Ismum

We're moving to Italy in August and I just needed some guidance on a couple of matters. Firstly, I was told to get our documents translated and notarised by the Italian embassy here in Belgium before we moved. Now I have another source saying you can get them translated in Italy once we arrive. I could do either but would this have any effect on how quickly we can get our Codice Fiscale? Does it speed up the process or not? What did you guys do?

Many thanks!

Lorna at Vicenza

You won't need all that for a Codice Fiscale. Just your passports.

You will need proof of income/bank statements and private health insurance to get residency at your local town hall .... unless you are going to be working for an Italian company here with an Italian wage packet.

Depending on the comune, they might ask for more. Somebody recently had to get her birth certifcate and/or marriage certificate translated and notarised as her comune insisted on it and it was pain in the neck for her to do from here and expensive.

37100

Get everything you possible can done in Belgium first especially if you don't speak Italian. You should be able to get your CdF at the Embassy.

Ismum

Thanks Lorna. OH is going to be working for an Italian branch of a UK registered company but paid by the Italian part of the company so not quite sure how that works regarding the residency. I would assume we still need to apply for it.
Thanks again

Ismum

Thanks 37100. Will check to see of we can get it here.

Lorna at Vicenza

Yes, you will still need to go and apply for residency at the town hall but it should all be easier with an Italian work contract or an Italian pay slip. If it is a proper Italian pay slip withhis Italian "NHS" contrubutions etc, taken from it then signing up for health care shouldn't be a massive problem.
Take a rental contract too if you'll be renting.

Garbatellamike

Ismum,
you will be able to get the CF as it is a Consular Service, either from the Consular Department at the Embassy or another Consular Office in the Country not sure exactly how it works in Belgium - I suggest you go and google for Italian Consular Services on the web and you should find it.

I strongly advise doing it sooner rather than later as it takes time and even simple things like getting a pay as you go SIM for your mobile phone will require the CF. Therefore, to hit the ground running (as much as you can here) the CF is pretty key.

Good luck

Lorna at Vicenza

I forgot to say,

if you know where you are going to be living, I can look up your town hall's website for you and see what paperwork it talks about for residency. You are both EU citizens right?

modicasa

It obviously depends on your commune, but few will ask for a translation 'giurata' of documents for residency - so a simple translation will be fine. If it needs to be giurata it will take half a day to be done at the local tribunale.
For your CF you need only your passport and the completed green form - at your nearest Agenzia dell'Entrate - it takes 10 minutes, if you don't count the time queuing. That official CF is what you need for all bureaucratic things like opening a bank account etc. To get a SIM they will just generate one for you in the shop, but it isn't 'officially' valid for other stuff as it could be duplicate - if there is another person with your name and birthday already with a CF in Italy.

Ismum

Thanks all for the advise. Definitely helps get my priorities in order. Lorna, I will be living in Milan in zip code 20129 if that is of help. Not sure of the commune area I'm afraid. And yes we are both EU citizens.
Once again, many thanks.

aimankay

I am thinking of living near San Donato. Where is the closest office to get the Codice Fiscale?

Lorna at Vicenza

Check this out:

http://san-donato-milanese.virgilio....E_ENTRATE.html

LivingHere

Are you married? Because if you aren't and you aren't working it is really difficult (ie nigh on impossible) to register with the comune.

If I was moving here now I would need to get married to get healthcare. I'm lucky that when I moved here the law was different, but if we were making the move now we would have to get hitched because OH's insurance only recognises wifes, not partners.

aimankay

Thanks Lorna.

I have started to feel that for every small area within city there is a separate office. Are there ones which are easier to deal with?

My employer has asked for my marriage certificate and daughters birth certificate copy translated and notarised and legalised. I believe they intend to apply for our codice fiscale once we have chosen our apartment to be paid by them. Just wondering when we are not sure where we will be staying then wait till our arrival for codice fiscale or do it now?

Garbatellamike

To turn your question around: why would you wait to apply for your CF? What advantage is there in waiting?

Getting a bit of la burocrazia out of the way must surely be prefereable. You don't need a home address or a sponsor to apply for the CF.

If you do decide to apply for it, the following maybe helpful: Luogo di Nascita is Regno Unito (assuming you are Brit) and Provincia is EE (for Estero) as the EE was tricky to find when I did it.

For what it is worth, if I were you I would apply now.