Italy Investor Visa: residence by investment from EUR 250,000 in a start-up, EUR 500,000 in a company or EUR 2,000,000 in government bonds

No. Article 26-bis lists four grounds: EUR 2,000,000 in government bonds, EUR 500,000 in a company, EUR 250,000 in an innovative start-up and EUR 1,000,000 as a donation. Property is neither a qualifying investment nor accepted as proof of funds. 'Residence for a flat' offers in Italy have no legal basis.

Under the Committee's rules: the file check takes one working week and the decision 30 days. Then the consular appointment and processing, and after entry 8 working days to request the permit and 3 months for the investment. With dossier preparation, a realistic path from the first meeting to the visa is several months and depends on the quality of the source-of-funds documents: every Committee request stops the 30-day clock.

The continuous-presence requirement does not apply to the investor permit (Article 26-bis(5-bis), the Committee's policy guidance). The one condition is to maintain the investment. But EU long-term residence after 5 years and citizenship after 10 require real periods of residence, and spending more than 183 days a year in Italy makes you tax resident there.

Yes. The investor permit holder has the same rights as a self-employment permit holder: running a business, holding company positions, taking up employment. No separate work authorisation is needed.

The permit is revoked and cannot be renewed. The investment must be completed within 3 months of entry and maintained for the entire validity of the permit. Replacing it with another investment means a new Investor Visa application.

If you spend more than 183 days a year in Italy you become tax resident and declare worldwide income. New residents who were not Italian tax residents for 9 of the last 10 years can opt for the regime of Article 24-bis: a flat EUR 300,000 a year on all foreign income plus EUR 50,000 per family member included, for those who move from 1 January 2026 (2026 Budget Law 199/2025). Those who moved between 10 August 2024 and 31 December 2025 pay EUR 200,000 and EUR 25,000; before 10 August 2024, EUR 100,000 and EUR 25,000. The regime lasts up to 15 years. Income earned in Italy is taxed under the ordinary rules. The interaction with Indian or UAE tax residence is assessed separately.

The Liberalised Remittance Scheme caps outward remittances at USD 250,000 per person per financial year, and TCS may apply above the prescribed threshold. EUR 500,000 therefore usually needs to be spread across two family members or two financial years, or come from funds already held abroad. Because the investment must be completed within 3 months of entry, we plan the remittance route before the application and document each tranche for the Committee.

Yes. Since 2020 the application may be filed by the legal representative of a foreign legal entity making the investment (Article 40-quater of Decree-Law 76/2020). The representative's authority must be proven by the articles of association and incorporation documents.

The nulla osta application is filed online through the Committee's portal, free of charge, in Italian or English. The visa is issued by the Italian consulate for your place of permanent residence: in India the Embassy in New Delhi or the Consulates General in Mumbai and Kolkata; in the UAE the Embassy in Abu Dhabi or the Consulate General in Dubai. After entry, bonds or shares must be deposited with a financial institution domiciled in Italy, so an Italian account is needed; we open it in advance.

Certificates of no criminal convictions and no pending charges from every country where you lived for more than 12 consecutive months in the last 10 years from the age of 18; periods in Italy are not needed. A bank statement covering 3 months, issued no more than 30 days before filing. Everything in Italian or English or with a certified translation: Indian documents with an apostille from the Ministry of External Affairs, UAE documents legalised through the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Committee's examination is free. The consular fee for the national visa is EUR 116. The 2-year permit costs EUR 126.46: EUR 30.46 for the electronic card, EUR 16 stamp duty, EUR 30 postal fee and a EUR 50 contribution for a permit of 1 to 2 years. The investment amount and professional fees are separate.

10 years of legal residence (Law 91/1992, Article 9), Italian at B1 level, and a procedure of up to 24 months, extendable to 36. Italy does not require renunciation of a previous citizenship, but India does not allow dual citizenship, so an Italian passport means surrendering the Indian one. The investor permit and the EU long-term permit after 5 years are residence, so the Indian passport stays.

Parents — yes, under Article 29: no other children in the country of origin, or the parent is over 65 and the other children cannot support them for serious health reasons. Adult children — only with total incapacity for health reasons. For a spouse, adult children and parents the law since 2026 requires 2 years of the applicant's continuous legal residence (Article 28(1-bis)); minor children do not wait.

It does not: the investment is a single amount regardless of family size. What changes is the income calculation for reunification — EUR 7,101.12 a year plus EUR 3,550.56 per relative (spouse and two children: EUR 17,752.80) — and the housing requirement. Each family member gets their own permit (EUR 126.46 for a 2-year card). If you opt for the EUR 300,000 flat tax (for those who move from 1 January 2026), each included relative adds EUR 50,000 a year.

Yes. If the application is refused through the fault of our team or an error in building the case, we refund the company's service fee less a minimal retention for costs actually incurred. Refund terms, the payment schedule and the rules on retaining service costs are fixed in the contract before work begins. Before we start, we check your documents and risk history free of charge and tell you about any risks in advance.