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The easiest way to get money while in Italy is to use your ATM or credit card to take out money from your home bank account. ATM machines (Bancomat) that have corresponding symbols (e.g., VISA, MasterCard, Cirrus, STAR, etc.) are everywhere in Europe.
IMPORTANT: be sure to activate your credit cards and ATM cards for international use before you leave and check to make sure your PIN number will work in Italy. Ask your bank what the service fee is to withdraw money, and budget accordingly.
There is a maximum daily limit (which will vary according to your bank), so you may need to make multiple withdrawals on successive days to make larger payments such as rent. There are numerous bank machines in close proximity to the studio, mainly on the Viale Trastevere. If you set up Internet banking before you leave Canada, you will be able to receive bank transfers via email into your Canadian account, then withdraw the money at almost any bank machine. This is an excellent method for dealing with emergency cash requirements.
Using Small Bills: We recommend bringing or using small bills. It is very difficult to find storeowners who will accept or give change for large bills. The post office, for example, does not accept €500 bills, and banks will change them only if you have an account with that bank.
It is very difficult for a foreigner to open a bank account in Italy, so you should not plan on attempting to do so. It is also difficult to make a bank transfer of money to Italy from Canada (it can take about two weeks), so you should not plan on that as your normal method for obtaining money. You should arrive in Italy with a small amount of cash to pay immediate expenses, such as train or taxi fare and lunch (€100 to €150 is reasonable).
You can change your money in banks, at a post office or at a cambio (exchange office). There are exchange booths at Stazione Termini and at Fiumicino and Ciampino airports. In the centre, there are numerous exchange booths, including the following:
American Express (06 6 76 41; Piazza di Spagna 38; 9am-5.30pm Mon-Fri, 9am-12.30pm Sat)
Thomas Cook Travelex (06 420 20 150; Piazza Barberini 21a; 9am-8pm Mon-Sat, 9.30am-5pm Sun)
Suggestion from Conrad Johann Erwin Speckert, former Rome student:
N26 online bank account. The account is especially beneficial because there are no monthly fees and no transaction fees and up to 5 free ATM withdrawals per month. Following referral link will give a €10 credit once you use the card. https://app.n26.com/referral/BAGJEO
The account also works seamlessly with Transferwise to fund the account by converting Canadian Dollars to Euros. Money from a Canadian bank account canbe brought into Transferwise and convert it to Euros for the lowest currency exchange fee and receive mid-market rates, and then send the converted Euros to theN26 account using the IBAN code.
This is Conrad Johann Erwin Speckert's referral for Transferwise to receive first conversion for €500 for free. https://transferwise.com/ef/conrads11Increasingly overlooked by card-wielding travellers, traveller’s cheques are a dying breed. They are, however, an excellent form of back-up, especially as you can claim a refund if they are stolen (provided, of course, that you have kept a separate record of their numbers).
American Express, Visa and Travelex cheques are the easiest to cash, particularly if in US dollars, British pounds or euros. Increasingly, though, banks are charging hefty commissions, even on cheques denominated in euros. Always take your passport as identification when cashing in traveller’s cheques. If your cheques are lost or stolen, call the following:
Amex (800 91 49 12)
MasterCard (800 87 08 66)
Travelex (800 87 20 50)
Visa (800 87 41 55)
[Information provided by Lonely Planet.]
The Deutsche Bank at the Largo del Tritone, 161 (near the Trevi Fountain) is the main bank dealing with MasterCard and Visa in Rome. This is where you can go to have any MasterCard or Visa problems addressed.
There is a large branch of American Express in the Piazza di Spagna (close to the foot of the Spanish Steps). If you use an Amex card, you can obtain all of their services at this location. Amex does not charge a fee to cash Amex traveler's cheques (banks do: €3.50 to €5).
At the Thomas Cook office located at Via del Corso, 23 (near the Piazza del Popolo) you can cash a Thomas Cook or MasterCard traveler's cheque for no fee.
Students who are not Canadian citizens will need to determine if you need a Visa to be in Italy and, if so, you must make arrangements to obtain the necessary travel document.
European passport holders do not need a visa or a residence permit.
Non-EU exchange students intending to stay in Italy for less than 90 days must present a declaration of presence (they do not need to apply for a residence permit).
If you are entering Italy from a country not included in the Schengen Area, the uniform Schengen stamp, placed on the passport during border controls, replaces the declaration of presence.
If you are entering Italy transiting through a country included in the Schengen Area, you must deliver the declaration of presence within 8 days following your entry into Italy to the Police station (Questura) in the Province you are domiciled in (Frauke has the forms).
If you are staying in a hotel, the declaration of presence is represented by the declaration made to the hotelier and undersigned by you.
You must always carry a copy of the declaration of presence, as you may be asked to show it in case of police checks.
Be in possession of a Visa obtained in order to work or travel in Europe preceding the Rome Program. Students who do obtain a work/holiday visa can go directly to the immigration office, bringing their passport, a payment receipt of €70,46 (to be paid at the post office) and on the spot they will start working on the permit (valid for 1 year), to be issued, in this case within, 30 days. This means students who want to travel before or after the term can apply for a work/holiday visa and then be able to travel after the term without any problems.
If you need to apply for a Permesso di soggiorno, Frauke can help with all the paper work, but you need to apply within 8 days of your arrival in Italy.
The post office gives you a receipt that will work temporarily as your permit. Make sure to keep it on you and show it to the public forces in case they ask for it.
Once your documents have been processed, you will receive a letter with an invitation to come to the "Ufficio Immigrazione" to get your fingerprints taken and to get your official permit card. Once the card is ready you need to pick it up at the local police station in Trastevere.
Unfortunately, the permesso hardly ever gets printed by the time you leave Italy, but the receipt is valid for travelling.
Waterloo Architecture
7 Melville Street South
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
N1S 2H4
architecture@uwaterloo.ca
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