Living in Italy

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

This information is provided as a guide only. You should get 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.

To stay up to date:

• sign up for email alerts
• follow the British Embassy Rome on Facebook and Twitter
• join one of our online citizens’ outreach meetings to keep up to date on working and living in Italy
• read our Ambassador’s Passaparola newsletters to British Citizens

If you were living in Italy before 1 January 2021

Some parts of this guide only apply if you have been living in Italy since before 1 January 2021. You should read these in addition to the rest of the guidance in each section.

You should also read our Living in Europe page for detailed guidance about citizens’ rights under the Withdrawal Agreement.

You can also read:

• the Italian government’s guidance on the Withdrawal Agreement and citizens’ rights (in English) or the guidance on the Withdrawal Agreement and citizens’ rights (in Italian)
• the Italian government’s guidance on the Withdrawal Agreement residency document (in Italian and English)

Coronavirus

Follow the advice of the Italian Government and your local authority. Get more information from the Italian Ministry of Health’s coronavirus site. You should also read the Italy travel advice.

Visas and residency

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Hosting guests at your property

If you host a UK national (or any national of a non-EU country) as a guest, you must inform your local immigration office (questura) (in Italian). You must do this in writing within 48 hours after they arrive at your property.

You could be fined if you do not comply with this Italian immigration law (in Italian).

If you host a national of an EU country, you must inform the questura if they plan to stay with you for 30 days or more.

Visas and residency if you were living in Italy before 1 January 2021

If you were lawfully living in Italy before 1 January 2021, you and your family members automatically have rights under the Withdrawal Agreement.

Withdrawal Agreement ‘carta di soggiorno’

YouThe have these rights even if you do not have the Withdrawal Agreement ‘carta di soggiornosoggiorno’ elettronica’ (biometric residencyresidence card).card) The Italian government’s carta di soggiorno elettronica guidance for officials (in Italian) confirms that this card is not mandatory. You can show this guidance to service providers if you do not yet have a carta di soggiorno elettronica and you are experiencing difficulties accessing services.

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 d’identita).d’identità). We strongly recommend that you request the Withdrawal Agreement carta‘carta di soggiorno as it provides the clearest evidence of your rightssoggiorno’. (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 slipslip, 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 carta di soggiorno elettronicaas a permanent resident
• less than 5 years, you can ask for a 5-year renewable carta di soggiorno elettronicaas a temporary resident
• with permanent residence status and you are under 18 years old, you can ask for a 5-year renewable carta di soggiornosoggiorno. elettronica. When you are 18 years old you can ask for a 10-year renewable carta di soggiorno elettronica

You enjoy rights even if you do not have the Withdrawal Agreement carta di soggiorno. The Italian Ministry of Interior’s ‘vademecum’ confirms that this card is not mandatory (in English and Italian). You can show the ‘vademecum’ to service providers if you do not yet have a carta di soggiorno and you are experiencing difficulties accessing services.

You should read:

• our guidance on how to get the biometric residence card
• the Italian government’s guidance on residencythe biometric residence card (in English and Italian), which includes information on how to get the carta di soggiorno 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.

Appeal process

If your application for the carta di soggiorno elettronica (in English and Italian) is refused, your local immigration office (questura) will send you a refusal notice.

If you want to appeal, you must send your appeal by recorded delivery (raccomandata con avisoavviso di ricevimento). ricevimento or raccomandata A.R.) or by certified email (PEC). The date you post your appeal is used as your appeal submission date.

You have 30 days from the date of the refusal notice to appeal. You must submit your appeal either:

• as your refusal notice instructs you, or
• to your local ‘prefect’ or ‘prefettura’ (in Italian)

Your appeal can only proceed if your grounds for appeal are accepted. You can find more information on the appeals process from your local prefect’s website (in Italian).

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.

If your appeal is rejected, you can appeal through your regional administrative tribunal (‘Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale’ or TAR). You have 60 days, from the date you are notified that your first appeal has been refused, to submit your appeal to the TAR.

You can also have the option to appeal to the President of the Republic. You must do this within 120 days of the first refusal notice.

If your appeal is successful, your local questura will contact you to continue with your application for the carta di soggiorno elettronica (in English and Italian).

If your appeal is unsuccessful, you will be notified of the reasons, usually by registered letter. This letter requires you to acknowledge receipt of the appeal decision. Should you be unsuccessful you should be aware that you may have overstayed your permitted allowance in Italy and face a penalty for doing so as well as expulsion.

Family members

Your close family members continue to be able to join you and settle in Italy at any time in the future. Read more information on who this applies to in the Living in Europe guidance.

