Immigration to Italy
Residence permit and Italian citizenship
Since 1992 Feod Group has been providing a wide range of immigration, business and legal services in Italy
Immigration services in Italy:
✔ Obtaining a National D visa at the Italian Embassy
✔ Residence permit in Italy for the whole family
✔ Moving to Italy for permanent residence
✔ Representation of interests at the Embassy by an Italian advocate
✔ Assistances after refusal of a visa to Italy
Legal and business services in Italy:
✔ Business registration and purchase of companies in Italy
✔ Obtaining the status of a tax resident in Italy
✔ Opening an account with a bank in Italy
✔ Property rentals in all regions of Italy
✔ Purchasing apartments, houses, villas in Italy
The company includes international and Italian lawyers
Immigration to Italy
Italy is a member of the European Union and one of the most popular countries for family emigration.
The Italian resident card provides its holder with many advantages.
✔ Freedom of movement. By becoming a resident of Italy, you can freely enter the country
✔ Living in a country with a high European standard of living and social security
✔ Access to quality healthcare and education
✔ It is possible to obtain a residence permit for the whole family
✔ Access to lending in Italian banks
✔ Obtaining citizenship after 10 years of residence
✔ Opportunity to receive a Non Domiciled Resident tax credit.
In order to stay in the country for more than 90 days, you must obtain a Temporary Residence Permit in Italy (Permesso di soggiorno).
Obtaining a residence permit in Italy
- Residence permit in Italy – Residenza elettiva;
- Residence permit for an investor in Italy – permesso di soggiorno per investitori;
- Business immigration to Italy – lavoro autonomo;
- Family reunification in Italy – Carta Famiglia;
- Permanent residence and Italian citizenship
Italian immigration law provides several options for obtaining a residence permit. Contact our Italian lawyer Daniele Papone and our specialists will select for you the optimal program for obtaining a residence permit in Italy, depending on your goals and needs.
Residence permit in Italy - Residenza elettiva
This category is intended for financially independent foreigners and their family members who would only like to reside in Italy, without having to work or invest in a business.
Under the terms of this program, the applicant must provide documentary evidence of sufficient financial resources, which will be sufficient to live in Italy without the need to work there.
The minimum income must be from 30,000 euros per year for the main applicant, and for a family of 3-4 people – an annual income of about 100,000 euros.
The minimum income must be fully derived from passive sources: rental income from movable or immovable property, royalties, dividends, monthly pension payments.
In practice, it is desirable to demonstrate several different sources of income from the main applicant: labor active income, participation in a company, income from deposits, bank savings, etc.
Your spouse and minor children will also be able to obtain a residence permit in Italy.
Investor visa to Italy - Рermesso di soggiorno per investitori
1. For a residence permit in Italy on an investor visa, a foreigner who has invested can apply:
- from 250.000 € to innovative startups
- from 500.000 € in the authorized capital of Italian companies
- from 1 million € charitable donations to socially significant projects working in the field of public interest, culture, education, scientific research, restoration of cultural heritage and landscape.
- from € 2 million in government bonds
2. The investment must be placed within three months after entering Italy.
3. The investment period must be at least 2 years.
4. The investor must prove that he has sufficient income to support his residence in Italy.
5. Documentary confirmation of the source of origin of funds for investments and the right to them.
After entering Italy, the investor is issued a residence permit for a period of two years (permesso di soggiorno “per investitori”), which can be extended for another three years, subject to all legal requirements.
After 5 years, you can apply for a permanent residence permit in Italy.
After 10 years of uninterrupted residence, it is possible to start the procedure for obtaining Italian citizenship.
Business immigration to Italy - lavoro autonomo
Business immigration to Italy has always been popular among entrepreneurs and investors and is a reliable way to obtain a residence permit, and in the future, permanent residence in Italy.
Business immigration options to Italy
You can receive a residence permit in Italy for the purpose of entrepreneurial activity under the category Lavoro autonomo (Permesso di soggiorno – Lavoro autonomo).
