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EU Citizens
EU citizens do not need a residence permit to settle in our country (Leg. Decree 30/2007, available only in Italian).
Their rights of residence can be proven by possession of an Italian identity card. This is issued once the EU citizen has obtained his/her residence authorization, which is required by law for all of those who want to settle in Italy for more than 90 days.
To apply for residence authorization, EU citizens should contact their municipality of residence.
EU citizens not yet having a residence authorization can apply for registration with the Italian Business Register via the internet, following the instructions below:
- Attach a Declaration in lieu of affidavit (IAW art. 37 DPR 445/200) declaring the date of entry into Italy (the Police must be notified first);
- Sign, in the appropriate form XX-Notes, a commitment to provide a photocopy of the residence application, submitted to the municipality of the town where they want to live, and to provide a photocopy of their identity card, once issued by the aforesaid municipality. Please bear in mind that it is compulsory to apply for residence authorization within 90 days after the date of entry into Italy.
Non-EU Citizens
Non-EU citizens who want to start a business such as a sole proprietorship, or to become partners of a new general partnership, managers of a new limited company, legal representatives of a foreign company or managers of an existing company, must meet the following conditions:
- if they settle abroad: they must check the existing conditions of reciprocity;
- if they settle in Italy (already resident):
- they must have a valid residence permit issued for self-employed, employees and other workers waiting for employment, family reasons, humanitarian reasons or political asylum;
- or, alternatively, they must have a residence and employment permit, in accordance with Leg. Decree 40/2014.
The principle of reciprocity implies that, in the foreign citizen's home country, an Italian citizen is granted the same rights as the foreign citizen is applying for. Reciprocity conditions can be verified by anyone at the Italian embassy in the home country and must be checked, in particular, by the public official/public body receiving the request (i.e. the notary, when a company is set up, the Chamber of commerce, when a manager is appointed, etc.).
Non-EU citizens having a long-term residence permit can carry out any economic activity in Italy (Leg. Decree 3/2007).
Once all the necessary conditions have been met, the company/sole proprietorship must be registered in the Italian Business Register within 30 days of the business start date. The following documents are requested:
- citizens with a valid residence permit (or with an EU permit for long-term residence) must submit a photocopy of the permit;
- citizens waiting for a residence permit to be issued must submit the receipt of the registered letter, sent to Centro Servizi Amministrativi of Rome via Poste Italiane when they applied for the permit, and a photocopy of the passport with a valid type "D" visa;
- citizens waiting for a residence permit to be renewed must submit a photocopy of the expired permit and the receipt of the registered letter, sent to Centro Servizi Amministrativi of Rome via Poste Italiane when they applied for the renewal.
While the residence permit is being issued or renewed, citizens are given a temporary receipt with the following note: "A residence permit has been requested and not issued/renewed yet."