Eligibility quiz
Would you commit to investing at least €2,000,000 in Italian government bonds within three months of arriving in Italy and keeping the investment for at least two years?
Benefits
Benefits for youBenefits for you
Live in Italy
You can live in Italy for two years from the date you enter, with no minimum number of days you must spend there.
You can renew for further three-year periods if the investment or donation is completed and maintained and the investment committee approves.
Study in Italy
You can study in Italy as a legal resident.
Work in Italy
You can work in Italy as an employee or for yourself, following the usual rules for that work.
Travel in Schengen
You can return to Italy and visit other Schengen countries with a valid residence document.
Visits to other Schengen countries are normally limited to 90 days in any 180-day period.
Get help abroad
Italian consulates can provide ordinary consular help when you are abroad and legally resident in Italy.
How to apply
From outside ItalyFrom outside Italy
Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for the Investor Visa for Italy application and your residence permit.
See required documentsFill in the application online
Create an account on the Investor Visa for Italy portal and personally fill in the application for initial approval, called a nulla osta. Upload your documents and sign your investment or donation commitment with a digital signature.
Fill in the applicationSubmit your application
Submit your completed application through the Investor Visa for Italy portal. There is no fee for this initial application.
Submit your applicationWait for initial approval
Wait for the committee to decide and respond through the portal if it asks for more information or documents. It decides within 30 days of receiving a complete application; if approved, you receive your nulla osta electronically.
Check your applicationFind your consulate
Find the Italian embassy or consulate responsible for the place where you live. You must apply there in person for the visa within six months after your nulla osta is issued.
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Download the visa form
Download the national visa application form for your Investor Visa for Italy.
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Fill in the form
Fill in and sign the national visa application form.
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Book an appointment
Follow your consulate’s instructions to book an appointment if one is required.
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Submit your visa application
Go to the consulate in person with your signed form, passport, nulla osta and required original documents and copies. Pay the visa fee as your consulate directs and give your fingerprints and other required biometric information.
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Wait for your visa
Wait for the consulate’s decision and respond if it asks for more information or documents. Collect your visa as the consulate directs.
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Travel to Italy
Enter Italy with your investor visa so you can apply for your investor residence permit.
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Once in ItalyOnce in Italy
Find your police office
Find the immigration office at the police headquarters, called the Questura, for the place where you live in Italy.
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Pay the permit fee
Pay the electronic residence-permit production fee and obtain the €16 revenue stamp. Follow your police office’s payment instructions and keep the receipt.
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Apply for your permit
Within eight working days of entering Italy, apply for your investor residence permit at the immigration office of your police headquarters. Follow its appointment instructions and bring your required documents, payment receipt and revenue stamp; provide proof of your investment or donation if you have completed it.
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Complete your investment
Transfer the funds and complete your chosen investment or donation within three months of entering Italy. If you invest rather than donate, keep the investment for at least two years.
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Submit your investment proof
Submit proof of your completed investment or donation through the Investor Visa for Italy procedure, and provide it to the police office when requested.
Submit your proofReceive your residence permit
Wait for the police office’s decision and respond to any requests for more information. Once approved, follow its instructions to receive your investor residence permit, which lets you stay in Italy as an investor.
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Documents needed
Required to applyRequired to apply
Proof of living funds
Provide evidence of lawful resources for living in Italy, separate from your investment or donation money. These resources must be above the minimum used for exemption from health-care charges; bring the originals and copies to your consulate.
Proof of investment funds
Provide evidence that you own and are the effective beneficiary of the money for your investment or donation. The evidence must also show that the money is available and can be transferred to Italy; bring the originals and copies to your consulate.
Copy of your passport
Provide a copy of your valid passport or travel document. It must expire at least three months after your requested visa expires; bring the original and a copy to your consulate and your passport to your residence permit application.
Passport photographs
Provide a recent passport photograph with your visa application. Bring photographs when you apply for your residence permit too.
Application forms
Your application includes the online Investor Visa Committee form and the signed national visa application form. The online form includes your personal and contact details; your consulate can tell you which visa form to use through the Visa for Italy portal.
Short CV
Provide a short CV covering your main education and work experience. You can write it in Italian or English.
Investment description
Describe your proposed investment or donation, including its main features and who will receive it. Provide the original and a copy to your consulate with your other supporting documents.
Source of funds
Provide your declaration explaining where your investment or donation money came from, together with evidence that it came from lawful sources. Bring the originals and copies to your consulate.
Investment commitment
Provide your digitally signed commitment to make the investment or donation within three months of entering Italy and to keep an investment in place for at least two years. Include the amount and the Italian municipality where you intend to live, and bring the original and a copy to your consulate.
Proof of current residence *
Provide a document showing that you live legally in the consular district. Ask your consulate which documents it accepts.
* Only if your consulate asks for proof of legal residence in its district.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationInvestor visa *
Bring your investor visa with your passport when you apply for your residence permit in Italy. The visa is issued after your consular application is approved.
* Only if you apply for your residence permit.
Proof of accommodation *
Provide evidence of where you will stay or live in Italy. Ask the office handling your application which documents it accepts.
* Only if your consulate asks for it or you apply for your residence permit.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationPolice certificates *
Get certificates showing that you have no final criminal convictions and no pending criminal charges from each country outside Italy where you lived for more than 12 consecutive months during the ten years before your application, after you turned 18. Bring the originals and copies to your consulate.
* Only if you lived outside Italy for more than 12 consecutive months after age 18 during the last ten years.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationRepresentative authority documents *
Provide evidence of the representative's legal authority to act for the organisation. Bring the original and a copy to your consulate.
* Only if a foreign organisation is involved.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationRecipient's consent *
Provide the recipient's consent to your proposed investment or donation. Bring the original and a copy to your consulate.
* Only if your investment or donation requires the recipient's consent.
May need translationInvestor visa approval *
Bring your Investor Visa Committee approval, called the nulla osta, and a copy. You receive it electronically if the Committee approves your application.
* Only if you apply for your visa at a consulate.
Proof of completed investment *
Provide evidence that you have completed your investment or donation. Keep documents showing the completed transaction for submission through the Investor Visa Committee procedure or to the office handling your residence permit.
* Only if you apply for your residence permit or the Investor Visa Committee asks for proof.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationConsiderations
Things to think aboutThings to think about
Residence can end
Your permission ends after two years unless renewed.
It can be taken away if you do not make the investment or donation within three months of entry, provide proof, keep the investment, or remain reachable at your declared address.
Renewal requires the investment or donation to be completed and maintained, and approval from the investment committee.
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