r/permessodisoggiorno

Situation:
\- UK citizen
\- My partner is an Italian citizen. We have been together for 7+ years. We lived together for the last 3-4 years. She moved back to Italy about a year ago to get re-settled.
\- We're not married. I'd like to join her in Italy, planning to arrive around September 2027.
\- We have documents showing our shared life, including our partnership visa for Australia, rental leases, car insurance and holiday flights etc.

My questions:

1. Can I apply for a permit as the unmarried partner of an Italian citizen, and can I start before getting to Italy, or only after arriving?
2. If I arrive as a visitor (up to 90 days), can I register and apply in that time? How do you deal with municipalities that won't register a partner who has no permit yet?
3. Would a long-stay study visa for an Italian language course be a sensible first step, and can that permit later be converted to a partner
4. Has anyone been in a similar situation and found a work around if the above aren’t possible?

Thanks in advance!

I have been waiting for my student permesso for a bit more than a year now. I have since finished my study course and honestly, I would really like to go back home for a while.

I know with the ricevuta I can travel yo my home country only if I don't transit through the Schengen area. However, I might need to come back for work. I have been having a bunch of issues because I only have the ricevuta (which seems to be of no use whatsoever since I couldn't even open a damn bank account...I managed to do it but the grace of the gods of metal).

So I was wondering a few things: can I abandon this process altogether? I.e. can I go back to my country and come back only when I have a better job offer (my current workplace is pretty unstable right now and I'm beginning to suspect my employers are working under the books) and get a work visa? Will the fact that I have an active (allegedly) immigration process affect my coming back to Italy?

Hello, my partner is moving to Florence next week on a student visa. We have an apartment through HousingAnywhere that she will check in to upon arrival. Due to my visa appointment date and timelines with work, I am not permanently moving until January

Our contact/landlord for the apartment says that the lease will not be registered until our Codice Fiscale's are put on there, which matters to me because apparently a registered lease is required for my visa application (Remote Worker) in November. I have requested mine through the Italian Consulate nearest me, but my partner will arrive next week without her's. We were under the impression the Codice could be acquired while she's there, but I'm seeing a lot of posts on here that make me think this isn't the case

If anyone has insight on what she should do to acquire the Codice Fiscale either now (a week before departure) or after she has arrived in Florence and with enough time to get the lease registered before my November visa appointment, please let me know! I've heard she can't even get a phone plan opened without it

Thanks

Hey everyone,

I recently submitted my residence permit application here in Italy under motivi familiari (family cohesion) living with my brother, and I’ve got my white postal receipt (ricevuta assicurata).

I was told it will take about 3 months for the Questura to fully process the permit, but before that happens, the local municipal police (vigili urbani) are supposed to do a physical check (controllo di dimora) at my brother's place to verify I actually live there.

I definitely live there, but the issue is that I’m often out during the day for work. I know they usually show up unannounced during daytime hours, and I'm stressed about missing them. I wanted to ask:

1. After how long do they usually come for the first visit after you submit your residency application?
2. If I'm not home at the first visit, how long will it take for them to do the next visit? Do they come back in a few days, or can it drag out for weeks?
3. Since my brother will be there, can he just talk to them and prove I live there, or do I have to be physically present?
4. If they miss you a couple of times, do they automatically reject it, or do they give you a chance to clear it up?

Would really appreciate hearing how others managed this timeline if you're out during the day!

Hi everyone,

I recently got accepted into a PhD program with a scholarship in Italy. Currently, I hold a Permesso per Ricerca Lavoro (job-seeking permit) after completing my previous studies here. I sent my application kit and had my fingerprinting appointment at the Questura, but the officer told me they cannot convert Attesa Occupazione back into Studio. The university checked with the Prefettura, and they also stated I must return to my home country and re-apply for a new student visa.

My questions:

1. Extension of current permit: Is it legally possible to extend my  Ricerca Lavoro (without converting it to any other type of permit) and continue my PhD studies while holding it?
2. Alternative conversion (Permesso per Ricerca): Since I have been awarded a PhD scholarship, can my status be converted into a Permesso per Ricerca or another research/work-based permit, rather than a standard Permesso per Studio?
3. Legal alternatives: Is returning to my home country truly the only remaining option, or is there any administrative procedure to resolve this while remaining in Italy?

Thanks for any advice!