Living in Italy

This guide sets out essential information for British citizens about moving to or living in Italy. Read about how our Consulateconsulate Generalgeneral in Milan and Embassyembassy in Rome can help.

This information is provided as a guide only. You should obtainget definitive information from the Italian authorities. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is not liable for any inaccuracies in this information.

Read general guidance on moving or retiring abroad.

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• read our Ambassador’s newsletters to British Citizens

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However, the Withdrawal Agreement carta di soggiorno provides the clearest evidence of your rights. This card is a separate document to the biometric identity card (‘carta(carta d’identita’).d’identita). We strongly recommend that you request the Withdrawal Agreement carta di soggiorno elettronicaas it provides the clearest evidence of your rights. (in Italian). It also shows your right to enter Italy and exempts you from European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and visa requirements.

To get this card you should book an appointment at your local immigration office at the police headquarters (questura) to have your biometric data taken. This costs 30.46 EUR, and you need to pay with a payment slip which you can get from the post office. Vulnerable people who cannot travel to their local police headquarters to provide their biometric data, will be issued a paper residence card.

If you have been legally resident in Italy:

• more than 5 years as a permanent resident, you can ask for a 10-year renewable ‘cartacarta di soggiorno elettronica’elettronica
• less than 5 years, you can ask for a 5-year renewable ‘cartacarta di soggiorno elettronica’elettronica
• with permanent residence status and you are under 18 years old, you can ask for a 5-year renewable ‘cartacarta di soggiorno elettronica’.elettronica. When you are 18 years old you can ask for a 10-year renewable ‘cartacarta di soggiorno elettronica’elettronica

To ask for the ‘carta di soggiorno elettronica’ you need to book an appointment at your local immigration office at the police headquarters (questura) in person.

You should read:

• our guidance on how to get the new biometric residence card
• the Italian government’s guidance on residency, (in Italian), which includes information on how to get the new carta di soggiorno elettronica’elettronica and the supporting documentation you need to provide
• our guide on non-EU family members’ rights

If you need further information on how to secure your residency, you may find the International Organization for Migration’s guidance on residence in Italy useful.

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We strongly recommend you seek independent, specialised legal advice to support you if you appeal. The British Embassy cannot get involved in individual immigration applications. We cannot provide legal advice as we do not have the authority or expertise.

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Italian authorities should issue family reunion visas free of charge.

Dual nationals

If you are a dual UK – Italian national you must register your residency as an Italian national. You cannot apply for the carta di soggiorno elettronica, but you still have rights under the Withdrawal Agreement,Agreement.

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Passports and travel

Coronavirus travel restrictions may affect travel to and from Italy.

You can apply for or renew your British passport infrom Italy.

Check the Italy travel advice for Italy for passport validity requirements.

Always carry your passport when travelling within the Schengen area.

If you have citizenship of an EU /or European Free Trade AreaAssociation (EFTA) country, in addition to your British citizenship, you should enter and leave Italy using your EU /or EFTA passport.

If you stay in Italy with aan Italian residence permit or long stay visa, this time does not count towards your 90-day visa-free limit for the Schengen area.

If you visit other Schengen area countries outside Italy, make sure you do not exceed the visa-free 90 days in any 180-day period. You are responsible for counting how long you stay under the Schengen visa waiver, and you must comply with its conditions.

Different rules apply to EU countries that are not part of the Schengen area.

Check each country’s travel advice page for information on entry requirements.

If you were living in Italy before 1 January 2021

When you travel,travel especially within the Schengen area, you should carry with you your residence document (‘carta(carta di soggiorno elettronica’,elettronica, the ‘attestazioneattestazione di iscrizione anagrafica’anagrafica or your EU residency document) or frontier worker permit issued under the Withdrawal Agreement, in addition to your valid passport.

You must proactively show your residence document, or other evidence of residence status, if you are asked to show your passport at border control. Other evidence may be your tenancy agreement or a utility bill in your name, dating from 2020. If you have applied for, but not yet received, your residence document, carry your certificatereceipt of registration.application. You will have been given this when you asked for your carta di soggiorno or registered your residency with your local town hall.

If you cannot prove that you are a resident in Italy, you may be asked additional questions at the border to enter the EU. Your passport may be stamped on entry and exit. This will not affect your rights in the country or countries where you live or work. If a passport is stamped, the stamp is considered null and void when you can show evidence of lawful residence.

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Working in Italy

If you are planning to move to Italy and work, you may need a visa.

