Discover the residence, investment and nationality services available for your life in Italy.
Italy · A CLOSER LOOK
Plan beyond your first permission. Explore which services can support a longer-term path to settlement and citizenship, and understand the requirements at each stage.
Passport imagery represents the destination. Residence and citizenship are separate legal outcomes.
FIND YOUR PATHWAY
Explore the benefits, eligibility, requirements and long-term outcome of each route in Italy.
Invest in a qualifying Italian company, innovative start-up, government bonds or a philanthropic initiative under Investor Visa for Italy.
Residency to citizenship
Each stage has its own eligibility requirements.
Elective residence is for people making Italy their home with substantial, stable resources independent of employment.
Residency to citizenship
Each stage has its own eligibility requirements.
Residence for highly qualified digital nomads and remote workers carrying out their work using technology.
Residency to citizenship
Each stage has its own eligibility requirements.
A national visa and residence pathway to undertake an authorised independent profession or business in Italy.
Residency to citizenship
Each stage has its own eligibility requirements.
Recognition of Italian citizenship through a qualifying family line, subject to the restrictions introduced in 2025.
Nationality by family connection2025 rules applyLegal assessment of a maternal-line citizenship claim involving a child born before 1 January 1948.
Nationality by family connectionLegal assessmentApply for citizenship as the spouse or civil partner of an Italian citizen.
Nationality by family connectionNaturalisation based on a qualifying period of lawful residence and integration in Italy.
Residency to citizenship
Each stage has its own eligibility requirements.
THE DEVISERS APPROACH
A clear path begins with a conversation. Our approach brings structure to a deeply personal decision.
We begin with your goals, the people who matter to you and the life you want to build.
Explore the relevant routes, their requirements and the commitments involved.
A considered application begins with clear guidance and carefully organised documentation.
Coordinate the application and understand the next steps in the official process.
Discuss arrival, renewals and the continuing support relevant to your chosen route.
A LITTLE MORE CLARITY
The application, qualifying conditions and outcome for Italy. Choose a service to see its specific answers.
Residence: Enter on the appropriate visa and keep a valid residence permit, maintaining the qualifying investment, work or independent means. EU long-term residence · from 5 years: Usually available after five years of eligible lawful residence, with adequate income and the required Italian-language evidence. Italian citizenship · usually 10 years: For most non-EU nationals, naturalisation requires ten years of legal residence. B1 Italian, qualifying income, a satisfactory criminal record and the nationality assessment are separate requirements, shorter periods apply to certain groups. Permanent residence and nationality are separate applications. An investment or elective-residence permit is not a direct citizenship programme.
Apply online for the Investor Visa committee’s Nulla Osta. Use it for the consular visa application, enter Italy and request the investor residence permit. Complete and evidence the qualifying investment within three months of entry and retain it for renewal.
Eligible non-EU investors with lawful, transferable resources. Russian and Belarusian citizens, including specified dual nationals, are currently suspended from this programme.
Choose €250,000 in an innovative start-up, €500,000 in a limited company, €2 million in government bonds or €1 million philanthropy. Obtain a Nulla Osta, apply for the visa and complete the investment within three months of entry.
An initial two-year investor permission, with continuation subject to maintaining the qualifying commitment.
YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
Tell us what you have in mind.
We’ll help you explore what comes next.
