{
  "schema_version": "passenger-guide-1",
  "standard_version": "1.18",
  "airport": "FCO",
  "language": "en",
  "topic": "visa-entry",
  "automatic_refresh": false,
  "personal_eligibility": "not_assessed",
  "live_availability": "unknown",
  "acceptance": "reviewed_website_guidance_not_canonical_promotion",
  "next_actions": [
    {
      "topic": "self-transfer",
      "url": "/en/fco/self-transfer/"
    },
    {
      "topic": "connecting",
      "url": "/en/fco/connecting/"
    },
    {
      "topic": "at-the-airport",
      "url": "/en/fco/at-the-airport/"
    }
  ],
  "content": {
    "summary": "Collecting bags, using public check-in desks, or leaving for a hotel can require entry into the country. Permission for airside transit is not automatically permission to enter. Confirm your actual route with the airline, then check the official requirements.",
    "source_ids": [
      "it-visa",
      "fco-transfer"
    ],
    "country": {
      "summary": "Requirements depend on your passport, residence documents, journey and whether you cross border control. Use the government checker for your own situation before booking.",
      "source_ids": [
        "it-visa"
      ]
    },
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-11",
    "sources": [
      {
        "id": "it-visa",
        "scope": "country",
        "airports": [
          "FCO",
          "BGY"
        ],
        "url": "https://vistoperitalia.esteri.it/?lang=en_US",
        "web_ref": "turn8view1",
        "retrieval_mode": "full_page",
        "paraphrased_evidence": [
          "Official Visa for Italy checker uses nationality, residence, purpose and duration.",
          "Airport transit visa type A covers the international transit area only; it does not establish permission to enter Italy.",
          "Even a visa does not guarantee admission."
        ],
        "limitations": "Do not copy outdated Schengen country lists embedded on this page.",
        "label": "Visa for Italy checker"
      },
      {
        "id": "fco-transfer",
        "scope": "airport",
        "airports": [
          "FCO"
        ],
        "url": "https://www.adr.it/pax-fco-transiti",
        "web_ref": "turn12search0",
        "retrieval_mode": "search_index",
        "paraphrased_evidence": [
          "ADR tells independently connecting passengers with checked baggage to collect it in baggage reclaim.",
          "Then follow Exit signs and go upstairs to Departures to check in and drop the bag again.",
          "Confirm baggage and check-in procedures with the operating airline."
        ],
        "limitations": "Direct retrieval returned 403; current Italian official page retrieved through search index. Old English URL exists but should not be used as current route authority.",
        "label": null
      }
    ]
  }
}