- A common mistake with Italian citizenship applications.
A common mistake with Italian citizenship applications. First things first: start by requesting your Italian ancestor’s birth certificate How to Get Your Italian Ancestor’s Birth Certificate If you are interested in applying for Italian citizenship by descent, you will need to collect a number of documents...
- What is bare ownership (nuda proprietà) and why can it be a good investment for a foreigner or an Italian living abroad?
Bare ownership can be an interesting option for foreigners looking to invest in the Italian real estate market, as it represents an opportunity to acquire a property at a lower price than the purchase of full ownership. In fact, the sale price of a property with...
- Do US citizens need a visa to travel to Italy?
Do US citizens need a visa to travel to Italy? If you are a US citizen planning to travel to Italy, it’s important to know whether or not you’ll need a visa. According to the Italian government, U.S. citizens need a visa to travel to Italy...
- What does a foreign document need to be used in Italy?
What does a foreign document need to be used in Italy? If you need to register your marriage, divorce, or child’s birth with your Italian Comune, or if you are applying for Italian citizenship and need an official translation of your foreign documents in Italian, please...
- How to register your second or third marriage in Italy
How to register your second or third marriage in Italy If you need to register your first, second or third marriage certificate, divorce, or children’s birth certificates with your Italian Comune, we can do it for you. You do not need to go through your local...
- Limits to the use of cash in Italy in 2023
Limits to the use of cash in Italy in 2023 In Italy, cash transactions are subject to various limits, which are intended to combat money laundering and tax evasion. As of January 1, 2023, thanks to the 2023 Budget Maneuver, the threshold for all payments in...
- Do UK citizens need a visa to travel to Italy?
Do UK citizens need a visa to travel to Italy? UK citizens do not need a visa to travel to Italy for stays of up to 90 days in any 180-day period for tourism or to attend business meetings. Visits to other countries which are part...
- Positivo negativo letter
Positivo negativo letterYou are applying for Italian citizenship by descent (Jure Sanguinis) and so, after some research, you now know that one of the first things, if not the first one, you have to do is collect your Italian ancestor’s birth certificate. If you need assistance...
- Coronavirus in Italy: the Decree of April 1 extends the lockdown until April 13, 2020
Coronavirus in Italy: the Decree of April 1 extends the lockdown until April 13, 2020 Here you can dowload the latest version of the “autodichiarazione” President Conte has announced that he has signed the DPCM which extends until April 13, 2020 the measures taken so far...
- Brexit: The End of an Era or the beginning of a new one?
On January 31st at 11pm GMT, the UK will officially leave the European Union. The divorce is final (though alimony discussions are not!) and the only way to undo this historical decision would be to reapply for EU member status, which though at the moment seems...
- Italian Police Clearance Certificate
Italian Police Clearance Certificate We can obtain your Police Clearance Certificate (Certificato del Casellario Giudiziale) within 24 hours from the request. We will send you a scanned copy of the certificate as soon as we collect it. We can also send the original to your address...
- Can I register a birth or marriage certificate in my Italian Comune without going through the Italian Consulate?
Can I register a birth or marriage certificate in my Italian Comune without going through the Italian Consulate? Well, the answer is yes. Example 1). You are an Italian citizen living in the UK, regularly registered with the AIRE of your Italian Comune (Municipality), for example...
- Italian citizenship IS application: appointment at the Italian Consulate
You have an Italian ancestor who was born in Italy, maybe more than a hundred years ago, and emigrated to your country of residence (USA, UK, Brazil etc.). So, you wonder if you can apply for Italian citizenship in light of your Italian bloodline and what...
- EU elections are coming up: Don’t forget to vote!
EU elections are coming up very soon! They will be held in the United Kingdom on May 23rd. If you’re a citizen of an EU country (other than the UK, Ireland, Malta and Cyprus) resident in the UK, you can either vote in the UK or...
- Recent Italian case law
Recent Italian case law (January 11, 2019) Marriages in general According to article 5, par. six, of law 898/70, after the amendments introduced by law 74/1987, the recognition of an alimony check, to which a function of assistance that is both compensatory and equalizing must be...
- BUONE FESTE!!
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- Our email info@vademecumitalia.com is working again!
Our email info@vademecumitalia.com is working again! If you have not been able to contact us, or if we did not answer your email, we kindly ask you to forward us your email and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Our email addresses...
