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elulgab

elulgab

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American °µÍø½ûÇø in Italy

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American

Speaks English, French< Italian, Spanish

Registration: 21 May 2018

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elulgab replied to a thread
3 years ago
moustafahatoum

Travel to Italy with only Ricevuta & expired Type-D Visa by moustafahatoum

Hi, I have Student expired type-D visa with expiry date of 20/SEP/21 I have applied for permesso di soggiorno and they sent me SMS to collect it. Now I'm currently in my home country Lebanon, I am planning to travel to Italy on 11/OCT/21 to ...

elulgab

If you are already in Italy, then the ricevuta is considered sufficient, but I doubt whether the airline in Lebanon would consider it sufficient. One way around this is getting a tourist visa just to go and get your permesso di soggiorno You ... Read More

elulgab replied to a thread
6 years ago
Priscilla

Language barriers in Italy by Priscilla

Hello, Learning a new language is a part of the °µÍø½ûÇø process. Let's find out how crucial it is to know the language in Italy. What is the official language in Italy, and what are the other popular spoken languages? Is it possible to live ...

elulgab

hi Priscilla, I live in a small town (~20K inhabitants). Although I had some Italian as 4th language at high school, and lived in Italy for 1 year in the past, I still find the language barriers hard to tackle. To begin with, while Italians are ... Read More

elulgab replied to a thread
6 years ago
goliver973

Once a citizen of Italy how do I bring US funds over to live on? by goliver973

I will have been married to an Italian citizen for three years this summer allowing myself to apply and am considering making Italy my residence. My income is from the US and of course taxed here, my question is do I simply use an ATM card as I ...

elulgab

i have been using TransferWise for several months and it is very satisfactory in speed of transfer and much lower cost than wiring money, where both the sending bank and the receiving bank take their not insubstantial cut. This is not a plug for ... Read More

elulgab replied to a thread
7 years ago
Priscilla

Legal services in Italy by Priscilla

Hello, Legal services can be a headache when you don't have the relevant and necessary information, especially upon moving to a new country. Please share some tips regarding legal services in Italy. What types of legal services might an °µÍø½ûÇø ...

elulgab

One lawyer I found who declined my offer to pay him saying that it is unlikely he would be able to help (on immigration matter, of course...) is located in Florence, and apparently is licensed both in Italy and in New York State: Alessandro *** Read More

elulgab replied to a thread
7 years ago
nicwojo

Moving to Italy for 1 year - advice on school, car, apartment, etc by nicwojo

Hello, all- My name is Nicole & I currently live in California. We (my husband, myself & 8 year-old son) are planning to move to Italy in summer 2019 for one year. A few questions I could really use help/guidance with: a- we are leaning ...

elulgab

For rentals you can try "Idealista.it" Use the "translate" feature on your browser and you will get fairly decent translation. Yes, they carry ads both the rental and for purchase, but you can select the"affitto" ... Read More

elulgab replied to a thread
7 years ago
mlbucine

Our dream of living in Italy...shattered by mlbucine

It is a very long sad story but here is the summary....We took early retirement, took out our pensions and set out to live in Italy. We followed all the rules. Went through all the bureaucratic hoops in Italy. Put a deposit on a home. Bought a ...

elulgab

This case is typical ONLY if one member of the family already is a citizen of one of EU members. "Unification of the family" is important in the EU more than in the USA. I believe that with regard to residency even having a Permesso di ... Read More

elulgab replied to a thread
7 years ago
tonyteso

Rent or lease an apartment in or around Agrigento, Sicily by tonyteso

I am planning to move to the area in and around Agrigento in Sicily in April 2019. I plan on staying for 6 months with the possibility of retiring to this location. I am currently retired and have an excellent pension plus Social Security for ...

elulgab

you can also look at "www.idealista.it" where there will be numerous apartments for rent, with photographs and description. The rub is that rents typically are for 4 years, but quite a few will rent for 1 year. 6 months rental is far more ... Read More

elulgab replied to a thread
7 years ago
Pete.au

Buying a Car/ Opening a Bank Account by Pete.au

So I have gone the process of obtaining a work visa, and applied to the Questura for a Permesso di Sogiorno. When I received the receipt for the application I was told it was fine to use that until I was processed (fingerprints) and the card issued, ...

elulgab

There is a shortcut to Opening a Bank Account: 1. Find the "ENTRATE" office in your area. (Entrate is a government Agency that is responsible for keeping track of people in Italy. In Italy, like in France, and probably other ... Read More