The category “Lavoro autonomo” refers to self-employment or independent activities in Italy and has several subcategories. The main ones are:
- Self-employment – BUSINESS OWNER
- Self-employment – CORPORATE ROLE
- Self-employment – FREELANCE
- Startup Visa to Italy (Self-employment – START-UP)
As a rule, Permesso di soggiorno in the Lavoro autonomo category is issued for 2 years. Further, if the entrepreneur develops his business, there is no tax and salary arrears, then the residence permit is extended every 2 years.
After 5 years of legal and continuous residence in Italy, you can apply for permanent residence in Italy and after 10 years of continuous residence in Italy apply for Italian citizenship.
Family reunification in Italy
Family members of a citizen or foreigner legally residing in Italy can immigrate to Italy on this basis.
Family members include:
- legal spouse;
- unmarried minor children and children of a spouse;
- dependent adult children with serious health problems;
- dependent parents who have no other children in their country of origin or parents over 65 years of age whose other children are unable to support them due to serious health problems.
Reunification with a foreigner legally residing in Italy
Foreigners residing in Italy legally with a residence permit of at least one year are eligible for family reunification.
The prerequisites for such reunification are:
- confirmation of the availability of housing that meets sanitary and hygienic requirements and adequate footage, sufficient for all family members;
- the main applicant has sufficient annual income, depending on the composition of the family;
- Prior to obtaining permission for family reunification (Il nulla osta al ricongiungimento familiare).
Only after receiving nulla osta can relatives apply to the Embassy for a D visa.
Upon arrival in Italy, you must apply for a residence permit for family reasons (Il permesso di soggiorno per motivi familiari), which is issued for the same period as the residence permit of the main applicant.
Permanent residence permit and citizenship of Italy
Permanent residence in Italy – Carta di soggiorno
Staying in the country legally for 5 years or more gives a foreigner the right to receive a permanent resident card in Italy. For registration of permanent residence in Italy, in addition to personal documents, it is also necessary to confirm the presence of a permanent income not lower than the established social minimum and the absence of tax arrears.
How to obtain Italian citizenship
The legislation provides for the possibility of obtaining a passport of an Italian citizen:
- on the basis of origin, if one or both of the parents are Italian citizens;
- on the basis of birth in Italy, provided that the parents are unknown or stateless;
- on the basis of marriage with an Italian citizen (the right to obtain citizenship is acquired after two years of residence in Italy after marriage);
- naturalization is generally possible after 10 years of legal residence in Italy, however, there are a number of cases of reduction of this period.
Immigration lawyers Feod Group will provide you with professional assistance at all stages of the renewal of immigration status and obtaining Italian citizenship.
Yes, the residence permit in Italy grants the right to visa-free entry and movement in all Schengen countries in Europe.
In Italy there is no program for obtaining a residence permit through real estate. The acquisition of real estate in Italy is considered solely as an additional advantage when applying for a residence permit for financially independent foreigners as the elected place of residence – Residenza elettiva.
A request for renewal of a residence permit is submitted to the Questura at the place of residence within 90 days prior to the expiration of the permit. The requirements for renewing a residence permit may differ in different provinces. Within 60 days, the applicant receives a response from the Questura, but there are times when it takes 6-8 months to receive an answer, due to the need to provide additional documentation.
Contact the immigration lawyers of Feod Group, and avoid delaying the process of considering a package of documents for renewing a residence permit.
To obtain Italian citizenship, you must have lived in the country for 10 years, receive sufficient income, have no criminal record or tax debts.
Proficiency in Italian is not a requirement for citizenship.
Italian law does not prohibit dual citizenship.
Why clients choose Feod Group
Since 1992, Feod Group has been providing a wide range of legal, business and immigration services in Europe, the USA and other countries of the world.
The company has accredited western lawyers, experts in various fields of law and jurisdictions of the world.
Having offices in Europe and the USA, Feod Group provides rapid paperwork and maximum customer comfort.
We provide our clients with related services, such as relocation and adaptation abroad, organizing family relocation abroad, enrollment of children in schools and many other services.
