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The Italy Visa Checklist

Find the Italian office in the U.S. that serves your state, then tick off what that office's own page asks for. It takes about 10 minutes.

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It is for Italy's elective residence visa, the visa for people who move to Italy for good and live there without working. Ten Italian offices in the U.S. handle this visa: nine consulates and the consular office of the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Each one serves certain states and publishes its own requirements. They do not all ask for the same things. For example, some print an income amount and some do not. So the checklist starts with your own office.

What's in the checklist

• All ten offices side by side, with the states each one serves, including the states that are split between two offices by county.
• What each office prints about income, in one table, with a space to copy your own office's figure.
• Boxes to tick for what you have: proof of income, a home in Italy (a registered lease or a deed in your name) and the visa fee, with notes where one office asks for something extra.
• Your first dates after you land: how long the visa lasts, and the deadline to ask for your residence permit (the document that makes your stay in Italy legal), with space to write your own dates.
• Questions to ask your consulate before you book your appointment.
• Every figure with its official source: the address of the page and the date we checked it.

Preview of page 1. A PDF in US Letter size, to print at home or keep on your computer, with boxes you can type into.

What arrives by email

1. Within a few minutes, one email from Retire in Europe with Claire with the subject “Your free Italy Visa Checklist”. Click its button to open the PDF. The link works for 7 days.
2. After that, our newsletter: new videos and updated official figures. When our guide to retiring in southern Italy is ready, we will tell you about it there.
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Please note

General information from official sources, not legal, tax or financial advice. Only the consulate decides on your visa, and a complete file does not guarantee one. Rules and fees change, so please check your office's own page before you book.