To apply for a job you may need to provide a:

• UK criminal records certificate
• Italian criminal records certificate (Certificato del casellario giudiziale) issued by the Italian Law Court (Ufficio Casellario Giudiziale c/o Procura della Repubblica, Tribunale)

Read:

• working or providing services in Italy
• working in an EU country
• EU guidance on working in an EU country

If you were living in Italy before 1 January 2021

You have the right to work under the Withdrawal Agreement.Agreement if you were lawfully living in Italy before 1 January 2021.

ReadIf you do not yet have a carta di soggiorno, you can show your employer the Ministry of Employment’s information for employers on registering work contracts for UK nationals covered by the Withdrawal Agreement (in Italian).

If you live in Italy and were regularly commuting to work in another EU or EFTA country before 1 January 2021, read our guidance for frontier workers.

Professional qualifications

You may need to get your professional qualification recognised if you want to work in a profession that is regulated in Italy.

Read guidance on:

• recognition of professional qualifications
• how to get your qualification recognised in Italy

If you were living in Italy before 1 January 2021

If the relevant regulator in Italy officially recognised your professional qualification before 1 January 2021, or you started the recognition process by this date, make sure you understand the terms of your recognition decision. SeekYou should get advice from the regulatorrelevant if needed.regulator.

Studying in Italy

If you plan to study in Italy, you must meet all visa requirements before you travel.

Contact the relevant higher education provider in Italy to check what fees you may have to pay.

Read guidance on:

• continuing your studies in the EU
• studying in the European Union
• healthcare for students in Italy

If you were living in Italy before 1 January 2021

The studying in the European Union guidance includes specific information forif thoseyou who were already living in Italy before 1 January 2021.

If you were settled in Italy as a student before 1 January 2021 but did you did not register as a resident, you should apply for the new Withdrawal Agreement biometric residency card ‘cartacarta di soggiorno’soggiorno from your local immigration office (‘questura’).(questura). You should then register your residency with your local town hall.

Read the Italian government’s guidance on the new Withdrawal Agreement residency document. (in Italian).

If you didregistered register as a resident with the town hall before 1 January 20212021, includingyou should now request the biometric residency card carta di soggiorno from your local questura. You should also request this if you registered under the ‘registro della popolazione temporanea’ (temporary register) using a UK-issued EHIC for your healthcare you should now request the new biometric residency card ‘carta di soggiorno’ from your local questura.healthcare.

Money, tax and bankingTax

The UK has a double taxation agreement with Italy toso ensurethat you do not pay tax on the same income in both countries. Ask the relevant tax authority your questions about double taxation relief.

You should get professional advice on paying tax in Italy. You can find a tax adviser or business consultant (commercialista) at the British Chamber of Commerce for Italy or Centro Assistenza Fiscale – Tax Assistance Centre (CAF). (in Italian).

Find an English-speaking lawyer in Italy.

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Check if you need to file an annual declaration of overseas assets using the Quadro RW form (part of the annual Unico tax form). There are severe penalties if you do not file, or give incorrect or incomplete information.

You can get more information from a tax adviser or business consultant (commercialista) at the British Chamber of Commerce for Italy or Centro Assistenza Fiscale – Tax Assistance Centre (CAF). in Italian.

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Read our guidance on entitlement to UK benefits and pensions while you are living in Italy.

If you are moving or retiring abroad, you must tell the UK government offices that deal with your benefits, pension and tax.

Read our State Pension guidance if you have lived in Australia, Canada or New Zealand and you are claiming or waiting to claim your UK State Pension.

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Accommodation and buying property

UK nationals can buy property or land in Italy whether or not you live there. Read our guidance on buying property abroad.

See the visas and residency section for actions you must take if you have guests staying at your property.

If you were living in Italy before 1 January 2021

To purchase property, you do not need a non-EU national residency permit (permesso di soggiorno). You may be asked to prove you have rights under the Withdrawal Agreement. You can do this by providing an EU residency document such as:

• attestato di soggiorno (EU residency document)

• attestazione di soggiorno permanente UE (EU permanent residency document)

• certificato di residenza (EU residency certificate)

YouAlternatively you can alternatively provide documents issued under the Withdrawal Agreement, such as:

• attestazione di iscrizione anagrafica (residency document issued under the Withdrawal Agreement)

• carta di soggiorno elettronica (biometric residency card issued under the Withdrawal Agreement)

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Driving in Italy

You cannot renew or replace your UK driving licence if you live in Italy. You must exchange your licence for an Italian one and you will need to take a driving test. You cannot use an International Driving Permit (IDP) instead of exchanging your licence.

The British and Italian governments continue to negotiate long-term arrangements for exchanging driving licences without needing to take a test.

