Originally Posted by
bdemaria
I've now read the rules in both English and Italian and you "may" emphasize "may" all you want, but it does not appear in the Italian version. It is an issue of grammatical structures that exist in one language but not the other [modals, conditional verbs, etc..]. The adjective comprovabile is used in the Italian version, in essence stating "proven by a prepaid return ticket."
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The bottom line: the Italian govt. can and will refuse entry to someone who does not have proof onward/return travel. Not always, but it happens. In the same way, they can summarily deport someone who has been in the country longer than 8 days w/o a permesso.
^^ Thank you for the translation.
Note: I hope those less familiar with this forum understand how experienced and credible
bdemaria is. Ignore her at your own risk.
Originally Posted by
Captain Schmidt
2) not sure if you've ever lived or travelled in Europe, but I have travelled countless times around the continent with US citizens including my wife. i have never seen any European airline, ferry company, bus company, train company etc require anything other than evidence of the correct travel document being held by the passenger.
With all due respect, so? That you have
never seen it is not proof it
never happens.
Originally Posted by Blumie
By far the best post in the entire thread. .... except I would hope we all can agree that if the AA agent treated the OP and his wife as rudely as the OP reports, then that is wrong, regardless of what is right.
Second best post of the thread.
