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Before You Go

• Forward
• Visas
  • Work Visas
  • Student Visas
    • Requirements for Students
  • Extended Stay Visas
    • Jill's Story
    • Nan's Story
    • Bryan's Story added August 2006
  • Funds for Tourist Visa
• Codice Fiscale from Outside Italy added August 2006
• Consulates
  • In the USA
  • In the UK & Ireland
  • In Australia
  • In Canada
• Pets
  • Sabrina's Travelling with Pets Article
  • Indah's Travelling with Pets Article
• Packing
  • What to Leave Behind
  • What to Bring
  • Documents for Shipping
• Language Schools
• Cultural Differences
• Starting Out & Settling In added August 2006

Citizenship

• Forward
• Citizenship FAQ added August 2006
• Jure Sanguinis
• Jure Sanguinis - Applying in Italy added August 2006
  • Circolare 28/2002 added August 2006
  • Circolare K28/1991 added August 2006
• Citizenship via Marriage
• Obtaining Vital Records
  • Requesting from the Comune (example letters)
  • Requesting from the Church (example letter)
  • Requesting from the Military (example letter)
  • Divorce - No Appeal (example letter)
• Amending Dates
• Changing Address After Applying
• Apostilles
• Security Clearences for US/Italian Dual Citizens
• Info for US/Italian Dual Citizens

Upon Arrival

• Forward
• Necessary Paperwork
  • Permesso di Soggiorno
  • Carta di Soggiorno
  • Codice Fiscale in Italy
  • Carta d'Identità
  • Residency - coming soon
  • National Health Services
• Setting Up Utilities
• Starting Out & Settling In added August 2006

Regional Information (where to find . . .)

• Forward
  • Worksheet if you would like to submit this for your area
  • Palermo
  • Perugia
  • Pescara
  • Terni
  • Trentino

Property

• Forward
  • Choice of Property, Searches & Negotiations
  • The Compromesso
  • The Deed (Rogito)
  • Post Completion Formalities

Daily Life

• Forward
• Utilities
• Phones
  • Cellphones
• Appliances
• Grocery Shopping
• Cost of Living
• In the Kitchen added August 2006
  • Baking Conversion Sheet
  • Our Cookbook
    • Tutorial: Making Pasta Carbonara
• English Language Books
• TV/VCR/DVD
  • TV Tax
• Satellite
• Pets
• The Post Office
• Bills and Taxes Due Dates
• Garbage
• Product Reviews
• FAQ

How To . . .

• Renew a U.S. Passport in Rome - Barb
• Renew a U.S. Passport in Florence - Cristina
• Pay with a Bolletino Postale
• Vote in U.S. Elections from From Abroad
• Get an Italian Driver's License
• Pay I.C.I.

Driving

• Driving in Italy
• International Driving Permit & the Law
  • Obtaining an IDP in the U.S.   added August 2006
• Road Signs
  • Necessity
  • Danger
  • Precedence
  • Restriction
  • Helpful
  • Temporary
  • Add Ons
• Smog/Traffic Free Days

Financial

• Financial Forward
  • Glossary of Terminology
  • Financial Institutions with Retail Services in Italy
  • Funds Transfer and Currency Risk
  • Partita Iva
• Taxes Forward
  • IRPEF – Personal Income Tax
  • IRPEF Deductibles & Detractables
  • Hypo Tax (Tax Equalization)
  • U.S. Tax Considerations
    • US Expat Tax Consideration e-book
  • Canadian Italian Tax Considerations added August 2006
    

Insurance added August 2006

• Survival Guide Living in Italy Forward
  • Insurance Agents & Companies
  • Insurance Contracts
  • Social Security
    • Social Security - Eligibility & Exemptions
  • State Pensions
  • Private Pensions
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Household Insurance
  • Third Party Liability Insurance
  • Holiday & Travel Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Health

• Forward
  • Judith's Article on Joining the NHS
  • Nicki's Birth Story added August 2006
  • Cristina's Pregnancy & Birth Story  added August 2006
• Survival Guide Living in Italy Forward   entire section added August 2006
  • Emergencies
  • National Health Service
  • Doctors
  • Medicines
  • Hospitals & Clinics
  • Childbirth
• Children's Health
• Dentists
• Opticians
• Social Services & Counselling
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Smoking
• Spas
• Births & Death

Work

• Working in Italy
• Teaching English in Italy
• Survival Guide Living in Italy Forward
  • Prospects
  • Unemployment
  • Economy
  • Italy & the European Union
  • Qualifications
  • Employment Services
  • Private Recruitment Agencies
  • Seasonal Jobs
  • Temporary, Casual and Part Time Work
  • English Teachers and Translators
  • Voluntary Work
  • Job Hunting
  • Salaries
  • Self Employment
  • Starting a Business
  • Au Pairs
  • Illegal Working
  • Language in the Work Place

Studying/Schools added August 2006

• Survival Guide Living in Italy Forward
  • Choosing a School
  • State Schools
  • Enrollment
  • School Hours
  • School Holidays
  • Provisions
  • Pre-School
  • Primary School
  • Lower Secondary School
  • Upper Secondary School
  • Diploma
  • Private Schools
  • Apprenticeships
  • Higher Education
  • Further Education
  • Language Schools

Our Stories & Blogs

• Our Stories
  • Angie in Florence
  • Benjamin in Bologna & Naples
  • Bob & Rosemary in Perugia
  • Carole on Lake Como
  • Celia in Lombardia
  • David in Siena
  • Diana in Sesto Calende
  • Gia in Torino
  • Jodi in Perugia
  • Laurie in Torino
  • Lesley in Grossetto
  • Maria in Calabria
  • Cristina a San Franciscan in Siena
  • A House in San Venanzo Barb's story about their house purchase.
  • Stories from Our Questionnaire
• Recommended Blogs

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