{"id":18021,"date":"2021-05-10T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T08:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insuranceitaly.it\/?p=18021"},"modified":"2021-05-10T10:16:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T09:16:12","slug":"tourism-invitation-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insuranceitaly.it\/en\/news\/tourism-invitation-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"The tourism invitation letter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If a foreigner\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waitaly.net\/en\/pacchetti-welcome\/iscrizione-anagrafica-u-e\/\">residing in Italy<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or an Italian citizen wants to invite their foreign friends or relatives to their home, they must make a declaration called an \u201cInvitation letter\u201d. This document must indicate who will take care of food, accommodation or any\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insuranceitaly.it\/en\/medical-treatment-non-european-union-citizen\/\">medical treatment<\/a><\/strong>, as well as ensuring the return home of the host in Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The accomodation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Italian law, foreign citizens entering Italy for\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insuranceitaly.it\/en\/tourism-non-european-union-citizen\/\">tourism<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0must have a place to stay, if this place is a private house, its owner or\u00a0<strong>tenant<\/strong>\u00a0must send a letter of invitation for tourism to the people who will be hosted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Visa Entry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tourist guests must submit this letter to the Italian consulate in their country of origin in order to obtain an\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waitaly.net\/en\/pacchetti-welcome\/extra-ue-richiedente-visto-dingresso\/\">entry visa<\/a><\/strong>. The letter is also necessary for tourists from countries with which Italy has agreements and can travel without a visa because they must show it to the border police upon entering Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The insurance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Often it is necessary to take out a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waitaly.net\/en\/\">health policy<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;and a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insuranceitaly.it\/en\/insurance-services\/\">surety policy<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>in order to guarantee that you have sufficient economic resources during the tourist\u2019s stay in Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the procedure for obtaining the entry visa is completed and successful, the host must complete the declaration of hospitality which must be presented to the Authority within 48 hours of the arrival of foreign citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If a foreigner\u00a0residing in Italy\u00a0or an Italian citizen wants to invite their foreign friends or relatives to their home, they must make a declaration called an \u201cInvitation letter\u201d. 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