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Local Italy
06-03-2025
- Local Italy
What should you do if you lose your Italian residency permit card?
If you lose your permesso di soggiorno, or Italian residency document, don't panic - you haven't lost your right to live in Italy. But while your residency rights aren't dependent on having a physical card, it's important to replace it as soon as possible, as it's the best proof you have of your legal status as a non-EU citizen (EU nationals don't require a permit). Whether you need to carry the permit with you at all times is something of a legal grey area, but at least one foreigner has got into trouble with the law in the past for failing to produce the document when asked to by police. So what should you do if your permesso is lost or stolen? The first step to take upon discovering your permit is missing is to go to your local police station and file a report. This would be a denuncia di smarrimento in case of loss, or a denuncia di furto in case of theft. Once you've been issued with the report, you can start the process of applying for a replacement permit. To do this, you need to take the denuncia to your nearest post office with a Sportello Amico counter and ask for Modulo 209 (Form 209) to request a duplicate. You'll also need: To send the application, you'll need to pay postage costs of just over €30. The postal worker assisting you will then give you a ricevuta (receipt) certifying that you've submitted the application. It is very important to hold onto this slip of paper, as it stands in for the permesso until you get your new permit. Along with the ricevuta, you should also receive two codes that will allow you to log in and to check the status of your application on the government's immigration portal. Through the portal, you'll be given a date and time for an appointment with the immigration office at your local police headquarters (Questura). You'll need to bring with you four passport photos, and the officer on duty will take your fingerprints. You'll then be given another date and time to come and pick up the card. In theory, your permit should be issued within 60 days of filing the application. wait times of over a year just to get an appointment at the local Questura. If you want to travel outside of Italy while waiting for your replacement permit, you should bring it up with the officer dealing with your case. Italy's rules on international travel by residents waiting on a permit are vague and unclear, so it's worth seeking official advice before attempting to travel. Your country's consulate in Italy should also be able to advise on how the rules may apply in your circumstances.
Local Italy
03-03-2025
- General
- Local Italy
Everything you need to update when you change address in Italy
Cambio di residenza When you change your address in Italy, one of the very first things you'll need to do is request an official residency change (cambio di residenza), which notifies local authorities of your new location. Some municipalities (comuni) allow you to do this via email by attaching the necessary documents. You can usually find the email address dealing with residency requests on the comune 's website. Other cities might have web portals where you can complete the whole process online. You'll need SPID credentials or an electronic Italian ID card (CIE) to access such platforms. Unfortunately, some comuni are less modernised and require you to go in person to the registry office (ufficio anagrafe) of your new city hall (also known as the comune). You will generally be asked to produce the following documents to change your residency, but requirements can vary from city to city: A declaration of residence (dichiarazione di residenza) completed and signed by all adults in the household. This can be found on the municipality's website. Your Italian ID card (carta d'identità) or a valid passport, and a copy of your residency permit if you're a non-EU citizen. Your Italian tax number (codice fiscale). Proof of your new address, such as a deed, rental agreement or signed letter from the owner and their ID. ID card One of the most important documents you have in Italy is your carta d'identità. When it's time to renew your card, you should let your comune know you have a different address so that it can be printed on the new document. Foreigners in possession of an Italian residency permit (permesso di soggiorno) also need to inform Italy's immigration authorities after a residency change. You should be able to do this by going to the 'Sportello Amico' counter at your local post office and requesting a 'yellow stripe kit', or kit a banda gialla. To update your permit, you need to fill out Modulo 1 (Form 1) of the kit. You'll likely need to supply a photocopy of your passport and current residency permit as well as €16 tax stamp, plus pay additional fees for postage and processing. You'll then receive a summons to the immigration office at your local police headquarters (Questura) to complete the process. If you need help filling out the application form, your local patronato office should be provide assistance for free. Health card and GP Your Italian healthcare card (tessera sanitaria) doesn't physically list your address. However, you must let your healthcare provider and local health authority (azienda sanitaria locale, or Asl) know your updated address. This is essential if you want to continue receiving medical services and prescriptions, and crucially, to receive a new assigned general practitioner (medico di base) for your new location – if you've changed cities. Some cities allow you to do the whole process online via their health portal. Driving licence and vehicle registration An Italian driving licence does not list your address on the physical card. However, you should update your vehicle registration documents (carta di circolazione) to reflect your new address. This is important for legal and insurance purposes. Your comune should send the new information to the Infrastructure and Transport Ministry, which will update the data in their system. As of January 10th, 2020, the ministry no longer sends you a sticker with the updated address to apply to your registration documents. You can double check that your address has been changed on the government's driver portal (portale dell'automobilista) at You can update your vehicle registration documents at the same time as filing for a change of address. Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP Tax documents Self-employed workers in Italy with a Partita Iva (VAT number) need to update their registered address with the Agenzia delle Entrate, Italy's tax office. Within 30 days of the cambio di residenza, you should fill out Form AA9/12 with the new information. You can then submit the form: In person, by booking an appointment at your nearest revenue agency office. By registered post (posta raccomandata), along with a photocopy of a valid identification document. By registered email, or PEC, to one of a list of email addresses supplied by the agency, using the subject line ' Variazione attività '. Bank accounts and cards You'll also want to update your address on any bank accounts or credit cards so that they have the most up-to-date information. Although bank statements nowadays are mostly kept online, your bank needs your address to send any new cards from time to time. You can likely do this on your bank's online platform. With reporting from Elaine Allaby.
