r/ItalyExpat

Hello,

I need to transfer more than €5,000 from my Italian bank account (Banco BPM) to my Spanish or Portuguese bank account.

What is the best way to do this? Should I make a bank transfer, or would it be better to withdraw the money in cash and deposit it into the other account?

What fees should I expect for each option?

Thank you!

Hi everyone!

I'm an 39 years old Italian citizen currently living in Argentina, and I'm planning to move to Italy next year. I work remotely, so I don't need to live in a specific city for work.

I've been researching different cities in Italy, and I'd love to hear your recommendations.

Here are my priorities, in order:

• 🌳 A neighborhood that's pleasant and safe to walk around, with parks, cafés, bars and a good everyday atmosphere.
• 🏡 A nice apartment where I genuinely enjoy living and working
• 😊 High quality of life and a relaxed pace.
• 🗺️ Good public transport and connections to explore the rest of Italy and Europe.

I'm not looking for nightlife or a "city that never sleeps." I care much more about enjoying my daily routine, feeling at home, and living somewhere I could see myself staying for many years.

If you were in my situation, which city (or even suburb/satellite town) would you recommend, and why?

I'd especially love to hear from people who have actually lived there.

Thanks!

I’m thinking about moving to Spoleto (Umbria) for a few months to learn Italian. How’s living there?
- cost of living?
- do young people live there (33 yo myself)?
- life (is it also vibrant when the festival dei due mondi is over)?
- many tourists?
- housing?

Or would you choose perugia?

Grazie!

Hello,

Many of my friends in Germany, France, and the UK are doing technical part-time jobs. However, here in Italy, I've never come across anyone doing it or any job openings. When I tried to find one, I couldn't. Or am I missing something?

I need to know a few things. If I am moving from the USA to Italy, how hard is it to find a job over there? Would they hire me as an English teacher to teach English?

Where are the safest places to live?

Where can I find a constitution with laws to read?

I'll be honest. I want to get the heck out of here before this country falls to communism.

I have the money to purchase an apartment (40-50 sqm) in Torino (central areas) and I have a HO job.

Should I first book an airbnb for one month and look around available properties? Or should I first rent for several months?

Is it possible to rent for short term (3 months)?

The deposit (2x rent fee) will be returned to me or do tenants tend to not give it back?
How is the rent market in Torino? Is it easy to find a nice apartment or is the competition high?

Relocating to Lombardy (Milan) for work as an Irish expat.

Hi,

I'm 33yr old M. I have accepted a job that will relocate me to south of Milan, I'm working in construction and iv never been to Italy before so I looking for a bit of advice on the area. I don't speck the language I would be really interested in doing some classes, I would be open to recommendations on where to take class.

Also I would like to know what the expat culture is like in Milan region and if there is meet up or international groups.

I'm into fitness and would like to join a hyrox gym, as I think it would be a good way to get to know people in the area even if a can't talk from the workout. 😂

Any other advice or recommendations would be much appreciated.

My employment will provide accommodation for me so I don't need location advice for now. But that could change as time progress.

Been traveling around Italy for 3 years now, stayed in about 20 various rentals and have yet to see a ceiling fan. Have I just been unlucky or are they not a thing here? Been in the south for a year now so Sicily, Calabria, Basilicata, Puglia, Molise… but before that far north and then central

I'm an EU citizen, 34 years old girl, no kids, no family.

I have a budget of max 200k EUR to move and I am thinking Milan. I lived in that place for one year before Covid, and ever since then I keep going back. Usually 3 times a year.

Once I would like to NOT come back = purchase an apartment as to stay for good.

What are the steps from spotting the ad on idealista to actually having my luggage move over to the apartment?

Agency, notaio, lawyer and taxes.. how much are these?

I speak Italian on level B, not enough for such legal stuff.

How do I go about this project? How would you do that?

Hi everyone,

I have masters degree from best university in italy and approx. 3 years of experience as a mechanical design engineer. What should be my realistic base salary?(RAL)

While negotiating RAL what should be my expectation? How much monthly income does one need to have an ok life in varese?

Even If you are not from varese or this specific field let me know how much you are getting as an engineer and how much experience do you have? It would help me build realistic expectation.

Thanks a lot.

I’m staying in the south of Italy for a year to study and work remotely and found an apartment I really liked. The landlord seems very sweet as well. When I recieved the contract I saw that the apartment is registered as A/10 unit (office use).

I cannot register residenzia there. However I am an EU citizen so do I need a residenzia for a year? I know I need to register since I’m staying longer than 3 months, but is a residenzia needed?

