Italy Digital Nomad Visa

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Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months beyond your planned stay and have at least 2 blank pages for visa stamps.

Two recent biometric photos meeting Italian consular requirements: 35×40 mm, white background, neutral expression, taken within the last 6 months.

Complete and sign Italy's long-stay (type D) national visa application form. Same form is used across consulates.

A signed letter explaining your reasons for relocating, the activity you'll perform from Italy, your ties to your current country, and your Italian address.

Document your art. 27-quater status: bachelor's degree or higher (≥3 yrs post-secondary), OR registration with a regulated profession, OR ≥5 yrs professional experience (≥3 yrs for IT specialists in ISCO-08 codes 1.3.3 and 2.5.x per the joint MLPS-MoI 28 March 2024 circular).

University degree certificate apostilled per the Hague Convention. Required for applicants relying on the education route to art. 27-quater status.

Foreign-degree comparability document: CIMEA Statement of Comparability (faster, fully online) or consular Dichiarazione di Valore. Both are accepted per the joint MLPS-MoI 28 March 2024 circular.

Lavoratori da remoto: employment contract or binding job offer with a non-Italian employer for an activity meeting art. 27-quater. Nomadi digitali: independent professional activity registration plus client contracts showing foreign-source work.

Documentary proof of at least six months of prior professional experience in the field you intend to perform remotely from Italy. Required by Decreto 29 feb 2024 art. 4 c. 1 lett. d).

Proof of consistent annual income at or above ~€28,000/yr (3× the Italian healthcare-exemption threshold) from foreign sources. Decree preamble cites €24,789.93/yr; consular guidance commonly states €28,000/yr — open for lawyer review.

Bank statements covering the last 6–12 months showing income deposits and average balance. Foreign-currency entries should include EUR equivalents at the statement date.

Most recent tax return or fiscal certificate proving tax residence in your current country.

Police clearance from your country of citizenship and any country of residence ≥1 year in the last 5 years. Each must be apostilled per the Hague Convention and translated into Italian by a sworn (asseverata) translator.

Private health insurance valid across all of Italy for the entire stay, with no co-pay and no waiting period. The decree wording requires national-territory coverage; €30,000 is the Schengen working standard.

Contratto di locazione regolarmente registrato (registered with Agenzia delle Entrate) or property purchase contract covering at least the visa period. Unregistered short-term agreements (Airbnb-style) are explicitly rejected.

Pay the €116 consular fee for an Italian long-stay (type D) visa at the time of your appointment.

Book and attend your appointment at the Italian consulate (or VFS Global / Cox & Kings center where used) covering your country of residence. Submit all originals + biometrics.

Once approved, the consulate stamps a 12-month type-D long-stay visa in your passport. Book your flight to Italy.

Get your codice fiscale — required for any contract, lease, or bank relationship in Italy. Issuable abroad at any Italian consulate, or after arrival at the Agenzia delle Entrate.

Within 8 working days of entering Italy, collect the 'Kit Giallo' (Modulo 1 + Modulo 2) at any Poste Italiane Sportello Amico. This is the procedural starting gun for converting the visa into a permesso di soggiorno.

File the completed Kit Giallo at the Poste Italiane Sportello Amico for your residential address. Fees: kit €30.46 + electronic-card €70.46 + bollo €16; plus the €40–100 contribution per art. 5 c. 2-ter D.lgs. 286/1998. Total ~€157–257.

Attend your scheduled appointment at the local Questura (provincial police HQ) for fingerprints, photo, and verification of document originals.

Track application progress on the Portale Immigrazione, then collect your 12-month permesso di soggiorno electronic card at the Questura when ready.