By means of law decree no. 2 of December 14th, the validity of residence permits has been extended to April 30th 2021. The decree also extend the validity of “nulla Osta” (entry clearances for family reasons, work permits) for the same period and the terms for conversion of study permits into work permits.

Starting from December 20 and until January 6th, travel from the UK is not allowed: whoever have stayed or transited in the UK in the 14 days preceeding the travel date is not allowed entry into Italy. Travellers from UK who are already in Italy, must contact the relevant local health authority immediately and take a COVID-19 test.

Further to the publication of Decree 3 December 2020 Italy has removed entry ban from the following countries: Armenia, Bahrein, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bosnia Herzegovina, Chile, Colombia, Kuwait, North Macedonia, Moldova, Oman, Panama, Peru, Dominican Republic, Montenegro and Kosovo.

A webinar organized by the Ministry of Economic Development and the Luiss Business School for the presentation of the Discussion Paper developed as part of the “Italia 2030” Project which will take place on November 27th.

Italian Tourism sector’s budget is in the “red”. Italy lost 49.5 million new arrivals and 153.5 million night stays in 5 months. 10.5 million fewer Italians traveled abroad. In August and September the sector did not fare much better, except for a very slight recovery of domestic travel, characterized however by short stays and decidedly reduced spending capacity, reports Confturismo, the Italian Tourism Federation.

The Immigration Decree no. 130/2020 has been published into the official gazette on 21/10/2020 entering into force 22/10/2020

Starting from today, October 8 (Ministry of Health order, October 7, 2020) travellers from Belgium, France, UK, The Netherlands, Czech Republic, Spain or who have stayed/transited there in the last 14 days, in addition to filling out the required self-declaration and communicating their arrival to health authorities are subject to the mandatory molecular/antigenic COVID-19 test on arrival or, as an alternative, can present a test result, proving...

Things seem to be going back to a regular pace, more together and focused in light of potential discords and worries over the looming second wave of the pandemic.

The Italian Senate has just approved some modifications to the law on the Investor visa for Italy. In order to enter into force, these changes must be approved by the House of deputies (expected September 14)

All UK citizens resident in Italy are advised to obtain the new Attestazione di Iscrizione Anagrafica, as per latest circular on residency registration. This is the document attesting UK citizens’ right to reside in Italy for a period longer than 3 months.