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The law set forth that to obtain this visa the applicant must:
prove to have a minimum “passive” income (not deriving from work) of € 31 K/year
have a suitable accommodation in Italy (owned or rented)
What are the main hurdles to obtaining this visa?
(i) Most consulates require the applicant to prove a passive income 2–3 times the minimum set forth by the law;
(ii) Consulates request the applicant to submit the last tax returns, they want the income to be listed in the returns;
(iii) if the applicant has also an income deriving from work, Consulates tend to deny the visa because they consider that the applicant will not stop working while in Italy;
(iv) If the applicant does not own a property in Italy, it must execute and submit a min. 1-year lease agreement (to be stamped by the tax office) and it is increasingly difficult to find landlords willing to lease a property with such conditions. It is also likely that the applicant will need to pay the rent for several months before being sure to obtain the visa;
(v) In most Consulates it is very difficult to book an appointment for filing the visa application and, when available, appointments can be given after some months;
(vi) the processing time for the visa is by law up to 90 days (and the Consulate will keep the passport) and if the Consulate requests more documents the time can be extended.
(vi) the issuance of the visa is decided by the Consulate which has wide discretion to deny/approve it and each Consulate applies different criteria for the evaluation of the application.
Preliminal requirements of the Investor Visa for Italy:
purchase at least € 2 million in Italian government bonds, funds to be kept for a period of at least 2 years; OR
invest at least € 500.000 in equity instruments of a company based and operating in Italy; OR
invest at least € 250.000 in equity instruments of a start-up company based and operating in Italy; OR
donate at least € 1 million philanthropic funding supporting projects of public interest in the field of culture, education, immigration, scientific research, recovery of cultural assets and landscapes.
Keypoints:
it is not subject to quotas availability and it allows to work.
Once it is approved by the Ministry it is certain that you will be granted the visa.
The main advantages of this visa are: (i) investment is to be executed only after obtaining the visa; (ii) investor visas must be processed by Consulate with priority; (iii) If Investor spends in Italy less than 183 days/year, it will not have any tax obligations (subject to some conditions, check with your tax counsel); (iv) Visa can be extended to spouse and children up to 18; (v) Investor visa is the only visa that allows the investor not to spend any minimum time in Italy.
Italy’s Digital Nomad Visa can be issued to non-EU highly skilled workers using technological tools that allow them to work remotely, either independently or for a company also based outside Italy.
A “digital nomad” is defined as a non-EU citizen who performs highly skilled remote work in Italy as a freelancer;
A “remote worker” is defined as an employee/collaborator of a company, which can also be based outside Italy.
The visa is exempt from the “quota” limits, and it is not necessary to apply for a work permit (nulla osta) for entry as a digital nomad (professional or freelancer), or as a remote worker (employee or collaborator of a company).
it is subject to the availability of quotas, there are 500 quotas available for 2025 which includes quotas for well-known artists, startup visas and appointed officers of Italian Srl and Spa;
there is conflicting information regarding which documents must be obtained in Italy to support the visa application and each Consulate may have different requirements;
it can take months to fix an appointment at the Consulate for filing the visa application and after filing processing time can be up to 90 days;
its issuance is subject to the Consulate’s discretion and in practice, most applicants receive a denial from the Consulate after having obtained the necessary clearances in Italy.
This visa is for those who want to start an “innovative” company in Italy and prove to have at least € 50 K to invest. Innovative is a company whose business model is characterized by a strong technological character and has an exclusive or prevalent corporate purpose the production, development, and marketing of innovative goods or services of high technological value. The startup visa is not easy to obtain because:
there are only a few hundred quotas available every year
many applicants believe that proving the availability of e 50 K should suffice, but in reality the Ministry will focus its attention on the business plan, which must be innovative;
another important factor is the applicant’s CV and its IT or technological experience;
the Ministry is also very strict with the bank letter that needs to be submitted to confirm that the applicant has available funds. There is not an official sample letter but the Ministry wants the letter to specifically include a declaration that the Bank has carried out all checks required by the FATF anti-money laundering rules and many applications are denied or delayed because the bank letter does not have the required format.
Italy offers two types of intra-company work permits: the “national” Highly-Skilled Workers Scheme under Article 27, paragraph 1, letter (a) of Italian Immigration Law, and the intra-corporate transfer (ICT) work permit under Articles 27 quinquies and 27 sexies, which implements Directive 2014/66/EC. Notably, both categories are exempt from the quota system.
National ICT permit (Art. 27 c. 1 lett. (a)): This permit is designed for highly specialized staff or managers temporarily assigned to a subsidiary, branch, or affiliate in Italy, provided that the sending and host companies are part of the same business group or joint venture. It specifically applies to middle managers (Quadro level) and senior managers (Dirigenti) employed by companies with headquarters or subsidiaries in Italy.
EU ICT permit (Art. 27 quinquies and 27 sexies): This permit covers managers, specialists, and trainees transferred from a non-EU company to an Italian host entity. Managers direct operations under board supervision, specialists possess essential knowledge for the host entity’s activities, and trainees are recent graduates undergoing career development.
The recent updates to the regulations governing the EU Blue Card in Italy brought new possibilities to apply for this type of visa/permit, as before this update, it was possible to apply for the EU Blue Card only if the applicant possessed a University diploma of at least 3-years study program. This mandatory requirement limited many professionals with vast experience and knowledge but without a University diploma to apply for the EU Blue Card.
Preliminary requirements
For the applicant: Education or Professional Qualification, Job offer (min. 6 months duration, and a minimum annual salary of approx. 34,000 euro)
For the employer: attestation and labour market test
Attorney at law.
One of the leading corporate immigration lawyers in Italy. Admitted to the Milan Bar Association (1988) and to the Taipei Bar Association (2016), a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and an accredited partner of Invest in Tuscany.
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