RESIDENCY CARD FOR ALIENS REQUESTED BY THE COHABITING FAMILY MEMBER

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

1. Application filled in and signed by the interested party, Form 1, and even 2 if in possession of an own income;
2. Complete photocopy of passport or other equivalent document (see table no. 4);
3. Photocopy of income tax returns or CUD form, issued by the employer, for the previous year, if available, and that of the cohabiting family member;
4. Police record certificate and certificate of registrations regarding current criminal proceedings (only for applicant aliens of age);
5. Photocopy of documentation attesting to the family relationship. If foreign, the certificate must be translated, sworn and validated by the Italian diplomatic/consular mission unless subject to other international agreements.

NOTES:

• The following may apply for a family residency card: the spouse, minor child above fourteen years of age, individual cohabiting with the foreign citizen, (children under fourteen years of age are named on their parent(s) residency card), underage children, ascendants and descendants of a citizen or the spouse of a citizen of an European Union Member State working in Italy, if dependent on them, as well as another member of the family, who in the country of origin, cohabits or is dependent on his/her spouse, the spouse, underage children, the parents of a citizen of a European Union Member State resident in Italy, or in Italy for study reasons, on the condition that the family does not become a burden on Italian social security.
• The application for a residency card made by the alien spouse, underage child, or parent cohabiting with an Italian citizen or a citizen of a European Union Member State resident in Italy, and must only contain documentation certifying the family relationship.
• The alien entering Italy for family reunification with an Italian citizen, or an EU member state citizen, or a foreign citizen with a residency card is issued a residency card.
• The residency card is open-ended.
• The residency card is valid as a personal identification card for no more than five years following the date of issue or renewal. Renewal takes place with an application by the interested party, complete with new photographs.
• The residency card may not be issued to aliens who have been sentenced for one of the offences as per Art. 380 of the Code of the Code of Criminal Procedure, as well as, premeditated offences as per Art. 381 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, or pronounced a sentence even if not definitive, unless a rehabilitation has been obtained. If a sentence has been pronounced, even if not definitive, for the aforementioned offences, the residency card is annulled.

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