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🇮🇹 Italy

Italy Digital Nomad Visa: requirements and how to apply

1-year renewable residence permit for highly qualified remote employees and freelance teleworkers.

Official Italy digital nomad visa page

Nomadi Digitali e Lavoratori da Remoto

1-year renewable residence permit for highly qualified remote employees and freelance teleworkers.

Typical duration
1 year renewable
Path to permanent residency
Permanent residency (Permesso di Soggiorno UE per Soggiornanti di Lungo Periodo) after 5 years

Main requirements

  • Annual foreign income ≥ €28,000
  • Degree or 3+ years experience
  • Full medical insurance coverage

Official page

Documents usually needed for Italy

  • Nulla Osta clearance from the Sportello Unico per l’Immigrazione (for standard employment)
  • Digital nomad proof: annual income ≥ €28,000 (3x minimum health exemption threshold) and 6 months remote experience
  • Apostilled background clearance and registered Italian accommodation contract
  • Comprehensive private health insurance with €30,000 minimum medical hospitalization coverage
  • Passport valid for at least 6 months and a compliant photo (make yours here)

Application steps

  1. 1

    Consular Visa Issuance Abroad

    Submit application at the Italian Consulate with proof of income, remote contracts, and clean criminal record.

    4 - 8 weeks

  2. 2

    Arrival & Yellow Kit Application at Post Office

    Within 8 days of arriving in Italy, send the postal kit (busta) at an authorized Poste Italiane branch.

    Within 8 days

  3. 3

    Questura Appointment & Permesso di Soggiorno

    Attend fingerprinting appointment at the local Questura to collect the electronic Permesso di Soggiorno.

    1 - 3 months

More about moving to Italy

Find a licensed adviser

For advice on your own case, use a licensed immigration lawyer or adviser. Always check they are registered before you pay anyone. Imiatlas does not refer or review cases.

Look for a lawyer registered with the national bar association or law society in Italy. The official immigration website explains any rules on who may represent applicants.

Ministero dell’Interno & Questura (Polizia di Stato)

General information to help you research, not legal advice. Rules change often: always confirm with Ministero dell’Interno & Questura (Polizia di Stato) on the official website before applying.