dual citizenship
Yes
Inheritable generations
2 gen
World reach
95%
Renounce required
No
About the Italy passport
At #3 globally out of 200 ranked passports, the Italy passport puts holders ahead of 99% of the world. Alongside Belgium and Denmark, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. Like many countries, Italy extends citizenship to children of its nationals born abroad, making the passport potentially available to subsequent generations through descent.
Passport context
Italy applies a top marginal income tax rate of 43% and a capital gains tax rate of Same as income. The country operates a standard high tax regime.
Italy is a member of the European Union, granting holders the right to live, work, and study across 27 EU member states plus 4 Schengen associates.
Where Italy passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIranIrelandIsraelJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
How Italy compares regionally
Among EU member states, the Italy passport ranks 14th of 27 by mobility. The average passport rank across EU member states is #4.