Does it affect your Italian residency to leave Italy for a period of time? And do you need to know how to re-enter the US with a Pet? Yes, it can affect your Italian residency to go back to your country of origin for a period of time. The permesso needs to be renewed yearly for a period of five years at which time you can request permanent residency. However, there's an
Read Moreimmigration in Italy
What you don’t know about Italian rental properties
Are you thinking of moving to Italy and renting a house/apartment? Are you wondering if your house in Italy will be just like the peach colored villa under a warm Tuscan sun you saw in a movie? After the popularity of my post on the challenges of buying property in Italy, I decided to write this post about Italian rental properties, aimed at advising people what to expect
Read More
Post #4 getting into the health care system
Italian Residency and the health care system Do you have your Italian residency yet? What to do if your residency certificate doesn't come in the mail? Where are you on the path of your dream of living in Italy? Have you got your Italian residency yet? If you read my first post about getting the certificate of residency, you know that you have to wait 45 days
Read More
Post #2 What happens at the Permesso appointment
What will happen at your Permesso di Soggiorno Appointment? My process and what you can learn from it: Most expats get nervous about their permesso di soggiorno appointment at the questura (police office). But, because my paper work had been done by INAC, I was confident. What could go wrong? But then on an expat forum I was told to "have a thick skin" and
Read More