If you need to drive in Italy, you should not wait for negotiations to conclude before exchanging your valid UK licence.

Read the guidance on what actions you must do to drive legally in Italy:

• what you need to drive in the EU
• driving licence rules in Italy if you live there
• road travel in Italy
• driving licences in Italy (in Italian)

If you started exchanging your UK licence before 1 January 2021

If you started exchanging your UK licence before 1 January 2021, you do not need to take a driving test (in Italian).

If you were resident in Italy before 1 January 2022

You can use your valid UK licence until 31 December 2022. Read article 2.3 of the Italian Government’s 30 December 2021 decree-law (in Italian) which extends the recognition of valid UK driving licences in Italy.

You must exchange your licence for an Italian one by 31 December 2022. You will need to take a driving test (in Italian).

If you became resident in Italy on or after 1 January 2022

You can use your valid UK licence for 1 year from the date you became a resident. You will need to take a driving test (in Italian) to exchange your UK licence for an Italian one.

Disabled drivers

If you have a UK Blue Badge and live in Italy, you must return it to the original UK issuing authority. You can apply for a new Italian disabled parking card (in Italian). YouGo must go to the Legal Medical office of your local health department (ASL) legal medical office to get a medical certificate proving your right to the disabled parking card. Then you must ask the Mayor of your Municipality for the disabled parking card.

Read the EU guidance on the EU parking card for people with disabilities.

Bringing a UK-registered vehicle to Italy

Read our guidance on taking a vehicle out of the UK.

You cannot drive a non-Italian registered car in Italy after you have been resident in Italy for 60 days or more.

If you move to Italy with your UK-registered car, you must register your car with Italian licence plates within 60 days of being officially resident in Italy. If you do not do this, your car may be impounded.

As soon as you start the process of registering your car in Italy, you will not be able to use your car until you get your new documentation and licence plates. For more information, contact an Ufficio Motorizzazione Civile (in Italian).

Driving outside Italy with an Italian licence

You can use your Italian licence to visit the UK. Keep up-to-date with the UK Highway Code.

If you go to live in the UK, you can exchange your Italian licence for a UK one without taking a test.

To drive in another country, in addition to your Italian licence you may need to apply for an IDP.

Read the EU guidance on:

• EU driving licences and insurance
• driving licence exchange and recognition in the EU

Voting

You cannot vote or stand as a candidate in localItalian municipalnational electionsand inlocal Italygovernment elections, or in European Parliament elections.

You may be able to vote in some UK elections. You can:

• check if you are able to vote
• register as an overseas voter

Births, deaths, marriage and civil partnerships

If your child is born in Italy, you willcan register the birth with the UK authorities in addition to registering locally. If your child has British nationality, you do not need to register the birth abroadwith the UK authorities to apply for a British passport.

If someone dies in Italy read our guidance on:

• what to do after someone dies abroad
• bereavement in Italy
• finding a list of English-speaking funeral directors in Italy

Find out how you can get married or get a civil partnership abroad.

You may also need:

• need notarial and documentary services for UK nationals in Italy

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• 118 for first aid

Dial the EU 116 000 forhotline to report a missing children child in any EU country.

If your child is at risk of being, or has been, abducted read the guidance on international parental child abduction; the Italian Ministry of Justice guidance on child abduction (in Italian); the EU guidance on child abduction and EU guidance on child abduction to another EU country.

Read the guidance if you have been the victim of a rape or sexual assault in Italy.

If you’re the victim of a crime, have been arrested, or are affected by a crisiscrisis, abroad, contact the British Embassy Rome or the British Consulate General in Milan.

Returning to the UK

TellCheck the COVID-19 travel guidance for entering the UK.

Tell andthe Italian and UK authorities if you are returning to the UK permanently. To help prove you are now living in the UK, de-register with your:with:

• your local town hall (comune)
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• your local health centredepartment (ASL)

To move your pension to the UK, contact the International Pension Centre and the Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale (INPS). (in Italian). You must also contact the Agenzia delle Entrate before you return to the UK.

If you get healthcare in Italy through the S1 form, you must contact the Overseas Healthcare Team on +44 (0)191 218 1999 to make sure your S1 is cancelled at the right time.

Read the guidance on returning to the UK permanently which includes information on, amongst other things, bringing family members, tax and access to services.

If you return to the UK permanently and meet the ordinarily resident test, you’ll be able to access NHS care without charge.

Useful information

Support for British nationals abroad: a guide sets out how to stay safe abroad, and explains how the FCDO can support you if you get into difficulty.

Contact us through our web form if you have a specific question on living in Italy.