What do you want to get done?
Each goal is a route of steps in order. The first step is free to read here; the full route is in the app.
01
Before you leave
7 goals
Get my consulate appointment
Find your consulate, open the right account, learn when slots drop, prepare your file, book and reconfirm.
Prepare and legalise my documents
Order the right documents, add the apostille or legalisation, translate them, and check copies and validity before the appointment.-
Book the right flight
A reservation for the visa file, the real ticket after the visa, the airport transfer, the carry-on file and arrival day. 6steps 
Relocate to Italy
One plan from decision to your first week: route, timeline, money, city, then the visa, documents and flight steps that fit you.-
Ship my belongings
Decide what to bring, understand the duty and VAT relief, compare movers, handle cash and medicines and clear the shipment. 5steps -
Visit Italy for up to 90 days
Count your 90 days in 180, get through the border and EES, check ETIAS on the official page, declare your presence and leave on time. 5steps 
Get my visa
From the right category to the sticker in your passport: document list, route file, insurance, appointment and fee.
02
Arrive and settle in
10 goals
Open a bank account
Choose the right account, gather the documents, open it and move your money in safely, with the basic-account right explained.-
Codice fiscale and SPID
Get your Italian tax code, check it is correct, then set up SPID or the CIE and use it safely. 6steps -
Use or convert my driving licence
How long your licence is valid, how to swap it or retake the exam, and the paperwork in between. 5steps 
My first week in Italy
From the airport to week two: prove your entry date, tell the police where you live, SIM, codice fiscale, bank, and the permesso clock.
Health cover and the SSN
Know the emergency numbers, find out whether you are covered free, voluntarily or privately, enrol at your ASL and choose a doctor.
Find a home
Set a budget for your city, search safely, prove your accommodation for the visa, sign the right lease and register it.
Get my permesso di soggiorno
The postal kit, the questura appointment, the ricevuta and the card: every step with the 8-day aim date, fees and what to do if something goes wrong.
Register your residenza
From the 20-day declaration and the documents to the 45-day check, your certificate and address updates, in the right order.-
Tax residency
Work out whether you are tax resident in Italy, close ties at home, and handle your first return and any special regime. 6steps -
Set up utilities and internet
Electricity, gas, water, waste tax and internet in your name: the codes, the safety basics, the discounts and your right to leave. 5steps
03
Family, study and work
8 goals
Start a business or invest
Startup visa, self-employment or investor route: committee or quota, visa, permit, Partita IVA and bookkeeping.
Bring my family
Spouse, children or parents: pick your route, prepare civil documents, nulla osta, visa, permit and school.
Learn Italian and get certified
Find the level your goal needs, learn for free if you can, choose a recognised certificate and book the exam.
Work in Italy
From choosing your route and finding an employer to the nulla osta, visa, permit and renewals.-
Bring my pet
Microchip and rabies timing, the health certificate, the airline booking and registering your dog after you land. 4steps 
Recognise my diploma or profession
Find out which recognition you need, translate and legalise your papers, file the request and use the result.-
Enrol my children in school
Stages and ages, documents and vaccinations, the online application and the first weeks of school. 9steps -
Study at an Italian university
From picking a programme to enrolling, paying fees and planning life after graduation. 17steps
04
Permits, status and citizenship
4 goals
Apply for citizenship
Years, income, B1, documents, the online application and the oath: the full path to Italian citizenship.-
Italian citizenship by descent
Test your line against the 2025 rules, collect and legalise the records, file at the right office and finish with AIRE and your passport. 6steps -
Seek protection in Italy
Free help, a safe place, your interview, an appeal if needed, and renewing your permit. Never paywalled. 7steps 
Renew my permit
Know your deadline, check the conditions, file the kit and track the card. Plus the next step: the EU long-term permit.
Information, not legal advice. MovItaly is not a law firm. Check with the questura or consulate before you act.