Destinations
Europe and Schengen Area
Your existing valid identity card, valid for use abroad, is sufficient for travel within the countries signed up to the Schengen Agreements: Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Hungary, and Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Croatia and Switzerland.To travel in Sweden, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, and Romania a passport or valid identity card is necessary.
To travel in the United Kingdom a passport is necessary.
Driving license is not valid for travel abroad. For further information visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
USA
To enter the United States under the “Visa Waiver Program”, it is compulsory to fill in the online form to obtain the digital travel authorization (the ESTA - Electronic System for Travel Authorization).To request ESTA form: https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/
Information:
- US Embassy: www.usembassy.it
- Department of the United States of America: www.travel.state.gov/visa/
- Italian State Police: www.poliziadistato.it
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs: www.esteri.it
Canada
Before embarking, it is mandatory to obtain the "electronic Travel Authorization" (eTA).The eTA can only be requested online at: Canada.ca/eTA
This application costs 7 Canadian dollars and the operation is usually validated within a few minutes, excluding security checks.
The eTA is electronically linked to the passport and is valid for a period of five years or until the passport expires.
Last Minute Identity Card
At Malpensa Airport you will find a Register Office where you can renew your ID.
Location: Terminal 1 – second floor – check-in area counters.
Opening hours: from monday to friday 9 to 1:30 p.m.
Telephone: (+39) 02 74867677
Fax: (+39) 02 58581058
COVID Emergency
Following the provision of the Ministry of Health (protocol 21870 of June 23, 2020) and ENAC dispositions, some airlines require passengers to fill in a self-certification form:
- to declare that they have not had close contacts with people with COVID-19 disease in the 2 days before the onset of symptoms and up to 14 days after the onset of symptoms,
- to commit to communicating to the airline and the competent territorial Health Authority the onset of COVID-19 symptoms within 8 days from disembarking the aircraft, for traceability of contacts.
Movements to and from States and territories with COVID restrictions require a self-declaration which states proven work or study reasons, absolute urgency, health reasons, and necessity to return to someone's home, domicile, or legal residence.