- FAQ. Estratto per riassunto dell’atto di matrimonio
FAQ. Estratto per riassunto dell’atto di matrimonio. What is it, where, when, and how can you request it? Based on our customers’ experience, we can say that it happens quite often that people file their Italian citizenship application by marriage through an Italian consulate, and only...
- How to recover a credit from your Italian debtor
HOW TO RECOVER A CREDIT FROM YOUR ITALIAN DEBTOR You provided a service, or you sold goods to an Italian company or privite citizen, but you have not been paid although the payment term has expired. Or maybe you just received a down payment and now...
- Happy Easter from Vademecum Italia!
Happy Easter from Vademecum Italia! PrintEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsapp...
- PEC: what is it, why should you need a PEC address, and how to get one
PEC stands for posta elettronica certificata which means “certified email”. A certified email guarantees legal certainty of the sender’s identity, of the date and time of sending and receiving the email, and of its content. You can use it to officially write and send documents to the Italian public...
- Registry of Italians Residing Abroad (A.I.R.E.)
The Registry of Italians Residing Abroad (A.I.R.E.) contains personal information of Italian citizens who reside abroad for a period of more than 12 months. It is a citizen’s right/duty to enroll in the A.I.R.E.. It is a prerequisite for use of certain services provided by diplomatic...
- How to get an Italian mobile phone number
Foreigners who intend to stay in Italy for a short vacation or for a longer period of time, can get an Italian mobile phone number (rechargeable sim card) just by going to one of the mobile phone company stores (e.g. Tim, Vodafone, Wind, Tre, Fastweb) with a valid...
- Eat like an Italian: FAQ
There is a lot of useful information that can help tourists who want to eat at an Italian ristorante or pizzeria. For example, it’s advisable to reserve a table, it’s not necessary to leave a tip, it’s possible to smoke inside the restaurant only if there is a...
- Eat like an Italian: meal times
Usually Italians have breakfast between 7 a.m. and 9.30 a.m., lunch between 12.30 p.m. and 2 p.m., and dinner between 7.30 p.m. and 9.30 p.m.. The majority of Italian restaurants/pizzerias, etc., respect these hours and, therefore, will stop serving food after 2.30/3 p.m. and again after 11.30 p.m. Supermarkets and local food stores...
- Eat like an Italian: breakfast
The majority of Italians love to have breakfast at a “bar”, pastry shop, or at home! A classic Italian breakfast at a “bar” or pastry shop is caffè espresso (or cappuccino) and croissant. At an Italian home you will probably find cookies, croissants, toasted bread with jam, bread with nutella...
- Trenitalia and Italo: Italian high-speed trains
In Italy, there are two main train companies that allow passengers to travel throughout the Country. One is Trenitalia (Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane) and the other one is Italo (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori). The two companies are more or less equivalent as far as quality and number of...
- Drinking in Rome by night
Rome City Council issued an Ordinance that prohibits the sale and consumption of alcohol at night in certain areas of the City, which will be in effect from July 7 until October 31, 2017. Consumers who violate the Ordinance will be subject to fines of € 150. Drinking in Rome...
- The residence permit, the expulsion of foreigners, and Italian citizenship: recent Italian case law
NEW JUDGMENTS!!! Italian Courts have recently established some important principles concerning, among others, the residence permit, the expulsion of foreigners, Italian citizenship, the request for political asylum, the entitlement to social security allowance, the jurisdiction in case of international sale of goods, and crimes committed in international waters. The...
- English speaking schools in Italy
Foreigners who live in Italy can choose among many English speaking schools. It is not possible to say with certainty if they have a lower or higher level of education compared to Italian schools. Therefore, it is important to know what the student would like to...
- Air transportation: latest judgments of the Court of Justice of the EU
With reference to Air Transportation, the Court of Justice of the European Union has recently established some important principles concerning, for example, the concepts of ‘arrival time’, ‘denied boarding’, ‘cancellation’, ‘extraordinary circumstances’, ‘all reasonable measures’, ‘damage’, ‘compensation’, and of ‘time-limits for bringing actions for compensation’. 1)...
- Meeting people in Rome
Meeting people in Rome and making friends may not be easy straightaway but there are many places to gather and friendships to be made. The clubs, associations, and churches listed below are good meeting points for people arriving in Rome who do not know the language and...
- Emergency and other useful phone numbers
Here follows a list of emergency and other useful phone numbers anyone can call from a mobile or landline phone. For those who do not speak Italian we suggest asking your neighbours or those around you to make the call, if possible. It is very important to provide...
