RESIDENCY CARD FOR CITIZENS OF A EUROPEAN UNION MEMBER STATE

(Presidential Decree no. 54 dated 18 January 2002 and subsequent amendments)

Application filled in and signed by the interested party (Request Module for residency card for a citizen of the European Union);

Photocopy of an identity card.

NOTES:

Citizens of a European Union Member State have the right to free movement.

Residency cards must be requested should EU citizens intend to stay in Italy for a period longer than three months.

The presentation of an application to request or renew a residency card for citizens of the European Union via the Post Office is not mandatory. The application may also be presented to the One-Stop Immigration Office and Police Headquarters.

The application is exempt from stamp duty.

For working citizens of an EU Member state the right to residency is recognised, whatever their citizenship, to their spouses, children under twenty one years of age and any ascendants or descendants of the same citizen and his/her dependent spouse, as well as any other member of the family who, in their country of origin,
lives with or is dependent on the spouse, the ascendants of the worker and the ascendants of the spouse.

For citizens of an EU Member State who study or reside in Italy the right to residency is furthermore recognised to their spouses if they are not legally separated, to children under twenty one years of age and children above twenty one years of age, if dependent on them, as well as the individual’s parents and his/her spouse’s parents with the condition that they be registered with the national health service or have an insurance policy for the members of the
family of a citizen of the European Union residing in Italy, and if they have economic resources such as not to be a burden to national insurance.

The application for a residency card is presented by the interested party on his/her own behalf and for his/her own family members. In this case, should the application be presented via the Post Office, a form must be filled in for each individual, and sent using a single Kit.

Should a request be presented for a family member with a non-EU citizenship, a residency card will be issued pursuant to Art. 9 of the Amalgamated Law on Immigration. In this case, the application must contain photographs and a statement certifying the family relationship or marriage.

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