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Italy names the eSIM in its SIM law. What the 2025 decree really requires, and why the residence-permit myth is wrong.

Some Europe eSIM plans cover Albania, others do not: the 2024 SIM law, patchy city-only 5G, one-year US stay rule.

Buy your Bahrain travel eSIM before you fly — dodge the Saudi causeway roaming trap and the BHD price shock.

The UK needs no ID for a SIM, but the new ETA travel authorization is the real hurdle for U.S. visitors in 2026.

Sweden requires registered prepaid SIMs, so a local card is closed to visitors. Coverage is solved: 5G reaches 90% of the landmass. The constraint is your handset — from 2 February 2026, phones that cannot dial 112 get blocked.

Romania has no SIM registration law in force, so paperwork is a non-issue. The real constraint is coverage: a European fibre leader but a 5G laggard, with dead zones across the Carpathians. Plus Schengen and the Telekom shake-up.

Puerto Rico is domestic coverage on AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, so most U.S. travelers need nothing. What actually bites is prepaid and MVNO fine print, a grid that fails on ordinary days, and three real dead zones.

5G reaches 99.5% of Austria’s populated areas, so buy on price. The real friction is mandatory SIM registration since 2019, no 3G at all (VoLTE required), and border trips that kill an Austria-only plan.

Every Korean network scores above 8.6 on coverage, so buy on price. The real wall is Korea’s identity check, plus Google Maps still cannot navigate there. Plans, prices and entry rules.

Uzbekistan registers handsets, not just SIMs. Why a travel eSIM skips UzIMEI, what that costs in rural coverage, plus visa-free entry.