Q: May everyone just come to Italy and
legally look for a job ?
A: Unless you are a EU Citizen in order to work in Italy it is necessary to obtain both
a 'Permit of Stay' and a 'Work Permit', rather than a 'Visa'. The Italian ' Dependant Work Permit ' application process must
be begun by the company in Italy that hires the worker. The Italian work permit cannot be applied for by either the employee
or a recruiting firm or a job agency.
Q: What is the 'Sportello Unico'?
A: It is a Public office which handels some specific sort of immigration procedures like working permits
within the quotas, family reunions. Being only one office in Rome expect long lines !
Q: May I switch a ' Tourist Visa
' into a ' Work Visa ' ?
A: A non EU Citizen with a ' Tourist Visa ' cannot switch it into a "Dependant Work Visa".
The tourist visa is valid for a stay upto 90 days.
Q: I am a U.S. citizen married to an
Italian citizen. We want to move to Rome. How I go about obtaining my paper work to become legal in Italy ?
A: Being
married to an Italian citizen you are eligible to apply for citizenship immediately. (note it doesn't imply
that you'll get it immediately.)
You have get the full record - in original of the "Application for a marriage license"
as this contains all the necessary information as well as a subsequent notation of the marriage itself at the office in the
county where you were married Then, according to international treaty, you'll need to have the document certified by the state
department (of the state you were married in - not the US state department). The certification is called an "Apostille."
Submitting
a simple "certificate of marriage" might cause problems....
You'll also have to have your marriage certificate translated
into Italian.
Then you should register your marriage at the Italian Consulate which have jurisdiction
for the area in which you have residence in. The local Italian Consulate will forward the registration here to record it.
Of course you also have to show your husband documentations proving his citizenship.
If your husband was born in Italy,
all his family records are on file with the 'Ufficio di stato civile' at the Comune where he comes from.
And at the end
you can claim the Visa for "Visto per familiare al seguito" or " Visto per coesione familiare"
Q:
I'm a NON - EU citizen currently in Italy for 2 months as a tourist and I want to stay longer for up to one year to study.
What can I do?
A: Assuming that you are here on a tourist visa and if your plan is to stay longer, you would need
a different type of visa. To obtain another type of visa you would need to
return to your home country and apply
for it at the Italian consulate which have jurisdiction for the area in which you have residence in.
By law you are
only allowed to stay in the EU for a total of 90 days after your entrance and then are supposed to leave for 90 days before
you can come back again. If your passport is stamped in any of the "Schengen agreement" Countries and you overstay your time,
you can risk being deported from any of these countries !
As of May 30th 2005 the Italian Authorities in U.S. requires
you to be enrolled in a college back home . "In order to better serve the student
population and in an effort to efficiently
process student visa applications, we have adapted new regulations for the presentation of
student visa applications.
We are now accepting applications and all required documents ONLY from a designated STUDY ABROAD ADVISOR representing those
programs recognized by AACUPI (Association of American College and University Programs in Italy). The jurisdiction requirements
remain the same i.e. the student must either live or be a matriculated student within this Consulate's geographic jurisdiction
(see above). If the student is temporarily enrolled in a University for the duration of the study abroad program, the applicant
is not considered part of this consulate's jurisdiction. He/she must follow the procedures set forth by the consulate which
has jurisdiction in their area of residence/study."
You can check on Google "AUCPI" and there is a website explaining which
colleges are part of this program. With this information you should ask if
your University can apply thought the Advisor
for the appropriate paperwork for you, perhaps your school here can do the same.In case you may be registering directly in
a university in Rome, you simply need a letter of acceptance from that university.
Q: What is the 'Residenza' ?
A:
The 'Residenza' is the registration at the local cty Council. This procedure became complicated and in Rome it may take
some months. Once approved you will be released
a 'Certificato di residenza' needed for signin at the national health plan and other local admnistrative procedures.
Q: Is my driving licence recognized
?
A: The driving licence of the EU Countries are recognized. Some Countries have a bilateral agreement and licenses
of other Countries must be converted into an Italian, sometime by attending a written and driving test.
