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Special residence cases and particular situations.
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Apply for citizenship
Years, income, B1, documents, the online application and the oath: the full path to Italian citizenship.
Find a home
Set a budget for your city, search safely, prove your accommodation for the visa, sign the right lease and register it.
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.
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.
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- Elective residence visaFor people with stable passive income who want to live in Italy without working.
- Medical treatment visaEntry to Italy to receive treatment at an Italian hospital or clinic.
- Au pair stayAu pair programmes for young people.
- Other special categoriesOverview of other permit categories (artists, journalists, research, culture).
- Religious ministry visaVisas for clergy, missionaries and religious workers.
- Sports activity visaVisas for professional and amateur athletes.
- Volunteering staysVolunteering with associations and the European Solidarity Corps.
- EU long-term residence permitThe permesso UE per soggiornanti di lungo periodo lets you stay indefinitely after five years.
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- Italian citizenship basicsOverview of ways to become an Italian citizen: residence, marriage and descent. Descent rules changed in 2025.
- Permits for minors and their families (art. 31 TUI)Art. 31 of the consolidated immigration act can allow a family to stay for the sake of a child; a court decides.
- Unaccompanied minors: where to goThis page only points to the protection guide for unaccompanied minors.
- EU long-term permit: income, language, housing, exclusionsWhat the authorities check beyond the years of residence: income, A2 Italian, housing and excluded permit types.
- Citizenship by residence or marriageThe time, language and income checks for the two most common routes.
- Elective residence: income and tax pointerWhich income counts for the S1 visa, and where tax questions go.
- Elective residence: scam warningRed flags in offers that promise an elective residence visa. Free
- Medical visa vs urgent care permitHow the art. 36 treatment visa differs from the art. 19 health permit.
- Medical visa: clinic and broker scamsRed flags with intermediaries selling treatment in Italy. Free
Tasks 16
- Apply for the EU long-term residence permitSubmit the application once you hold the required years of legal residence.
- Apply for Italian citizenshipSubmit the online application for citizenship by residence or marriage.
- Check your income for the long-term permitCompare your income with the current threshold.
- Elective residence: prove passive incomeCollect documents that show stable income independent of work.
- Elective residence: secure accommodationShow housing in Italy that lasts.
- Get your A2 Italian certificateBook an A2 test or find your exemption.
- Elective residence: health insuranceArrange cover valid in Italy for the visa.
- Get the housing suitability certificateRequest the idoneita alloggiativa from the Comune.
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- Elective residence: consulate appointmentBook and attend the visa appointment.
- Elective residence: residence permitRequest the permit after arrival.
- Get your B1 Italian certificateObtain the language certificate required for citizenship.
- Medical visa: hospital declarationGet the facility letter that the visa needs.
- Check your years of residenceConfirm you meet the residence period before applying.
- Medical visa: treatment depositPay the deposit that guarantees treatment costs.
- Apply for citizenship by marriagePrepare and file the marriage-route application.
- Medical visa: treatment permitRequest the medical treatment permit after arrival.
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