Entry rules · Tonga passport

Do Tonga passport holders need a visa for Italy?

No visa needed for a short visit. Tonga passport holders can stay in Italy visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

Checked against official sources on 11 Oct 2026. Two independent checks agreed.

The rule

Entry
Visa-free. No visa needed for a short visit.
Stay
Up to 90 days in any 180-day period
Status
Verified 11 Oct 2026
Official source
EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025
Applies to
A short tourist visit with an ordinary Tonga passport.

This is the Schengen area short-stay rule. To count the days of a planned trip, use the European Commission’s short-stay calculator.

What the official sources say

The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.

Entry: visa-free

LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES WHOSE NATIONALS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO BE IN POSSESSION OF A VISA WHEN CROSSING THE EXTERNAL BORDERS OF THE MEMBER STATES FOR STAYS OF NO MORE THAN 90 DAYS IN ANY 180-DAY PERIOD

EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025 · Annex II, title · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

Tonga (11) Trinidad and Tobago

EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025 · Annex II, part 1 · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

( 11 ) The exemption from the visa requirement shall apply from the date of entry into force of an agreement on visa exemption to be concluded with the European Union.

EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025 · Annex II, footnote 11 · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026
More quotes (14)

Nationals of third countries listed in Annex II shall be exempt from the requirement set out in Article 3(1) for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.

EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025 · Article 4(1) · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

Under this key policy, all 29 countries in the Schengen area apply the same visa rules.

European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs: Visa policy · What is EU visa policy? · Government page, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

ETIAS is currently not in operation and no applications for travel authorisations are collected at this point.

European Union, official ETIAS website (travel-europe.europa.eu) · landing page notice · Government page, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

The European Union will inform about the specific date for the start of ETIAS several months prior to its launch.

European Union, official ETIAS website (travel-europe.europa.eu) · landing page notice · Government page, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

After the EES becomes operational first in October 2025, ETIAS is expected to follow in the last quarter of 2026.

European Union, official ETIAS website: news «Revised timeline for the EES and ETIAS» · news text · Government page, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

The start of ETIAS will be followed by transitional and grace periods, which will last for at least 12 months.

European Union, official ETIAS website: news «Revised timeline for the EES and ETIAS» · What will happen next · Government page, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

The launch of ETIAS will be followed by a transitional period of at least six months.

European Union, official ETIAS website: news «ETIAS timeline explained» · Transitional period · Government page, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

but those without one will not be refused entry as long as they fulfil all remaining entry conditions.

European Union, official ETIAS website: news «ETIAS timeline explained» · Transitional period · Government page, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

The agreements provide for visa-free travel for the citizens of the EU and for the citizens of a non-EU country when travelling to the territory of the other party for a maximum period of 90 days in any 180-day period.

EUR-Lex summary: Visa waiver agreements (last update 17.11.2023) · WHAT IS THE AIM · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

| Tonga | 21 November 2015 (provisional application)

EUR-Lex summary: Visa waiver agreements (last update 17.11.2023) · DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

Countries whose nationals don't require a visa For a list of these countries, see Annex II of the Regulation (EU) 2018/1806. 27 of these countries have visa waiver agreements with the EU.

European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs · Countries whose nationals do not require a visa; current operational interpretation of Annex II · Government page, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

The European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) is currently not in operation and no applications for travel authorisations are collected at this point. The European Union will inform about the specific date for the start of ETIAS several months prior to its launch.

European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs · Important notice · Government page, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

For a period of six months from the date on which ETIAS starts operations, the use of ETIAS shall be optional and the requirement to be in possession of a valid travel authorisation shall not apply.

European Union / EUR-Lex · Article 83(1) · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

The exemption from the visa requirement shall apply from the date of entry into force of an agreement on visa exemption to be concluded with the European Union.

European Union / EUR-Lex · Annex II shared footnotes 7/11; Nauru is marked 11 · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

Stay: up to 90 days in any 180-day period

For intended stays on the territory of the Member States of a duration of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period, which entails considering the 180-day period preceding each day of stay, the entry conditions for third-country nationals shall be the following:

EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code), consolidated text 12.10.2025 · Article 6(1) · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

The period of 90 days in any 180-day period referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be calculated as a single period for the Member States operating the EES on the basis of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226.

EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code), consolidated text 12.10.2025 · Article 6(1a) · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

Nationals of third countries listed in Annex II shall be exempt from the requirement set out in Article 3(1) for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.

EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025 · Article 4(1) · Law, retrieved 11 Oct 2026

Tonga passport in other countries of the Schengen area

Checked together with Italy.

Visa-freeUp to 90 days in any 180-day period
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Italy for other passports

Free movement
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
Visa-freeUp to 90 days in any 180-day period
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Brunei, Dominica, Grenada, Hong Kong, Israel, Mauritius, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Visa-freeUp to 90 daysPublic data
Australia, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, United States
Visa required
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Bhutan, Botswana, Cambodia, Cameroon, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How this rule was checked

On 11 Oct 2026 we checked this rule against official sources, chiefly EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU): Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated text 30.12.2025, as part of one check of all 29 countries of the Schengen area. Two independent checks reached the same result.

Public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said the same; the check confirmed it.

See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.

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Government travel advice for Italy

United States
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
United Kingdom
No advice against travel
Canada
Exercise a high degree of caution

What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to Italy as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.

Plan your trip

Before you travel

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave the Schengen area. It must also have been issued within the last 10 years.

In a justified emergency, border officials may accept a passport with less validity left.

its validity shall extend at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States. In a justified case of emergency, this obligation may be waived;

Publications Office of the European Union (EUR-Lex consolidated text of Regulation (EU) 2016/399, Schengen Borders Code, version 12.10.2025) · Article 6(1)(a)(i) · checked 17 Oct 2026

it shall have been issued within the previous 10 years;

Publications Office of the European Union (EUR-Lex consolidated text of Regulation (EU) 2016/399, Schengen Borders Code, version 12.10.2025) · Article 6(1)(a)(ii)

ETIAS European Travel Information and Authorisation System

Not in operation yet, and no start date has been confirmed.

There is nothing to apply for yet.

Some travellers are exempt, including family members of EU citizens who hold a residence card and holders of a long-stay visa issued by a country that uses ETIAS.

ETIAS is currently not in operation and no applications for travel authorisations are collected at this point.

European Commission — official ETIAS website (travel-europe.europa.eu) · checked 17 Oct 2026

EES Entry/Exit System

In operation since 12 Oct 2025.

You are registered at the border when you enter. There is nothing to arrange in advance.

Some travellers are exempt, including family members of EU citizens who hold a residence card, holders of a long-stay visa issued by a country that uses EES and holders of a residence permit issued by a country that uses EES.

The Entry/Exit System established by Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 shall start operations on 12 October 2025.

European Commission — Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1544 (Official Journal of the EU; Publications Office of the EU / EUR-Lex) · Article 1 · checked 17 Oct 2026

This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of Italy.