The full journey checklist
All eight steps and every document to bring, on one page. Print it, tick it off as you go, and open each step's guide for the full verified procedure. Content drawn from guides last verified no earlier than .
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How EU/EEA citizens obtain an Italian tax code (codice fiscale) — the free, foundational ID needed for almost every step of settling in Italy.
- Valid passport or national ID card
- A completed request form (modello AA4/8 for individuals)
- Any existing Italian address details, if you have them
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How EU/EEA citizens register as residents at their Italian comune (iscrizione anagrafica) — required for stays over three months, and the gateway to the health service.
- Valid passport or national ID card
- Your codice fiscale
- Proof of the condition you rely on (employment, self-employment, study enrolment, or sufficient resources + health cover)
- Proof of your address (e.g. lease or property details)
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How EU/EEA residents enrol in Italy's national health service (Servizio Sanitario Nazionale), get a tessera sanitaria, and choose a family doctor.
- Valid passport or national ID card
- Your codice fiscale
- Your attestazione di iscrizione anagrafica (proof of registered residency)
- Proof of your status (employment, or the basis used to register residency)
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How EU/EEA residents get an Italian digital identity — SPID or the CIE electronic ID card — to log in to INPS, the tax and health portals, and comune services.
- A valid Italian identity document for SPID — Italian ID card, driving licence, or passport (a home-country passport alone is not accepted)
- Your codice fiscale / tessera sanitaria
- An email address and an Italian mobile number (for SPID)
- A recent passport-style photo and the fee (~€22) for the CIE, at your comune
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How EU/EEA citizens open an Italian bank account — your EU right to a basic account (conto di base), what banks require, and the stamp-duty rules.
- Valid passport or national ID card
- Codice fiscale (certificate or tessera sanitaria)
- For the free conto di base — a valid ISEE attestation (≤ €11,600)
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What happens to an EU/EEA driving licence when you become an Italian resident — how long it stays valid, when conversion is required, and how conversion works.
- Form TT2112 (at the counter or via il Portale dell'automobilista)
- PagoPA payment receipt (tariff N003 — €10.20 + €32.00)
- Your EU/EEA licence (shown) + full front/back photocopy
- ID document, original + photocopy
- Codice fiscale, original + photocopy
- Medical fitness receipt (only if the licence is expiring, expired, or has no expiry date)
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When a newcomer becomes an Italian tax resident — the post-2024 criteria, what worldwide taxation means, and when your first Italian tax return is due.
- Records fixing your arrival date (lease start, employment contract, travel records)
- Anagrafe registration date (attestazione d'iscrizione)
- Certificate of tax residence / final return from your previous country
- Foreign income statements and foreign tax paid (for treaty relief)
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How a non-EU spouse or relative of an EU citizen settles in Italy — entry, the 5-year carta di soggiorno from the Questura, and their registration rights.
- Application form (Mod. 209 in Questura practice)
- Valid passport (original + photocopy of all written pages), with entry visa if required
- Marriage/family certificate — translated and legalised or apostilled if issued abroad
- Attestato of the EU citizen's anagrafe registration request
- EU citizen's ID + codice fiscale, and residence/family-status certificate
- Evidence of sufficient resources (when residing as self-sufficient)
- 4 passport photos
- Marca da bollo €16 (Questura practice)
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