Residenza in Bologna: anagrafe, documents and the check

Official: residenza with the comune of Bologna

A paraphrase of the comune of Bologna's own pages for non-EU citizens arriving from abroad; checked 11 October 2026. Where it differs from the community experience below, go by the comune.

First registration online

Yes. Online only: the comune form with or without SPID/CIE/CNS (not ANPR).

Anagrafe appointments

Appointments at the Uffici comunali di prossimità - online without SPID or by phone 051 219 34 00 (operator Mon-Fri 10-13).

Office

Ufficio comunale di prossimità, Piazza Maggiore 6, Bologna. By appointment: Mon-Fri 8:15-13:15, Tuesday also 14:30-17:30. Walk-in: Mon-Fri 8:15-12:30 (arrive at least 15 minutes before closing). Closed Saturdays, holidays and 4 October.

Carta d'identità (CIE)

By appointment only at one of the Uffici comunali di prossimità: online without SPID/CIE or by phone 051 219 34 00. Without an appointment only after loss or theft when you have no other ID (or none to get SPID). 22 euro, cash or debit card (bancomat).

Where and how to file

• Online only, through the comune's form: without SPID (attach a copy of the applicant's ID) or with SPID, CIE, CNS - then some data fill in automatically and you need not download, sign and re-upload the form.
• The ANPR portal is not for arrivals from abroad: it covers only moves within Bologna, from another Italian comune, or return from AIRE.
• You can file for someone else: the form produces a delegation form to sign and attach.
• Help with filling it in at Le Case digitali; for your specific case, book an Ufficio comunale di prossimità.

Documents on the comune's list

• a passport (or equivalent) for you and every adult in the family; copies of the IDs of everyone who signs
• a valid permesso or other proof of lawful stay
• if the permesso is being renewed: the expired permesso and the ricevuta; arriving from abroad, the renewal must have been filed no later than 60 days after expiry
• if you are waiting for a first work permesso: the contratto di soggiorno, the postal ricevuta and the mod. 209 application
• if you are waiting for a family-reunification permesso: the postal ricevuta and the Sportello unico nulla osta notice
• translated and legalised civil-status records - only if you want kinship or marriage shown on certificates
• the full address including the flat number (interno); every adult who moves signs the declaration

Terms as the comune states them

Declare within 20 days of moving. Residenza runs from the filing date. The comune checks the requirements within 45 days; if you hear nothing in that time, the registration stands (art. 20 law 241/1990). If the requirements are not met, the registration is cancelled retroactively and the public security authority is informed. When the anagrafe takes up the file you get a notice that the procedure has started. The waste-tax (TARI) account is not moved automatically.

• The anagrafe is handled by 10 Uffici comunali di prossimità sharing one number, 051 219 34 00 (automated 24/7, operator Mon-Fri 10-13).
• A CIE left uncollected at the post office goes to the Ufficio di prossimità in piazza Maggiore after 30 days.

Comune page: Cambiare o chiedere residenza a Bologna se hai una cittadinanza di uno Stato non UE (Unione Europea)Anagrafe bookingUfficio comunale di prossimità: address and hours

The permesso is filed with the questura, not the comune: the Bologna questura: Ufficio Immigrazione hours and booking. Already registered in Italy and moving? Changing your residenza within Italy: online via ANPR.