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Italy · route overview
Two clear routes to Italian residency: the Digital Nomad Visa for money you earn working remotely, Residenza Elettiva for money that arrives without you working. We handle the consular file and the residence permit after you land.
Why Italy
Italy is one of the few European countries that will take your foreign income, tax it on terms you can plan for, and give your family the same health service as everyone else.
Italy's national health service, the Servizio Sanitario Nazionale, is open to legal residents. On the Digital Nomad and elective-residence routes, registration is usually voluntary and paid yearly, and the Digital Nomad visa itself requires private cover of at least €30,000.
Italy calls it the neo-residenti regime. New tax residents can apply to pay a fixed €300,000 a year in place of Italian tax on all foreign income, for fifteen years, plus €50,000 per family member. The figure rose from €200,000 (and €25,000 per family member) for people who move their residence to Italy from 1 January 2026.
Umbria, Marche, Abruzzo and Puglia remain 40 to 60% below comparable European markets.
Your spouse and dependent children come with you. On Residenza Elettiva that means a spouse, minor children and dependent adult children who live with you, and your income must be judged enough for each of them.
Ten years of continuous legal residence, with no long absences. An Italian passport is an EU passport. Citizenship by descent (jure sanguinis) is a separate route: since the 2025 reform, new descent claims are limited to applicants whose parent or grandparent holds, or held at death, only Italian citizenship, or whose parent lived in Italy for two consecutive years as an Italian citizen before their birth.
Consulates are predictable when the file is complete Italian consular processing is reliable, and putting a complete file together is our job, not yours.
Who this is for
The route follows where the money comes from, and the qualification test only applies to one of the four.
A three-year degree, or five years of professional experience, or three years in IT, plus at least six months of documented remote work.
See the Digital Nomad VisaFrom about €31,000 a year per applicant. Consulates set what a spouse or child adds.
See Residenza ElettivaDividends, rental income, royalties or annuities that clear the Residenza Elettiva threshold.
See Residenza ElettivaCitizenship by descent (jure sanguinis) is a separate route. Since the 2025 reform it is open only if a parent or grandparent holds, or held at death, only Italian citizenship, a parent lived in Italy for two consecutive years as an Italian citizen before your birth, or the claim was filed by 27 March 2025; the Constitutional Court upheld the rule in judgment 63/2026. We check eligibility on the first call.
Check my case for freeIf more than one of the four describes you, we start with the ancestry check, because where it still applies it can be the fastest route.
How the paperwork runs
Italy splits the move into two stages, and the second one has a deadline most people find out about too late.
The permesso di soggiorno is requested within eight days of landing through the post-office kit, followed by biometrics at your local police headquarters, the Questura. We guide you through both steps.
The first permit usually covers one year. The Digital Nomad permit is renewed every year; on elective residence the authority sets the renewal length.
A registered lease of twelve months or longer satisfies the housing requirement on both routes.
The neo-residenti regime is open to you if you have not been an Italian tax resident in nine of the last ten years, and the application is filed in your first year. We coordinate it with an Italian tax advisor as part of setup.
The visa gets you to Italy. The eight days after you land are what make you a resident.
Italian residency routes
Two routes: one for income you earn by working remotely, one for income that arrives without you working. We help you choose the right one.
For non-EU remote workers and freelancers who earn from clients or an employer outside Italy. Twelve-month residence permit, renewable.
Italy's elective residence route, for people who live on pension, rent, dividends, royalties or annuities. No work of any kind is allowed, in Italy or remotely.
Side by side
Two routes, two kinds of money, and two different tax situations. Everything else follows from which one you have.
On the call we test your income, your family plan and your documents against both routes before a single file is opened.
What we do for you
Two stages, one team. The visa gets you in; the residence permit makes you a resident.
The qualification check, certificates, translations, forms, the consular file, the appointment and the residence-permit stage after arrival.
See what is includedThe income and housing review, document preparation, consular filing, family applications and the formalities after you arrive.
See what is includedIf you are becoming an Italian tax resident and have not been one in nine of the last ten years, you can opt to pay a fixed €300,000 a year in place of Italian tax on all foreign income, once the Italian tax agency has answered a ruling request favourably. We coordinate it with an Italian tax advisor as part of setup.
Check my case for freeHow we work
No more dealing with bureaucracy. You give us the facts once, and you always know what stage the case is at.
We separate money you work for from money that arrives, and test the family plan against both routes.