And is this common? I do feel a bit uneasy signing a temporary lease agreement for office use for professional purposes when it’s furnished like a home and we both know I’ll be living there a year… is this common?

I don't have any friends here in Italy want to make friends. And suggest some good activities for boys under 2 years.

I currently live in SC. Through the wonderful
Experience of hosting a foreign exchange student from Italy, we’ve built an amazing friendship with a family in north central Italy. My wife and I are throwing around the idea of spending 1 year living close to them. However my teenage daughters are hesitant, because of all the typical reasons; new friends, new school, different language etc. I’m hoping to find some advice, or get in touch with a family or community of people that has done this already. Id like to hear the perspective of a young woman/lady that has done this already. What did you like about your experience? What was easy, what was really hard, any regrets? Then I can take this info and give it to my daughters…. I’m not the type of parent that would make a move like this if my girls aren’t on board 100%, or at least 85% or so 😆.

Hi all,

I’m a masters student in Italy, I’m not a citizen but I have a student residence permit. When coming back from my home country at the end of this summer I would like to drive my car into Italy. I can easily exchange my license to an italian drivers license so that part is covered. I have asked Automobile Club d’Italia about it and they told me its okay if I pay the REVE which scales with my cars power. I’m okay with this but I’m seeing conflicting info online. Also, the car is lightly modified. Think ECE approved exhaust, coilovers with minimal drop, light tints. The car passes TÜV emissions and inspection very easily in my home country. I heard modifying is basically illegal in Italy. Does anyone have any information regarding bringing the car here and will the modifications have a consequence here or as its registered outside Italy am I bound by the laws in my home country instead? Basically I’m very confused on the process lol.

Thanks a lot.

I’ve been offered work in Italy and the contract mentions that certain aspects fall under the National Collective Bargaining Agreement for someone ranked as White Collar, Level B3 (“categoria Impiegato, di livello B3, in conformità alle previsioni del CCNL”).

Can anyone point me to where I can find the text of what that agreement is?

There’s no more info that I can find in the contract on what that actually means or where I can find the relevant requirements

Hi all,

Me and my partner (21) are considering moving to Italy (Verona or Brescia or Garda area) from the UK for a few years to gain experience and a quality of life.

I am a manufacturing engineer who completed a HNC and have various other qualifications in the field. I have 4 years experience in this field too. I speak some Italian but am learning intensively to aim to B1-B2 level

My partner has completed her degree in psychology and has experience in care. And is looking to do mental health assistance work or similar. My partner is further behind but is also learning intensively to get to the same levels.

We were looking to make the move some point next year and wondered if anyone here would be able to share some advice as to the possibility of success and any really key things to consider.

Planning a move to Italy and want to walk into future meetings with a commercialista with good questions, not a blank slate.

• My grandfather was born in Italy (I have his Italian birth certificate). I'm pursuing citizenship through naturalization by residency, using the accelerated 2-year continuous residency track available to applicants with an Italian-born parent or grandparent as a backup plan to Jure Sanguinis recognition.
• I plan to register residency (anagrafe), sign a 4-year continuous lease, and become a full Italian tax resident.
• My income: SEPP distributions (IRS Rule 72(t) equal periodic payments from a 401k/IRA) and distributions from a business I co-own. I can step back from the business entirely if I enter via a route that doesn't allow me to work or can work part-time while still drawing SEPP distributions the whole time. I also have the option to study if, pending program admission, as a third possible route.
• I'm targeting a "7% region" town (Mezzogiorno, under the new 30,000-population threshold) for the Art. 24-ter foreign pensioner flat tax regime.

Given that I am able to be flexible and structure my situation to enter Italy in different ways, what do I really have to consider to ensure I can use the the 7% tax plan? Has anyone here actually been able to do this (use the 7% flat tax) and if so, how exactly did you do this and what advice do you have for me? Is there anything in particular I should be aware of?

Anyone working remote from Sicily? Any advice to make it happen?

Context: US citizen living in Northern Europe for a decade with Italian wife. We have two kids under 3 years old and want to be with her family in Sicily.

We’re broadly aware of all the lifestyle factors that come into living there - both positive and negative.

I work in marketing and get offers for full remote in EU, but I’m just wondering if anyone is actually making that happen.

Sry if it’s too general - all advice is welcome.

Hello everyone, I recently moved back to the US, and my family is trying to sell this house in Italy. We’ve had some visitors, but we haven’t sold it yet. Do you have any advice for us? The house has private legal access to the sea (you open a private gate and can swim in the ocean), and we also have a private swimming pool, etc. Everything else is in the link
Vendita di Villetta bifamiliare in via EOLIE, 4 (Cod. 30544301)
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