r/permessodisoggiorno

I'm a non-eu student who has been studying in italy since September 2025. Right before my arrival, the laws for obtaining your fiscal code were changed and they stopped giving it before your arrival to italy or through the Agenzia delle Entrate for non-eu students. They told me that I'll recieve it when I have my finger printing appointment for my permesso but that was back in March 2026 and when I asked for it at the appointment, the person handling my application was just confused and said that they don't hand out the fiscal codes there. A month later, my friend had his fingerprinting appointment and they gave him his code. My permesso has not been completed/processed yet so I am hoping that I will get my fiscal code when I go to collect it. However, if anyone knows any other way of getting your fiscal code as a Non-EU national then please help

Guys so it has been almost 5 months since my finger appointment but I still havent received my physical student permesso card. I also transferred schools this summer so I’m in a different region(rimini) now. Should I go to the questra in rimini and tell them to get my documents from the other questra and continue the process there? Did anyone go through the same situation as me before and could guide me??

Guys its my first time applying for permesso and it has been almost 5 months since my finger appointment but I still havent received my physical student permesso card. I also transferred schools this summer so I’m in a different region(rimini) now. Should I go to the questra in rimini and tell them to get my documents from the other questra and continue the process there? Did anyone go through the same situation as me before and could guide me??

Hey everyone,

does anyone know if there is any way to speed up the appointment date. does it depend on which poste italiane you go to ? Or the region? I am going to submit my kit so should I try to go to a particular poste ?

Hello everyone, I’m English and I’m due to move to Italy on 2 September to study, but I’ve only just received confirmation of my place last week, so unfortunately I’m now trying to sort out my student visa at the last minute. I’ve been trying to contact the Italian Embassy in London, but I’m having no luck. There’s no answer when I call, and emails seem to receive only automatic replies. I understand that I’ll need to submit my passport and that they may need to keep it for some time. Has anyone been in a similar situation or know of any way to speed up the visa process or actually get in contact with the embassy/visa office? I’m really worried about the timing and would hugely appreciate any advice, contacts, or experiences from people who have dealt with this recently.

Thank you so much for your help!

Hi all! I applied for a long-term residence permit (permesso di soggiorno UE per soggiornanti di lungo periodo – ex carta di soggiorno) and submitted all the required documents. I had my fingerprinting appointment in January 2026.

At the time I applied, my current residence permit was for subordinated employment (lavoro subordinato). Last Thursday, I went to collect my new residence permit, but I saw that it was still a lavoro subordinato permit, with an expiry date in February 2027.

I didn't accept it and asked them to check my case, because I had not applied for a renewal, but for a completely different type of residence permit.

To be clear, here are some points about my situation:

- I'm sure I meet all the requirements for the long-term residence permit.

- At my fingerprinting appointment, they didn't tell me that anything was wrong with my application, so I assumed everything was fine.

- If there was any reason why my application was refused, shouldn't I have been formally given a document stating the reason for the refusal and 10 days to add documents if necessary?

For now, the lady at the immigration office said she would ask the person in charge when they return from holiday, and they would contact me if they have any updates. She also opened my application form and confirmed that I had indeed applied for the long-term residence permit and not for a renewal.

Has anyone had a similar experience?

I had my fingerprinting appointment for my first permesso siggiorno back in March 2026 and they told me there to collect the card in three months. However, when I checked the website after three months it still showed the permesso is in transit with the yellow cross symbol. However, since 2 weeks ago the site has just stopped showing the status of my application. Whenever I enter my file number the page just refreshes and return to the initial screen where you enter the file number. I had been checking my application status regularly since it has now been 5 months since my appointment and this only started happening two weeks ago. I am not in italy/europe right now because of summer and I will return in October but I don't know what to do till then.

I even mailed the official email of the questura given on immigration portal. However that was a few days before the website stopped showing the status of my application and I haven't heard from them yet.

Hey, I have doubts on carta di soggiorno di lungo periodo. If someone has this soggiorno also known as Permesso di soggiorno UE per soggiornanti di lungo periodo, can he move to another EU country and apply for work permit & work there without losing this status in Italy ?

Hi everyone! I’m a Brazilian student and in September I’ll be starting an exchange program at the University of Bologna

I have a question about applying for a permesso di Soggiorno. I’ll enter Italy on August 19, and I understand that the application must be submitted within 8 working days of entering the country.

The problem is that I’ll be staying in Milan for the first few days, as I already have my trip planned there, and I’ll only go to Bologna 12 working days later, which will be the city where I’ll be living and attending university.

So, I would like to submit the residence permit application at a Sportello Amico in Milan within the 8-day deadline.

Since Sportello Amico offices are part of a nationwide network of Italian post offices, would it be possible to submit the application at a Post Office in a different province from the one where the competent Questura is located, as long as I correctly address the Questore di Bologna? In this case, would the application submitted in Milan then be forwarded to the Questura in Bologna, or does it have to be submitted directly at a Sportello Amico in the province of Bologna?

If anyone knows how the procedure works or has had a similar experience, I’d really appreciate hearing about it.

And, if there’s no clear answer, who could I contact to get official confirmation before entering Italy?
Thank you so much!!

Hi all,

I am a Canadian citizen married to an Italian citizen. Last year I was issued a 5 year residency card. At the time, my passport used in the application was in my maiden name. I just renewed it with my married name. Now my passport and permesso don’t match. What are the steps to update my permesso to match my new passport, or should I just leave it and always travel with my marriage certificate?

Hi all, I'm a full-stack/AI engineer based in India with about 2 years of experience production LLM agents, RAG pipelines, React Native/Flutter, Python/FastAPI. I've worked remotely for startups in the US, Turkey, and Sweden so far.

I'm exploring relocating to Italy and would appreciate any honest input from people who've actually done it recently:

How's the tech job market there right now for someone at my level?

What's the realistic path for an Indian citizen, sponsored work visa, points-based skilled migration, or something else?

Do companies there actually sponsor for junior to mid-level engineers, or is it mostly senior-only?

Any subreddits, job boards, or communities specific to italy worth following?

Anything you wish you'd known before making the move?

Not looking for a shortcut, just want a realistic picture before I put real effort into targeting roles there. Appreciate any pointers.

We both are Non EU Citizens, one of the Spouse has already moved to Italy, and we have gathered all the other necessary documentation. For instance, we have these :

Ricevuta for PdS
Codice Fiscale
CIE
Iddoneita (Housing Suitability Certificate)
Long Term Rental lease
Residenza
Legalized translated and apostilled marriage certificate
Busta Paga
Modulo S2
Modulo S3
UNILAV
All other personal documents and ID card scans.

Now, there is a field on ALI Portal asking for Cessione Fabbricato to be uploaded. CAF In Turin tells this is not relevant when a registered lease is already there in the name of both the married partners (With one in Italy being Primary lease holder)

Can anyone give more clarity on requirement of Cessione Fabbricato in particular? Is it really mandatory despite everything else being in check and ready?
It has been more than a month and Landlord did not submit it to Questura, as his Patronato did not suggested any such step.