They must travel to Italy and then apply for the ‘carta di soggiorno’ from the local immigration office (‘questura’) as your family member within 90 days of arriving. Nationals of certain non-EU countries countries may need a visa before travel. The Italian authorities overseas should issue family reunion visas free of charge.charge and through an accelerated procedure.

Dual nationals

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

If you are a dual national of the the UK and and another another EU country country (but not Italy), you can choose which nationality to register under.

Police identification checks

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Permitted absence

Temporary residents

If you have been legally resident in Italy for less than five years you may be absent from Italy for periods not exceeding a total of six months within each year. A year is calculated as the anniversary of the date when you became officially resident in Italy.

Longer absences are permitted for specific reasons including for military service (no time limit).  A single absence of 12 months is permitted for reasons including (non-exhaustive): pregnancy and childbirth, serious illness, study or vocational training or posting abroad.

Permanent residents

You can leave Italy for up to five years and then return without losing your status under the Withdrawal Agreement. The five-year absence rule also protects those who were absent from Italy at the end of the transition period (prior to 1 January 2021) but return to Italy within 5 years.

If you are planning on being absent from Italy you should obtain the Withdrawal Agreement ‘carta di soggiorno’ before your departure. It is likely to make things easier for you on your return.

On return to Italy you can use your ‘carta di soggiorno’ to evidence your rights under the Withdrawal Agreement or your previous EU residence document. You should register your residence with your local town hall as soon as you can.

The Withdrawal Agreement enables Italy to restrict these rights if the individual is a serious or persistent criminal, or if they seek to abuse or defraud the system.

Passports and travel

Coronavirus travel restrictions may affect travel to and from Italy.

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

Check the Italy travel advice for passport validity requirements.

Always carry your passport when travelling within the Schengen area.

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

If you stay in Italy with an 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.

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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 carry your residence document (carta di soggiorno elettronica, the attestazione di iscrizione anagrafica or your your EU residency 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 receipt of 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 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.

If you have rights under the Withdrawal Agreement, you can enter and exit Italy with a valid passport. You do not need any additional validity on the passport beyond the dates on which you are travelling.

Healthcare

Read our guidance on healthcare in Italy and make sure you are correctly registered for your circumstances.

Travel insurance is not intended to cover healthcare costs if you live overseas.

You should also read our guidance on:

• finding an English-speaking doctor in Italy
• travelling with medicines
• the Italian Ministry of Health’s note on healthcare rights (in Italian)

If you need a private doctor check finding an English-speaking doctor in Italy.

If you were living in Italy before 1 January 2021

If you are having difficulty in registering for healthcare you can show your provider the Italian Ministry of Health’s note on healthcare rights (in Italian)Italian).

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 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 an EU country country
• EU guidance guidance on working in an an EU country country

If you work in Italy, even if you work for a a UK-based company, this may affect where you pay National Insurance-type contributions. Read the National insurance and social security contributions section for more information.

If you were living in Italy before 1 January 2021

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

If 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 for UK nationals nationals (in Italian).

If you live in Italy and were regularly commuting to work in another another EU or 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 decision. You should get advice from the relevant 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 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 information if you were already living in Italy before 1 January 2021.

If you were settled in Italy as a student before 1 January 2021 but you did not register as a resident, you should apply for the new Withdrawal Agreement biometric residency card carta di soggiorno from your local immigration office (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 registered as a resident with the town hall before 1 January 2021, you should now request the biometric residency card carta(carta di soggiornosoggiorno) from your local questura. You should also request this if you registered under the ‘registro della popolazione temporanea’ (temporary register) using a a UK-issued EHIC for your healthcare.

Tax

The The UK has has a double taxation agreement with Italy so that 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.

Read guidance on:

• tax if you leave the the UK to to live abroad
• tax on your your UK income income if you live abroad
• tax if you get a pension and live abroad
• paying income tax in italy
• EU factsheet factsheet on buying goods online from from UK websites websites

Declaring your assets

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.

National insurance and social security contributions

National Insurance-type contributions (NIC) are called ‘social security contributions’ (SSC) in Italy. Find out if you need to pay National Insurance in the the UK or or social security contributions in Italy.

If you plan to move to Italy and work, even if you continue working for a a UK-based company, you and your employer may need to pay social security contributions in Italy. These social security contributions would entitle you to certain benefits, such as healthcare, in Italy.

Read guidance on National Insurance for workers from the the UK working working in the EEA or Switzerland.

You can check your UK National National Insurance record.

Benefits

UK benefits

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

Check which which UK benefits benefits you can claim while abroad and how to claim them.

Many income-related benefits such as Pension Credit and Housing Benefit cannot be paid if you’re abroad for more than 4 weeks.

