How to enter and stay in Italy for attendance at Expo Milano 2015 9
persons involved in the artistic and cultural events organized, within the exposition site, by the Official
Participants, Unofficial Participants, or the Organizer;
journalists following foreign delegations, tasked with covering the events organized by the Participants
at Expo Milano 2015;
personnel involved in commercial activities at the Exposition, authorized by the Organizer.
d) Entry of foreign workers dealing with the construction and staging of the Expo pavilions, and that carry out their
activity from 01 January 2014 through 31 March 2015, and from December 2015 until the completion of the
dismantling of the pavilions, and at any rate no later than the date of 30 June 2016. The entry procedures
for this category of workers follow two distinct procedures, described in point 4.3 below.
e) Entry of foreign nationals that intend to visit Expo Milan 2015, who are to be issued a tourist visa valid not
only for entering but also for staying in Italy for a maximum period of 3 months, in accordance with the procedures
described in point 4.4 below.
4.2 Entry for mission with issuance of “M.A.E. card” or permit of stay
This procedure of entry and stay in Italy regards exclusively the categories of foreign nationals provided for by art. 6 of
the Main Office Agreement, as cited in point 4.1 letter a), b), and c).
Procedure for the issuance of the mission visa:
For the purpose of ensuring the proper function of the procedures for issuing mission visas, pursuant to art. 6,
paragraph 6 of the Main Office Agreement, the Commissioner General of Section and the Directors of the Unofficial
Participants of each State must officially announce to the event Organizer (Expo 2015 S.p.A.) their detailed requests
including the names of the persons falling under the categories that may apply for the issuance of the visa in question.
The lists received and examined by Expo are then transmitted to the competent Directorates at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, to fulfil the obligations pertaining to entry visas.
Only after this transmission may the foreign nationals interested in entry make contact with the Visa Offices of the
Italian diplomatic and consular representations of their country of residence, in order to initiate the procedures for
issuing the entry visas, with appropriate lead time ahead of the departure date.
These persons will receive a mission visa with the annotation “EXPO 2015.”
Documentation needed for the issuance of the mission entry visa:
− copy of passport exceeding the requested visa’s expiration date by at least 3 months
− passport photo against white background
− adequate and valid travel health insurance with a minimum coverage equalling € 30,000 euro
(only in the event of Schengen visas with a duration of up to 90 days)
− airplane ticket or reservation (this requirement may be met at the official request of the
Government Commissioner and of the Directors)
− availability of lodging (this requirement may be met at the official request of the Government
Commissioner and of the Directors)
− additional documentation as needed