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Can I fly with ricevuta through Istanbul?

Theme: Permesso and the questura · from messages of 2022-2025

In short

You can fly with ricevuta through Istanbul, but document checks may occur.

What the chats answered

Many participants share experiences that there were no issues with ricevuta and expired permesso. For example, in Istanbul, airport staff did not pay attention to the ricevuta and did not require additional documents. However, in some cases, they may ask to show other papers confirming the right to residence.

Some participants recommend allowing more time for checks, as there may be delays. It's important to remember that different countries may have different approaches to document checks, and in some cases, difficulties may arise.

There are cases where participants flew through other countries, such as Azerbaijan, and also did not encounter problems. However, it should be noted that depending on the specific situation and airport staff, results may vary.

Built from 16 similar questions and 10 answers across 2 chats; retold and anonymised, disagreements kept as a spread of opinions.

Where to verify

The current procedure and amounts are on questure.poliziadistato.it; the answers above are community experience from different years. Short curated answers on the theme - FAQ: Permesso and the questura.

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This retells what chat members wrote; it is not official information and not legal advice.