13 short answers to questions from relocation chats about Italy. Compiled from community experience and our own articles: figures and fees change, so verify the current details on official sites. This is not legal advice.
Updated: 2026-09-13
Schools usually ask for the child's codice fiscale, address details, a translated vaccination certificate, a statement from the previous school about subjects and hours with the report card, and the child's ID. Per the community vaccination data is registered at the ASL from the translated certificate. The exact list depends on the school - ask the secretariat.
Per the community yes: a place in a state school must be given to any child under 16 regardless of the family's status - even while the paperwork is still in progress. Residenza only affects which school is assigned to your address. A child with zero Italian is accepted too and gets extra language support.
Per the community ricongiungimento is reunification where the relative enters from abroad on a visa via a nulla osta, while coesione is done when the family member is already legally in Italy and switches to a family permit. Since late 2024, per the community, classic reunification mostly requires about two years of residence, so many opt for the al seguito visa instead.
Per the community yes: the family-motive permit allows employment, self-employment and opening a company - in that sense it is one of the most flexible. A relative who entered on an al seguito visa gets the same options after filing for the permesso. Verify specifics on interno.gov.it - this is not legal advice.
Per the community parents apply for a C tourist visa from Russia via the Italian visa center, while you as the host with a permit fill in an invitation (a separate form per guest) and attach a copy of your document - it replaces the hotel booking. The rest of the package is standard: insurance, finances, tickets. Check the current forms.
The base set: passport, a nulla osta al matrimonio from your country's consulate in Italy and, on request of some comuni, a birth certificate with apostille and translation; after a previous marriage add the divorce papers. Per the community, marrying an Italian citizen gives a family permesso directly via the questura, usually for 5 years.
Per the community the order is strict: first an ISO microchip, then the rabies vaccine, and for animals from Russia and Belarus also an antibody titer test with a result of at least 0.5 IU/ml, plus the EU veterinary certificate. From scratch preparation takes 40+ days, and titers add months - start early.
Per the community kindergarten (asilo) is optional - a child can stay with a nanny or at home. Primary school starts in the year the child turns 6, and education is compulsory until 16. Mid-year enrollment is possible: the main online window for first grade is around January, and the school secretariat helps latecomers.
The chain: the birth declaration (dichiarazione di nascita) within 3 days via the hospital or 10 days via the comune, then a codice fiscale, pediatrician enrollment via the ASL, adding the child to a parent's permesso or an own card and, for Russian citizens, citizenship and a passport at the consulate. The order depends on the comune and questura - verify locally.
Not automatically: Italy passes citizenship by blood (ius sanguinis), not by place of birth. A child of foreigners is born with the parents' citizenship and can request the Italian one at 18 after continuous legal residence since birth. For Russian families the child's Russian citizenship is registered at the consulate. Check the conditions on interno.gov.it.
Per the community, nido comunale places go by graduatoria points, not application date: residenza in the Comune, both parents working, low ISEE, special situations. Apply strictly within the bando window, but the top lines are earned by points, not speed. Check the grid in your Comune's bando - this is not legal advice.
It is an INPS payment reimbursing part of the nursery fee. Per the community the amount depends on ISEE: the lower the ISEE, the larger the annual payment, split monthly against payment receipts. You apply on inps.it (SPID/CIE) or via a patronato. Verify current rates on inps.it - this is not financial advice.
By the community yes, with a suitable permesso (lungo periodo, work or family of 6+ months) and residence in Italy - usually about 2 years of residenza is required, hedge. The amount depends on ISEE; you apply via SPID or a patronato. Verify current conditions on inps.it - this is not financial advice.
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