Need new pov, experiences and advices
Hi everyone, apologies for the long text.
I need some advice. I am currently in Italy undergoing my process via comune. I registered my residency in January and the process in February. Today, I did my biometrics for my first Permesso, so I only have the paper receipt (ricevuta) so far and my Schengen tourist visa has already expired.
I was told this would take about 3 months, even their website says 30 days, so ofc I planned accordingly +1mo wrap ups. I used to live in London before coming here and urgently need to go back to sort out pending matters, the longer I postpone it the expensive it gets.
The Comune officer said travelling for leisure or other things is fine as long as I don't move away permanently. However, I’ve read that the receipt only allows direct travel between Italy and my home country, meaning I could be barred or in trouble?
To make things worse, the officer refuses to give me updates. They told me that even when the consulate replies with the Non Rinuncia, they won't transcribe my certificates immediately because they intend to use the full 180-day legal limit. When I asked to try to understand where I am standing, officer said: "Why do you want this done so fast? I gave you a document for your permesso, you are legal here."
But the plastic permesso takes months. I am stuck in this limbo: I can't travel for work or sort my life in London because of border rules.
Two friends of mine got their citizenship done in just 2 to 2.5 months in a different Comune. They used an assessor, but I couldn’t afford the €4k fee on top of my living expenses. Other friends of friends also got it done within 1 to 3 months. It’s so frustrating being held back just by one official's.. I was able to get info with another person from the comune that they are waiting answer from only one consulate (so final stage I guess, but also not so much since the officer said they wouldn’t transfer the certificates right away even if they could and I must wait)
Anyone had similar experience?
Will the airline in London check my Schengen days and deny boarding back to Italy if I only have the ricevuta? Has anyone successfully done this?
Is it normal for them to sit on the papers until the deadline even if they have everything ready?
What suggestions in successfully get infos?