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A long-stay national visa for financially independent non-EU nationals who wish to settle in Italy and support themselves entirely from stable passive income, without working. It is a lifestyle and retirement-style route: holders may not take employment or self-employment in Italy.
Financially self-sufficient non-EU nationals (often retirees) who will live in Italy on passive income and will not work.
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Only passive income such as pensions, dividends, rental income, and investment returns qualifies. Active salary or self-employment income is not accepted.
The Elective Residence Visa is a long-stay route for financially independent non-EU nationals who will live in Italy on stable passive income and not work. It is a lifestyle and retirement-style option: holders may not take employment or self-employment in Italy.
A frequent mistake is presenting active or work-based income as if it qualifies; consulates refuse applicants who cannot show genuinely passive, stable funds.
Yes. Your spouse and dependent children can be included, provided you demonstrate the higher income needed to support them and supply the required civil documents.
Yes. The residence permit is generally renewed annually in Italy, and you must keep meeting the original income and insurance conditions each time.
No. The Elective Residence Visa strictly prohibits any work, whether as an employee or self-employed; you must live on passive income only.
There is a substantial annual passive-income minimum that rises when a spouse and children apply, with each consulate setting the precise figures.