Italian benefits

You may be eligible to claim some Italian social security benefits:

• read the the EU’s guidance on claiming benefits in Italy
• visit your nearest Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale (INPS) (in Italian)

Pensions

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

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

If you retire in Italy, you can claim:

• your UK State State Pension or new new UK State State Pension. Contact the International Pension Centre for further information
• pensions if you’ve worked in other other EU countries countries

Read the Money and Pension Service’s MoneyHelper guidance on pension and retirement for more information on cross-border pensions.

Life certificates for UK State Pensions

If you get a ‘life certificate’ from the the UK Pension Pension Service, you must respond as soon as possible. Your payments may be suspended if you do not.

Money and banking

UK banking

Whether Whether UK banks banks can provide services to customers living in the EEA depends on local laws and regulation.

Read the Money and Pension Service’s MoneyHelper guidance on banking, insurance and financial services for more information on cross-border banking.

Banking in Italy if you were living there before 1 January 2021

If you were resident in Italy before 1 January 2021, you do not need to show your Italian bank a non-EU national national residency document (permesso di soggiorno) or a biometric residency card (Withdrawal Agreement carta di soggiorno elettronica).

If your bank requests either of these documents, you can show them the Associazione Bancaria Italiana (ABI - Italian Banking Association) guidance (in Italian).

The ABI advises that the non-EU national national permesso di soggiorno is not issued to to UK nationals nationals with rights under the Withdrawal Agreement, and the carta di soggiorno is not mandatory.

Accommodation and buying property

UK nationals nationals can buy property or land in Italy whether or not you live there. Read 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 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 an EU residency residency document such as:

• attestato di soggiorno (EU residency residency document)

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

• certificato di residenza (EU residency residency certificate)

Alternatively you can 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)

If you are having problems accessing property services, show your public notary this guidance from the Consiglio Nazionale Del Notariato (National Council of Italian Public Notaries) (in Italian).

Driving in Italy

On 23 December 2022, the British and Italian governments signed a long term agreement for exchanging driving licences. After its entry into force, if you are resident in Italy you will be able to exchange your UK licence for an Italian one without the need to take a test. Please read our guidance to check how the agreement will apply to your right to drive in Italy.

You cannot use an International Driving Permit (IDP) instead of obtaining an Italian licence.

Read the guidance on what actions you must dotake 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)

You cannot use an International Driving Permit (IDP) instead of obtaining an Italian licence.

If you were resident in Italy before 1 January 2023

You can use your valid UK licence until 31 December 2023. Read Article 2(2)(b) in Italian of the Milleproroghe Decree which(in extendsItalian) theand its amendment Annex (in Italian) extend recognition of valid valid UK driving driving licences in Italy.

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Bringing a UK-registered vehicle to Italy

Read our guidance on 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 6090 days or more.

If you move to Italy with your your UK-registered car, you must register your car with Italian licence plates within 6090 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, read Art. 93-bis of the Italian Highway Code (in Italian) and 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 Highway Code.

If you go to live in the 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 the EU guidance guidance on:

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

Voting

You cannot vote or stand as a candidate in Italian national and local government elections, or in European Parliament elections.

You may be able to vote in some some UK elections. 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 can register the birth with the the UK authorities authorities in addition to registering locally. If your child has British nationality, you do not need to register the birth with the the UK authorities 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 English-speaking funeral directors in Italy

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

You may also need notarial and documentary services for for UK nationals nationals in Italy.

Pets

If you’re moving to Italy with your pet, read the guidance and ensure you comply with the regulations:

• taking your pet abroad
• moving to to EU countries countries with your pet

To visit other countries with your pet, check the rules for the country you’re travelling to. Contact your vet to get the travel documents your pet needs.

Read guidance on:

• bringing your pet to Great Britain. Check that your pet’s rabies vaccinations are up to date. Vets in Great Britain cannot enter rabies vaccination details in non-UK issued issued pet passports
• travelling to Ireland with your pet
• travelling with your pet in the the EU

Emergencies

Dial the European emergency number 112 in Italy for the police, ambulance or fire brigade, or dial:

• 113 for police
• 115 for fire brigade
• 118 for first aid

Dial the EU 116 116 000 hotline to report a missing child in any any EU country. 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 guidance on child abduction and EU guidance guidance on child abduction to another another EU country 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 crisis, contact the British Embassy Rome or the British Consulate General in Milan.

Returning to the UK

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

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

• your local town hall (comune) (in Italian)
• your local health department (ASL)

To move your Italian pension to the 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 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 the UK permanently permanently which includes information on, amongst other things, bringing family members, tax and access to services.

Useful information

Support for British nationals abroad: a guide sets 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.

Contact the British Consulate General Milan

Contact the British Embassy Rome