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Italian citizenship via jure sanguinis
If you are descended from an Italian citizen, you are likely to be eligible to claim Italian citizenship. Having an Italian ancestor is not enough to claim your Italian citizenship, in fact you must also demonstrate that the citizenship was passed forward from your Italian ascendant to you.Since 1992 Italy allows dual citizenship, meaning that
Freelance VISA
The freelance VISA allows the entry in Italy of a non-EU citizen to undertake freelance or self-employment activities in Italy. Despite other EU countries having issued a digital nomad VISA option, Italy hasn’t, however it allows the freelance VISA for independent workers.This VISA route is extremely complicated to obtain because it is very discretionary and
Tessera Sanitaria renewal
As you might now, the Italian Tessera Sanitaria has an expiration date, and after that you might be required to renew it.If you are an Italian (or EU) citizen living in Italy, or you hold a Permesso di Soggiorno di Lungo Periodo, there is no renewal process; in fact the Agenzia delle Entrate will deliver
Buying a property in Italy
Buying a property in Italy is a life goal for many of you living here or just having a vacation home. There are countless reasons to buy a home in Italy, yet this article focuses on the process of acquiring a home in Italy and the steps involved in doing so.Purchasing a home in Italy
SPID
SPID stands for Sistema Pubblico Identità Digitale. This is the public system of digital ID provided to citizens of Italy, and this marks an attempt of the Italian public office system to move to digital access to its services and databases.This system is very similar to the Estonian digital ID one.The SPID is a system
Medical Terminology
Albeit there are General Practitioner and other doctors who speak the English language, it may come in handy to know few words in Italy to describe your health status to the doctor. Here our handy vocabularyGeneral words and termshealthsalutedoctor (medical)medico/medicigeneral practitioner (GP)medico di basefamily doctormedico di famigliaspecialistspecialistaprivate surgerystudio medicohomoeopathyomeopatiahospitalospedalehealth centrepoliambulatoriofirst aid, emergency or casualty department/