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Invest in Italy
Investor visa options and requirements.
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Guides 9
- Investor Visa for Italy: amounts, options and procedureThe four investment routes, minimum amounts and how the MIMIT committee process works.
- The four investor routes comparedBonds, philanthropy, shares and startups side by side.
- Investor visa scams: no one sells visasHow the fraud works and how to apply safely. Free
- Source of funds explainedWhat the committee and banks expect to see.
- Investor visa costs and timelineFees and expected timeline, all from reference facts.
- Family and long-term residence for investorsBringing family and moving to EU long-term residence.
- Taxes in Italy: IRPEF, residency, 730 and impatriatiIRPEF and surtaxes, tax residency, 730 vs Redditi PF, IMU, the impatriati regime and double taxation treaties.
- Regime impatriati and the flat tax for new residentsThe two special regimes for people who move their tax residence to Italy, and what to check before relying on them.
Tasks 9
- Choose your investor visa categoryPick one of the four routes and prepare evidence of funds.
- Prove the lawful origin of your fundsAssemble documents showing where the money comes from.
- Hire a lawyer and draft the statement of intentEngage a licensed lawyer and prepare the intent to invest.
- Submit the application to the MIMIT committeeFile on the Investor Visa portal and track the committee decision.
- Investor visa: committee approval and consular visaFile with MIMIT, get the nulla osta and apply for the visa.
- Apply for the investor visa D at the consulateUse the nulla osta to apply for the visa.
- Complete the investment after arrivalCarry out the chosen investment within {{fact:invest_complete_months}} months.
- Investor permit: request and renewRequest the permit after arrival and renew with evidence of the investment.
Company type 8
- Ditta individuale (sole proprietorship)The simplest way to work for yourself in Italy: no minimum capital, but you answer with all your personal assets.
- SRL (limited liability company)The standard Italian company for real businesses: liability limited to the capital, but it needs a notary and more admin.
- SRLS (simplified limited liability company)A cheaper SRL variant with a standard model statute, built for small founders.
- SNC (general partnership)A partnership where all partners are personally and jointly liable. Cheap to form, risky.
- SAS (limited partnership)A partnership with managing partners who have unlimited liability and silent partners limited to what they invest.
- SPA (joint-stock company)The corporation for larger or investor-backed businesses, with EUR 50,000 minimum capital and heavier governance.
- Cooperativa (cooperative)A company owned and run by its members, who often also work in it. Usually at least three members.
- Startup innovativa (innovative startup)A special status for new innovation companies: online setup, tax perks and a visa route for non-EU founders.
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