Monte Di Malo to Venice Airport ~ Advice Needed!

Train to Venice and stay there overnight the night before is the way to go.....anywhere that you have to be driving/training an hour or more to catch a flight back to the US should be seriously questioned.

You can take a bus from Monte di Malo to Schio. There are hourly departures by train to Vicenza and connecting to Venezia Mestre or Venezia S. Lucia. Yes, go the day before and visit Venice in the afternoon and evening and take the bus in the morning to the airport.

You may have this covered but want to double check for other readers. She will need a work permit visa to participate in the WWOOF program. It is little tough to fly out of Venice because of connecting flights. Have you consider returning from Milan as it might provide more options for a direct flight. Good luck.

An alternative is of course to ask those people you have just donated a week's worth of labor to if they would be willing to give you a ride to the Airport, or to a more convenient train station.

Good point about looking into the work permit/visa. We looked into it for her study abroad program and since it is only a month long program, she didn't need a visa. She'll still be under the 90 days, so I *think we will be okay (plus WWOOF is voluntary and she doesn't get paid). That said, I will ask her to double and triple check!

Looks like training to Venice the day before her flight it is... Thanks for weighing in, everyone!

And, good point, WengenK! I did want her to reach out to them and see what they say....

I am sorry but you may not be OK. This has been extensively discussed before. Room and board is considered compensation so she is being "paid." It is great for EU students but not so good for Americans. This is from the Wwoof's Italian web site ---

*"It is your responsibility to determine the correct visa for your trip. Most countries have extremely strict labor and immigration laws that prohibit foreign nationals from working, volunteering, or WWOOFing in a country without a specific visa. Please visit the government websites of the country you intend to visit in order to inform yourself about visa and immigration regulations."*

The Schengen tourist visa is good for 90 days but it has a lot of restrictions as to what you can and, more importantly, cannot do. You do not want an exit immigration officer determining that you have violate the terms of your visa. Penalties can be stiff including being barred from returning. Please ----- do not treat this lightly.

According to the US Department of State web site:

"U.S. citizens may enter Italy for up to 90 days for tourist or business purposes without a visa. All non-residents are required to complete a declaration of presence (dichiarazione di presenza)."

"With a valid U.S. passport book, you can stay up to 90 days in the Schengen area for tourism or business during any 180-day period. You must wait an additional 90 days before applying to re-enter the Schengen area.
If you plan to stay in the Schengen area longer than three months, contact the embassy of the country where you plan to spend the majority of your time and apply for a visa."

My daughter will be there about 45 days total. I can't seem to find any information about needing a visa for stays in Italy under 90 days?

Your daughter was approved to enter as a tourist for 90 days and can stay 90 days -- as a tourist. She does not have permission to work and that is clearly stated in the Schengen agreement. I am not trying to argue with you other than to alert you to a potential and serious problem.

immigration laws that prohibit foreign nationals -- (that is your daughter)* -- from working, volunteering, or WWOOFing in a country without a specific visa*

When you first enter the Schengen zone you are automatically given a 90 day visa. In this case there is no paper work but just a verbal understanding. Have people done it and not gotten caught? Sure. Have others been caught especially at exit immigration -- yes and they have posted here. I would not run the risk.