Non-EU visitors can stay in the Schengen countries for maximum 90 days any 180 day period, but the calculation is not easy! — What is the “Schengen area”? The Schengen area includes 26 EU countries: 𝖠𝗎𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖺, 𝖡𝖾𝗅𝗀𝗂𝗎𝗆, 𝖢𝗓𝖾𝖼𝗁 𝖱𝖾𝗉𝗎𝖻𝗅𝗂𝖼, 𝖣𝖾𝗇𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗄, 𝖤𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗇𝗂𝖺, 𝖥𝗂𝗇𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽, 𝖥𝗋𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾, 𝖦𝖾𝗋𝗆𝖺𝗇𝗒, 𝖦𝗋𝖾𝖾𝖼𝖾, 𝖧𝗎𝗇𝗀𝖺𝗋𝗒, 𝖨𝖼𝖾𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽, 𝖨𝗍𝖺𝗅𝗒, 𝖫𝖺𝗍𝗏𝗂𝖺, 𝖫𝗂𝖾𝖼𝗁𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗂𝗇, 𝖫𝗂𝗍𝗁𝗎𝖺𝗇𝗂𝖺, 𝖫𝗎𝗑𝖾𝗆𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗀, 𝖬𝖺𝗅𝗍𝖺, 𝖭𝖾𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗌, 𝖭𝗈𝗋𝗐𝖺𝗒, 𝖯𝗈𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽, 𝖯𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗎𝗀𝖺𝗅, 𝖲𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖺𝗄𝗂𝖺, 𝖲𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗂𝖺, 𝖲𝗉𝖺𝗂𝗇, 𝖲𝗐𝖾𝖽𝖾𝗇, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖲𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗓𝖾𝗋𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽.

A limited liability company or SRL (Società a Responsabilità Limitata) is the most popular business structure in Italy — What is an SRL? It is a Limited Liability Entity which benefits from a complete limitation of liability of the quota holders for company obligations. It is a “smaller-scale” company where the owners are usually a few individuals or entities (i.e. …

Living in Italy for a certain number of years can make you eligible for citizenship — How many years of residency do I need? Applications for the naturalization can be filed after 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 in Italy, which can be reduced to: 3 years: for those who were born in Italy or who have parents or grandparents that were Italian citizens; Example. Ettore’s grandfather was an Italian citizen. Ettore has now been…

𝔸𝕀ℝ𝔼 means Anagrafe degli Italiani Residenti all’Estero. It is the register kept by each Italian consulate of citizens living in its jurisdiction WHAT IS AIRE? A.I.R.E. was established by Law no. 470/1988 to keep record of all Italian citizens resident abroad. It is the vital record registry (Anagrafe) section where all Italians living…

Italian citizenship is passed on from parent to child without limitation of generation, but there are some limitations and conditions — If you have some Italian ancestors you can be entitled to obtain Italian citizenship. The general principle is that citizenship is passed on from parent to child without limitation of generation, on the condition that neither the Italian parent nor the Italian ancestors ever renounced their citizenship.

Italy does not grant citizenship by investment and any such program advertised on the web is misleading — Recently there have been some articles posted on the web, mostly targeted to South African citizens, publicizing the possibility of obtaining citizenship by investing in Umbria, a region in the centre of the country. The articles allege: “a new programme created by the Italian Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) to…

Which visas are available if you are not sponsored by a company? — Elective Residence Visa (ERV) This visa is for those who want to live in Italy without working. ERV requires the applicant to show a minimum passive income (i.e. not deriving from work or salary) of not less than € 31,000/year and to have a suitable accommodation. Italy Elective Residence Visa | Mazzeschi Legal Counsels Mazzeschi S.r.l. | Operazione/Progetto finanziato nel quadro del POR FESR Toscana 2014-2020 Il progetto ITACA (ITaly…www.mazzeschi.it

Italy: work permit, visa, contract of stay, permit of stay, residence permit: what is the difference? — Many people are confused by the different steps and documents which are issued during the immigration procedures for moving to Italy. The standard steps and documents for those who move to Italy are the following: 1) Work permit — Nulla Osta

Under which conditions non-EU nationals living in one EU State can travel and work in the European Union? — A single permit which allows a non EU national to work in all EU States does not exist. Each States has its own national provisions for work visas and stays exceeding 90 days. …