Short answer
How a foreign resident of Italy can bring spouse, children and parents, and what each step needs.
Information, not legal advice. MovItaly is not a law firm. Check with the questura or consulate before you act.
Who is this for
Foreign nationals who legally live in Italy and want relatives to join them (ricongiungimento familiare, "F1" in this app). Relatives of EU or Italian citizens follow a different regime.
Requirements
Sponsor. You need a residence permit valid for at least see the current official threshold months (for example work, self-employment, asylum, or family) or an EU long-term permit. Some permit types (e.g. seasonal work, short study permits) do not allow sponsoring; check with the Sportello Unico. See the task "Check you can sponsor".
Who can join. See the guide "Who can be reunited". In short: spouse, minor children, dependent disabled adult children, dependent parents.
Income. Your lawful annual income must reach the threshold in the guide "Income and housing" (current figure: see the current official threshold).
Housing. A suitability certificate from the Comune, or in some cases the owner's written consent. Details in "Income and housing".
Health cover for parents over see the current official threshold.
Sources
- Testo Unico Immigrazione (D.Lgs. 286/1998) (Normattiva)
- Immigration and asylum (Ministero dell'Interno)
- Visa for Italy (Ministero degli Affari Esteri)
Find a professional
Immigration lawyers, commercialisti, CAF and patronato staff and interpreters list themselves in the app.
