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Moving to Italy,
one office at a time.

Every procedure explained in the order you actually have to do it: what to bring, where to go, what it costs, how long it takes. With links to the official sources, and no middlemen selling services.

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First 90 days

The order that works

Some steps unlock others. The tax code comes first, residency before a family doctor, digital identity before almost every portal.

01

Before you leave

  • Get birth, marriage and qualification certificates
  • Request the tax code at the Italian consulate
  • Bring the European Health Insurance Card

5 step

02

First week in Italy

  • Get the tax code, if you do not have it yet
  • Sign the lease and have it registered
  • Activate an Italian SIM

4 step

03

First month

  • File the declaration of residence at the municipality
  • Be findable at home for the municipal police check
  • Transfer or open electricity, gas and water, and declare TARI

4 step

04

Within 90 days

  • Register with the health service and choose a doctor
  • Enrol your children in school
  • If you choose home education, send the notification

7 step

Start with the first 90 days

All areas

20 guides, maintained by hand, each with its last review date at the top.

Arrival and documents

Tax code, residency, digital identity, ID card, citizenship.

5 guides

Housing

Renting, buying, utilities: electricity, gas, water, waste.

4 guides

Family and school

Enrolling in school, the right to education, homeschooling, allowances.

3 guides

Health

The national health service, family doctor, hospital, emergencies.

1 guides

Tax and benefits

Tax residency, the annual return, the 7% regime for pensioners.

3 guides

Institutions and daily life

How the bureaucracy works, who does what, police forces, fines and ZTL.

4 guides

Essential

Codice fiscale — the Italian tax code

The 16-character code you need to sign a contract, open a bank account, switch on the electricity and see a doctor. It is free and issued the same day.

EssentialArrival and documents6 min read

Residency and anagraphic registration

How to register in the municipality where you live: what changes for EU citizens, which documents you need, and why the officer ringing your doorbell is part of the procedure.

EssentialArrival and documents6 min read

SPID, CIE and digital identity

Without a digital identity you cannot enter any Italian public portal. What SPID is, what the CIE is, which one is worth it, and why you need an Italian phone number.

EssentialArrival and documents7 min read

The rental contract

Which kind of contract you are being offered, what registration means, how much deposit a landlord may ask for, and how to get out before the end.

EssentialHousing5 min read

Electricity, gas, water and waste

Transfer or reactivation, how to read an Italian bill, why the waste tax is yours to declare, and how to fight a contract you never signed.

EssentialHousing5 min read

State school and enrolling your children

How the Italian school system is organised, how a newly arrived child is enrolled even mid-year, what it actually costs, and what the right to education covers.

EssentialFamily and school6 min read

The health service, family doctor and hospital

How to register with the national health service, who pays and who does not, how to choose a family doctor, and what actually happens in A&E.

EssentialHealth6 min read

How Italian bureaucracy actually works

The written rules and the unwritten ones: self-declaration, revenue stamps, protocol numbers, tacit approval, proxies, apostilles. The method that saves months.

EssentialInstitutions and daily life6 min read

Why it is free

None of this requires a paid intermediary. The tax code is free, registering your residence is free, joining the health service is free if you work. This site exists because that information should not cost €800 at a relocation agency.

EU and non-EU citizens

The rules differ radically. Arriving from an EU or EEA country or Switzerland you need no visa and no residence permit, but after three months you must register with the municipality. Every guide flags where the two paths separate.

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Information, not advice

This site is written carefully and always points at the official source, but it is not legal, tax or notarial advice. Italian rules change often and are applied differently from one municipality to the next. Before a decision involving money or rights — a property purchase, a tax regime, a citizenship application — check the linked source and, where indicated, work with a professional.