How To Bring Your Family To Italy?
Applying for the Italian family reunion visa requires action from both you and your family.
In short, the process is as follows:
- You get authorization from the Italian authorities for your family to apply for the visa.
- Your family follows up on the application permission.
ELIGIBILITY:
Any non-European resident in Italy who has a work visa for a minimum of 1 year, self-employment visa, student visa or is a permanent resident can apply to bring their non-European family member to Italy.
FOR SPOUSE AND CHILDREN:
The family reunification visa allows entrance in Italy to:
- A. Spouse, if not legally separated and not under 18 years of age;
- B. Civil partners;
- C. Unmarried children under 18 years of age
- D. Dependent children (Disable kids or serious health condition)
FOR PARENTS :
Dependent parents:
- if they have no other descendants in their country of origin or provenance who can support them;
- if they are over 65 and other descendants in their country of origin or provenance cannot support them for serious and documented health reasons.
- Economically dependent parents of a single child
Please note
Dependent parents must prove there are no descendants in their country of origin (if applicable), their health condition and their dependant status with any evidence, such as: wire transfers, receipts of money transfers, provision of accommodation, rental payments, documents certifying that the applicant does not have income deriving from annuities or pensions, demonstration that the applicant does not have any source of income or rather that their sources of income is insufficient for their own maintenance in the local economic and social context.
Required documents for the person who’s coming to Italy
All documents must be printed out and presented in original plus a photocopy where required. Applicants should always appear in person. Applicants must provide:
1) Duly completed application form https://conslondra.esteri.it/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/60400_f_cons57Application_national_visa.pdf
2) Valid passport , valid at least 3 months and with at least two blank pages. The passport will be kept and returned with the visa, if approved;
3) IF YOU HOLD ONE then Valid UK Residence Permit (original plus one photocopy);
5) Proof of relationship: marriage/civil partnership/birth certificate (original plus one photocopy). Please, note:
- marriage/civil partnership certificates older than 6 months will NOT be accepted;
- certificates MUST be translated in English or Italian and legalized by the Italian Consular Office of the issuing Country
- certificates issued by one of the Schengen countries will be accepted only if multilingual, otherwise please refer to second note;
- those applying for permanent residency in Italy through marriage to an Italian citizen must register their marriage at the Consulate General of Italy in their country before applying for the visa;
6) Residence card with at least 1 year validity or long-term resident’s EU residence permit of the family member in Italy (original plus one photocopy)
7) In case of minors, written consent from the other parent granting permission to travel. Please, note:
- parental consent must be notarised.
- A photocopy of both parents’ passports must be provided.
8) Nulla Osta (Will be received after the applicant has applied for it in Italy, Once the Nulla Osta is issued, the non-European family member has 6 months to apply for the family reunification visa at their nearest consulate.)
9) One way travel ticket reservation
PLEASE NOTE
Citizens of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine and Travel Documents holders (with the three letters code XXA or XXB appearing in the ICAO) need to provide full names of mother and father and it must result from a birth certificate or Consular declaration.
Required Documents From Applicant Applying For Family Reunification
- You must be registered as a resident in Italy
- You’ve to meet the financial criteria
- You’ve to meet the accommodation criteria
Financial criteria
To bring a family member on the Italy family visa, you must earn above the annual social allowance in Italy, which is €5,983.64 as of 2021.
For each family member you decide to bring, you must earn 0.5 times more than the annual social allowance or €2,991.82 for every additional family member.
| Number of family members | Annual Income requirement in Italy |
|---|---|
| 1 | €8,975.46 |
| 2 | €11,967.28 |
| 3 | €14,959.10 |
Accommodation criteria
you need to obtain a housing suitability certificate (certificato di idoneità alloggiativa) that confirms that the house meets the hygiene and size requirements.
The required m2 per family member is:
| Number of residents | Required living space per person |
| 2 | 28m2 |
| 3 | 42m2 |
| 4 | 56m2 |
You need to have an additional 10m2 per person for every additional family member who joins you. Example: If you’re being joined with 7 family members, you’d have to reside in a property that is at least 82m2.
To obtain this housing suitability document in Italy, take your rental agreement and any floor plan to the immigration office (Sportello Unico per l’Immigrazione) in your municipality.
Italy family visa checklist
For the Nulla Osta, provide the following documents and their translated and notarised copies:
- Italian residence permit and an ID/ passport
- Proof of family relationship, e.g. birth certificate or marriage certificate
- Proof of sufficient income
- Proof of suitable accommodation in Italy
- Proof of health insurance if the family member is 65+ years
- Financial information to show your family member’s dependence on you
For the visa application the family member needs to submit:
- Visa application form
- A valid passport
- Nulla Osta
- Passport photos
- Receipt of visa fee
- Proof of your family member’s relationship with you
- Flight itinerary
- Criminal history report
HELPFUL LINKS FOR MORE DETAILS:
https://housinganywhere.com/Italy/italian-family-reuninification-visa