Italy Investor Visa (Golden Visa)

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Passport valid for at least 3 months beyond planned stay with at least 2 blank pages.

Biometric photos.

Italian counsel manages the MISE Nulla Osta + consular + Questura process. End-to-end engagement.

Pick one: €250k innovative startup (Sezione Speciale), €500k Italian company, €1M public-interest donation, or €2M government bonds. Identify and pre-clear the target.

Italian tax identification number. Required for bank account and investment.

Italian bank account to receive the investment wire.

Comprehensive AML / origin-of-funds documentation traced from origin country to Italy.

Italian-counsel-led submission via the MISE Investor Visa online portal.

MISE Investor Visa Committee issues the Nulla Osta. Required for the consular type-D application.

Signed letter referencing the Nulla Osta and the investment plan.

Type-D long-stay visa application.

Police certificates from country of citizenship and every country of residence > 6 months. Apostilled + sworn Italian translation.

Schengen-compliant insurance, ≥€30,000.

Italian lease registered at Agenzia delle Entrate, or property deed.

Type-D visa fee.

In-person appointment with all originals.

Once approved, the consulate stamps a type-D visa.

Wire funds to Italian bank account and execute the chosen investment route (fund subscription, share purchase, donation, or bond purchase). Failure to execute within 3 months voids the permit.

Kit Giallo at Poste Italiane Sportello Amico within 8 working days.

Kit Giallo fee: ~€131.

Register residence at the local comune.

Submit originals + investment-execution evidence. Biometrics.

Pick up the permesso 30–90 days after biometrics.

Disinvestment is a revocation trigger. Maintain the qualifying investment continuously through the 2-year permit + 3-year renewals.