RESIDENCY CARD FOR ALIENS

(Art. 9 of Legislative Decree no. 286/98 and subsequent amendments; Art. 16 and 17 of Presidential Decree 394/99 and subsequent amendments)

Application filled in and signed by the interested party (Module 1 and 2);
Complete photocopy of passport or other equivalent document (see table no. 4);
Photocopy of income tax returns or CUD form, issued by the employer, for the previous year.
Police record certificate and certificate of registrations regarding current criminal proceedings
proceedings;
The request for residency card for children above fourteen years of age must contain:

• A photocopy of a certificate attesting to the status of the minor child. If foreign, the certificate must be translated, sworn and validated by the Italian diplomatic/consular mission unless subject to other international agreements. This document is not required if the minor has entered the country using a visa for family reunification.
• Photocopy of the certificate of housing suitability pursuant to Art. 29 paragraph 3, letter a) of Legislative Decree no. 286/98 and subsequent amendments.

NOTES:

1. Residency cards may be applied for by an alien with a residency permit for a reason which allows for an unspecified number of renewals (family, subordinate open-ended employment, self-employed work, political asylum, elective residence, religious reasons, stateless person status), regularly residing in Italy for at least 6 years;
2. For individual aliens without dependents in Italy, income must not be below the total annual amount of the social security allowance;
3. Residency cards may be requested by the spouse and underage children living with the alien of the interested party requesting a residency card. In such cases, the alien must supply proof of an income such as to be able to support him/herself and his/her family (see chart below):

THE ALIEN MUST DISPLAY PROOF OF THE FOLLOWING INCOME:

4. The spouse and underage children above fourteen years of age of the alien applicant for residency card must fill in their own form 1 (and form 2 as well if they possess their own form of individual income);
5. In cases where the regulations do not require a mandatory presentation of income tax returns (i.e. domestic staff) income may be proven with other objective documentation (pay slip, INPS contributions);
6. 6) Residency card may be requested by an alien spouse or an underage child or parent living with an Italian citizen or a citizen of an EU member state residing in Italy. In such cases the application must only include documentation attesting to the family relationship;
7. Residency cards are open-ended;
8. The Residency Card is a personal identification document and is valid for no more than five years after the date of issue or renewal. Renewal takes place with an application from the interested party, and must include new photographs;
9. The residency card cannot be issued to an alien who has been sentenced for one of the offences as per Art. 380 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, as well as, premeditated offences as per Art. 381 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, or had a sentence pronounced, even if not definitive, unless a rehabilitation has been obtained. If a sentence, even if not definitive, for the aforementioned crimes has been pronounced, then the residency card is annulled.

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