A specialist reads your case, with a licensed lawyer where it needs one, names the problems a consulate would raise, and turns them into a step-by-step plan. Then we collect the qualification, the remote-work history or income records, and the housing proof.
With minimal input from you we prepare certificates, translations, legalisation and forms, assembled in the order your consulate wants them.
We book the appointment, submit the file and track the decision through to the visa.
We guide the tax code, town-hall registration and the residence permit filed within eight days of arrival; housing search is an add-on where agreed.
One owner, one plan, and a named next action at every stage.
Relovisa in numbers
Residence, work, founder, family and private-client cases.
Clients across North America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the CIS.
Immigration lawyers, consultants and tax advisors in the countries we file in.
The immigration lawyers and consultants on our case teams bring 10+ years each.
Completed-case rate across the routes Relovisa files directly (Portugal, Spain, France and Italy); partner-led routes are not included. See how we count them
People behind your case
Every case is led and coordinated by Relovisa. We bring in the immigration consultants, lawyers, payroll and tax specialists the route needs, while Relovisa remains your single point of contact.
One coordinated case team, built around the route you actually need.
Leads strategy for founder, business and non-standard cases, connecting the route with the client's business, family and long-term plan.
Leads client and partner operations so case teams, local specialists and next steps stay coordinated from assessment to completion.
Supports UK immigration and Talent Visa case management where licensed legal input is required.
Supports German work immigration cases across process planning, local requirements and case coordination.
Supports Portuguese residence matters that require legal review, representation or procedural escalation.
Supports Portugal D2, D3, D7 and D8 cases, including clients with different income structures.
Supports global mobility for self-employed, founder and highly skilled cases through Portugal D8, D2 and D3 routes.
Supports highly qualified professionals and procedural cases involving residence delays and AIMA proceedings.
Advises on international tax structures and non-standard cross-border situations across Europe, Asia and the United States.
Supports clients whose move intersects with crypto assets, international business and tax planning.
Local coverage for routes and services that require authorised in-country specialists.
Italy questions
The Digital Nomad Visa is for money you earn by working remotely for foreign clients or an employer. Residenza Elettiva is for money that arrives without you working, and it does not permit work of any kind. Different income proofs, different tax treatment.
From €24,789.93 a year, earned from clients or an employer outside Italy. Some consulates quote €24,789. You also show a qualification and at least six months of documented remote work.
It is the Italian residence permit. You request it within eight days of arriving through the post-office kit, then give biometrics at the local police headquarters, the Questura. The first permit usually covers one year; the Digital Nomad permit is renewed every year, and on elective residence the authority sets the renewal length.
You can apply if you are becoming an Italian tax resident and have not been one in nine of the last ten years. It replaces Italian tax on all foreign income with a fixed €300,000 a year for fifteen years, plus €50,000 for each family member. The option is exercised in your first tax year, only after a favourable ruling from the Agenzia delle Entrate, and we coordinate it with an Italian tax advisor as part of setup. From 1 January 2027 the regime moves into Italy's new income tax code, which keeps it.
No. A registered lease of twelve months or longer satisfies the housing requirement on both routes. Many people buy after the first year, but it is not a condition.
Yes. Your spouse and children under 18 can come on both routes, and Residenza Elettiva also covers dependent adult children who live with you. The income you show rises with family size: Residenza Elettiva has no official formula, and several consulates ask about €31,000 a year per applicant.
Ten years of continuous legal residence, with no long absences. Italian citizenship is EU citizenship. Citizenship by descent (jure sanguinis) is a separate route: since the 2025 reform, new descent claims are limited to applicants whose parent or grandparent holds, or held at death, only Italian citizenship, or whose parent lived in Italy for two consecutive years as an Italian citizen before their birth.
Citizenship by descent (jure sanguinis) is a separate route. Since the 2025 reform (Decree-Law 36/2025, converted by Law 74/2025 and upheld by the Constitutional Court in judgment 63/2026), someone born abroad who holds another citizenship qualifies only if the claim was filed by 27 March 2025, a parent or grandparent holds or held at death only Italian citizenship, or a parent lived in Italy for two consecutive years as an Italian citizen before the applicant's birth. Many descendants in the US, Argentina and Brazil no longer qualify. We check the line and the documents on the first call.
Your Italy route
Thirty minutes with a consultant. We test your income, your family plan and your documents against both routes before any file is opened.
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